Following the Star, a devotional series for Advent and Christmas produced by Passport, is available at d365.org beginning today. The series features daily Scripture, prayer and brief meditative thoughts accompanied by gentle music. This year’s writers are active members of…
Doctors who want to defy abortion laws say it’s too risky
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 13 states have banned abortion except in the case of a medical emergency or serious health risk for the pregnant patient. But deciding what cases qualify for a medical exception can be a difficult judgement call for doctors.
Colorado Springs massacre captures the Christian Nationalist ‘Monster in the Mirror’
The motive for this shooting has not been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. But the murders at Club Q in Colorado Springs, carried out by the openly homophobic grandson of a J6-supporting Republican assemblyman, seems practically designed to exemplify the pathologies of…
What does healing look like to survivors of the US Indian boarding school system?
As both political and church leaders urge truth-telling and healing, the question remains: What does healing mean to the still living survivors and descendants of those who experienced abuse in the U.S. Indian boarding school system?
Whenever Donald Trump era ends, what will America’s religion landscape look like?
In such a narrowly divided body politic, the Democratic and Republican Parties are increasingly hard left and hard right, while myriad independents and moderates are alienated from both, and these voters usually decide who wins elections. What does this say…
Japan probes Unification Church after backlash over ruling party ties
Japan launched a probe into the Unification Church that could threaten its legal status, after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July revealed its close ties to the ruling party and triggered a public backlash.
Liberty U. dean claims he was rired for whistleblowing
A former dean at Liberty University has sued the university, alleging he was fired in retaliation for his whistleblower reports to Liberty leadership and law enforcement.
Evangelical Christians’ abortion strategy may have cost them more than an election
Having lost their children as voters, they look likely to lose their young people as co-religionists.
Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years
Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday that lies just ahead. Yet readers may remember a couple of hymns that roll around each November in church, around the dinner table, or even – for…
Amy Coney Barrett urged to step away from gay rights case because of faith affiliation
Former members of Amy Coney Barrett’s secretive faith group, the People of Praise, are calling on the US supreme court justice to recuse herself from an upcoming case involving gay rights, saying Barrett’s continued affiliation with the Christian group means…
How the Museum of the Bible produces a white evangelical Bible
The book, ‘Does Scripture Speak for Itself?’ argues that the Washington, D.C., institution produces a benevolent white evangelical Bible that resists critique.
Political affiliation more influential than religion on environmental view
Highly religious adults in the United States readily affirm a divine mandate to care for creation, according to a Pew Research Center report published November 17.