The primary on Tuesday for a Maryland House seat outside Washington would seem to be an ideologically monochromatic affair between two experienced, liberal lawyers who hope to represent a Democratic swath of predominantly Black middle-class suburbs.
The Supreme Court Has Ushered In a New Era of Religion at School
Religious conservatives have been fighting for years to get prayer back into America’s schools, and this year, the Supreme Court gave them what they wanted. In Kennedy v. Bremerton, the six conservative justices affirmed a coach’s right to offer a prayer…
As politics poison churches, a nonprofit is teaching a new skill: Deep listening
The topics were loaded: flags in the church sanctuary; separation of church and state.
Bryan Stevenson Urges Christians to Speak Truth of Racist History
Lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson challenged Baptists from around the world to be truth-tellers about racial injustices. Speaking to a special session of the Baptist World Alliance’s annual gathering on Thursday (July 14), Stevenson urged Christians to “have this openness…
Republicans block bill to protect women who travel to other states for abortions
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Thursday that would protect the rights of women to travel to other states to access abortion care legally.
Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human
What is a “monster”? For most Americans, this word sparks images of haunted houses and horror movies: scary creations, neither human nor animal, and usually evil.
Life in Lviv: Ukrainian priest on funerals, food aid and prayers for victory
The war in Ukraine has raged on for nearly five months, and the Rev. Oleksiy Zavada, a Greek Catholic priest in Lviv, has had hardly a moment’s rest.
‘Operation Higher Court’: Inside the religious right’s efforts to wine and dine Supreme Court justices
The former leader of a religious right organization said he recruited and coached wealthy volunteers including a prominent Dayton, Ohio, evangelical couple to wine, dine and entertain conservative Supreme Court justices while pushing conservative positions on abortion, homosexuality, gun restrictions and…
Vatican astronomer praises beauty and potential of Webb space photos
Vatican astrophysicist Brother Guy Consolmagno released a statement Thursday (July 14) praising the crisp images of the cosmos delivered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as “food for the human spirit,” while highlighting the rich history of Catholic scientists who…