Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to appear before a friendly conference of conservative Jewish leaders in New York City on Sunday, despite efforts by gay rights advocates to get the event canceled.
Why a Presbyterian Elder Defended Muslims Building a Mosque in Middle Tennessee
Eric Treene has gone to court to defend Jews, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Muslims, and people from other minority faiths for more than 25 years. If you ask him why, he points to the Bible and the Westminster Confession.
Cardinal adviser to Pope Francis says resignation rumors are ‘cheap soap opera’
In an interview published Wednesday (June 8), Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga dismissed rumors circulating in the media that the pope might resign as nothing more than “a cheap soap opera.”
Pew: Israelis and Palestinians Find Favor in the Eyes of Americans
Americans prefer a less polarized Holy Land. But they themselves are as polarized about it as ever.
How different religions describe Hell
Many religions have a view on the afterlife that includes a dark side. Yet there are boundless misconceptions of what different religions say about hell, with sometimes wildly varying views between different denominations and belief systems. It’s rare to find…
House votes to erase ‘homosexuality’ from state crimes code
The Pennsylvania House voted unanimously on Wednesday to erase the word “homosexuality” from the definition of prohibited sexual acts in the state Crimes Code.
Invested Faith announces fourth class of fellows
A new nonprofit created to encourage social innovators has named its fourth class of fellows who will receive unrestricted grants of $5,000 and an invitation to tell their stories nationwide. Invested Faith, founded in 2019 by Baptist pastor Amy Butler,…
Tallying the dead is one thing, giving them names would take an ‘inexhaustible voice,’ as the ancient Greeks knew
The official count of Americans lost to COVID-19 has surpassed 1 million. It is the latest grim milestone that has marked the progression of deaths and infections since the virus took hold in the U.S. in March 2020.
Picture book by Sen. Raphael Warnock coming in November
U.S. Sen. Raphael G. Warnock will have a children’s book out this fall, a picture story based on his being one of 12 siblings.