Sunday school and other Christian education programs have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, with half of congregations surveyed saying their programs were disrupted.
Speaking about Zelensky, Russian foreign minister says Hitler also had Jewish ancestry
The fact that Ukraine’s president is Jewish has hurt the credibility of Russia’s claims that it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 to “de-Nazify” it.
Will More Americans Turn Agnostic On The Gospel Of Disney?
Mickey Mouse finds himself squarely in the crosshairs of the culture wars and the dangerous position may cause more Americans to abandon faith in Disney.
Grove City College Condemns ‘Alleged Drift into CRT Advocacy’
Grove City College insists it’s not “going woke.” A new report from the conservative Christian college in Pennsylvania denounced school-sponsored courses and trainings they say promoted “CRT concepts” and characterized inviting historian Jemar Tisby to speak at a 2020 chapel…
Researchers: COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fueled antisemitism
The coronavrius pandemic and Israel’s overwhelming force during the Gaza war helped fuel a worldwide spike in antisemitism last year, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday.
Circuit Court dismisses challenge to Texas Heartbeat Act
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on April 26 ordered a district court to dismiss challenges to the Texas Heartbeat Act, which essentially bans abortions in Texas after about six weeks into a pregnancy.
Buddhist views on suicide examined after climate activist self-immolated on Earth Day
Back in 1965, the renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in which the anti-war activist sought to explain to the civil rights icon why monks were self-immolating in protest…
Jesus saved Beth Moore’s life. Twitter blew it up. A new memoir will tell the story.
For the past few years, Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore has been one tweet away from disaster.
Temple Mount closes to Jews after weeks of Jewish visits and police clashes
The Temple Mount is closed to Jewish visitors “until further notice,” the organization that coordinates visits by Jews said Saturday, after a fresh round of clashes between Israeli police and Muslim worshippers at the Jerusalem holy site’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Interfaith Trolley offers inspiration and a whirlwind tour of religion in America
In America’s third largest city, it’s possible to get a crash course in the world’s religions in a journey of just a few miles — from the University of Chicago’s majestic, ecumenical Christian Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Chicago’s South Side…
Sanctions on Russian oligarch donors hit Israel institutions
Billionaire Moshe Kantor has severed his longstanding ties to Tel Aviv University — joining a growing list of Russian Jewish oligarchs who have scaled back their philanthropic activities after coming under international sanctions for their ties to President Vladimir Putin.
The Decline of Church-State Separation
In his new book, Separating Church and State: A History, legal scholar Steven K. Green provides a comprehensive backstory to the fraught and turbulent historical relationship between religion and government in the United States.