As Josh Mandel campaigns in Ohio for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate, he keeps showing up in churches. Mandel, who’s locked in a tight race with author J.D. Vance and investment banker Mike Gibbons ahead of the May 3 primary, made four…
Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy
When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural values subordinating women’s roles in society.
Melissa Lucio granted stay of execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on April 25 granted a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio and ordered a Cameron County district court to consider new evidence regarding the death of her daughter Mariah.
United Methodist bishops open spring meeting with message of unity amid schism
Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the outgoing president of the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, opened the bishops’ spring meeting Monday (April 25) with a recap of the historic events the denomination has faced since she took office in 2020:…
Opposition to abortion doesn’t stop some Americans from supporting friends and family who seek one
Maxine, a pseudonym for a 58-year-old woman, is among a sizable proportion of Americans who are morally opposed to abortion.
Florida school district removes ‘Purim Superhero,’ a book about a Jewish kid with 2 dads
A Florida school district has removed a 2013 picture book about a Jewish child whose fathers are gay from its school libraries, in the latest addition to a national book-banning wave spurred by conservative activism.
Pastor-led shelters bring schooling options to migrant kids
His completed geometry exercise in hand and a smile lighting up his eyes above his face mask, Victor Rodas rushed to the teacher as other students were still drawing.
Getty Museum’s Christian Manuscripts Exhibit Sees Antisemitism Where There Is None
Images from 31 unique ancient objects, including Christian manuscripts in Latin, the Getty’s treasured Rothschild Pentateuch in Hebrew and two printed Hebrew books — all dated between 1040 and 1592 — are on display in the “Painted Prophecy” show at…
Report: 26 Million Americans Stopped Reading the Bible Regularly During COVID-19
When researchers for the American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bible report saw this year’s survey statistics, they found it hard to believe the results. The data said roughly 26 million people had mostly or completely stopped reading the Bible in…
Benedict XVI turns 95 as book focuses on anomaly of 2 popes
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI turned 95 this past weekend, a significant milestone on its own but even more given he has now been a retired pope longer than he was a reigning one.
Clarence Thomas and his wife’s text messages highlight missing ethics rules at the Supreme Court
Time and time again, the nation’s highest court has come under fire for failing to manage potentially unethical behavior by its justices.
Most of the World Breathes Air Detrimental to Health
Nearly everyone on the planet is breathing air that could have adverse health impacts, according to a Word Health Organization report published April 4.