The Biden administration on Monday expanded existing U.S. travel bans against Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities.
Racial Justice Protest Affirmation Outpaced Financial Support
Far more people were supportive of protests for racial justice in 2020 than those who made donations to organizations and causes working for racial justice, according to a report published by The Women’s Philanthropy Institute on March 8.
Failure to grasp the distinct character and history of eastern Christianity is compromising our understanding of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three weeks ago, it’s likely you’ve heard the term Russian World (or Russkii Mir). It’s easy to conflate this concept with nostalgia for the Soviet Union (it’s just another term for Russia plus satellite states, right?), but the…
US says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide
Violent repression of the largely Muslim Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, a declaration intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action.
The first bat mitzvah was 100 years ago, and has been opening doors for Jewish women ever since
March 18, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah ceremony in the United States.
Is Putin a ‘real’ Christian? To understand this conflict we need to ask different questions
Vladimir Putin’s campaign of violence in Ukraine has brought to the fore questions about his longstanding religious connections, prompting scholars and journalists to challenge his well-marketed piety and seemingly deep devotion to Russian Orthodox spirituality—the latter of which is often expressed in its deep…
These Evangelicals Are Equipping Church Leaders To Address COVID-19 Misinformation
A new project— by evangelicals for evangelicals— aims to persuade those on the fence about vaccination to go ahead and get the shots and equip church leaders to lead fact-based discussions while appealing to biblical values.
Leland Center names Pruitt president
The John Leland Center for Theological Studies has named Kenneth R. Pruitt as president. Pruitt comes to the role from the pastorate of King’s Grant Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Va. He has been an officer on the school’s board…
For Holocaust survivors from Ukraine, Russian invasion stirs painful memories
For Gdalina Novitsky and others who fled Ukraine and whose families were victims of Nazi atrocities, watching the bombardment and displacement of Ukrainians following the Russian attack feels like peering through a mirror at their own childhoods.