In the prologue to The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien tells us two things about his beloved hobbits that identify them as medieval in their thinking and their behavior.
Mississippi advances bill against COVID vaccine mandates
Anyone in Mississippi could cite “a sincerely held religious objection” to avoid a public or private employer’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, under a bill that advanced Wednesday at the state Capitol.
Episcopal Bishop Curry says ‘more to do’ as poll shows Christians viewed as hypocrites
Ask a Christian to describe other Christians and the answers likely will be “giving,” “compassionate,” “loving” and “respectful.”
Texas loses appeal over investigation of trans teen’s family
A Texas court on Wednesday tossed out the state’s appeal of an order preventing child welfare officials from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirming care the youth received.
How the Ukraine war is dividing Orthodox Christians
There is a famous tale within Russian Orthodox Christianity that goes like this:
Texas faith groups mobilize against governor’s order to probe child trans treatments
When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas directed his state’s Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate medical treatments for transgender adolescents as child abuse last month, the Rev. Daniel Kanter, senior minister of First Unitarian Church of Dallas, called the news…
Unlikely allies call fellow clergy to build bridges
Pastors, rabbis and imams gathered at an “Unlikely” forum at a North Texas Baptist church to talk about how to live as good neighbors while holding to deeply held religious differences.
How Silicon Valley’s ‘Techtopia’ turned work into religion
Americans have been abandoning religion for a long time. But much like the scientific principle that matter, though it changes forms, never disappears, so too, the religious impulse never quite goes away.
Kamala Harris says ‘thank you’ to Selma on the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Under blue skies and in sweltering heat, a crowd of hundreds marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on Sunday afternoon to honor the men and women who walked that same path 57 years earlier.
Jehovah’s Witnesses flee Russia for worship without fear
Over the past five years, hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subjected to raids, arrests and prosecution in Russia. Many others have fled – including one couple, Dmitrii and Nellia Antsybor, who flew to Mexico last year, walked across the…
Among Russian Orthodox, glimmers of dissent against the invasion of Ukraine
More than 275 Russian Orthodox priests and deacons from around the world have signed an open letter expressing their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, challenging the Russian government and breaking with the tacit support of the military action by…
Ministries Evacuate as Russians Reach Irpin, the Evangelical Hub of Ukraine
Anatoly, a 26-year-old member of Irpin Bible Church (IBC), is with the Lord.