The Supreme Court sided unanimously with the Biden administration Friday and reversed a lower court decision that had allowed a lawsuit to go forward by Muslim men claiming FBI religious bias. But the justices’ limited decision did not end the…
Former Vice President Mike Pence: no room in Republican Party for ‘Putin apologists’
Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to tell Republicans that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” during an upcoming event with the party’s top donors.
Andrew Young, at 90, views his civic, political roles ‘as a pastorate’
Andrew Young, a former civil rights leader, Georgia congressman and United Nations ambassador, doesn’t use “the Rev.” before his name much.
Cuban Baptist leader allowed to remain in El Salvador
El Salvador will accept the asylum request of a Cuban Baptist leader who was denied entry into Nicaragua.
John Lewis missed at Alabama civil rights pilgrimage
Nearly 20 members of Congress began an annual pilgrimage through Alabama’s civil rights sites Friday without the person who inspired so many to attend in past years: the late Rep. John Lewis.
Why Muslim women choose to wear headscarves while participating in sports
The French Senate recently voted in favor of a bill to ban headscarves in sports competitions. The advocates of the legislation claim that headscarves, or hijab, symbolize Islamic radicalism, patriarchy and lack of women’s empowerment.
Discovery+ Documentary Meant To Harm Hillsong Church, Interim Pastor Says
An upcoming Discovery+ documentary series on embattled Hillsong Church was produced to purposely hurt the church, interim head pastor Phil Dooley said in a Feb. 19 message livestreamed on YouTube.
Odesa seminary redirects its focus as tensions increase
Shelling near the campus of Odesa Theological Seminary forced administrators to redirect the school’s ministry—using contacts with alumni and students to connect resources to the churches and individuals in need.
Talk about race: Mississippi House passes bill to set limits
The same Mississippi Legislature that proclaimed racial reconciliation after removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag nearly two years ago passed a bill Thursday to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms.
Ukrainian American Churches Deploy Praise as a Weapon
On Sunday, Ukrainian evangelicals in New York City gathered in their churches and wept, vented, and sang, feeling the existential threat to their loved ones and their homeland alongside people around the world.
Methodists, Mormons back latest Scouting bankruptcy plan to fund survivor claims
Two faith groups that have long supported the Boy Scouts of America have committed to take key roles in the scouting organization’s latest bankruptcy reorganization, the fallout from tens of thousands of claims of sexual abuse in its ranks.
A twisted love story: how American evangelicals helped make Putin’s Russia and how Russia became the darling of the American right
If someone from 1965 were to arrive in a time machine, there’s likely much about our current state of affairs that would shock them. But I cannot imagine anything that would be more confusing than the love affair between the…