Two reports, published in late October in the lead up to the COP26 climate conference currently taking place in Glasgow, paint a bleak picture regarding the likelihood of keeping global temperatures from increasing more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Jeff Chu on the daunting charge to finish Rachel Held Evans’ final book
One of Rachel Held Evans’ greatest fears was to die before finishing an important book, her husband Daniel Jonce Evans told Religion News Service this summer when her first children’s book, “What Is God Like?,” was published.
Global Child Labor Increased in 2020
Child labor increased in 2020 despite decades of efforts to reduce unsafe, exploitative labor practices, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report published Sept. 29.
Faith groups increasingly join fight against climate change
On a boat ride along a bayou that shares the name of his Native American tribe, Donald Dardar points to a cross marking his ancestors’ south Louisiana burial ground — a place he fears will disappear.
For some churches, paying back PPP loans is better than forgiveness
When Michigan’s governor required churches to stop meeting in person on March 16 last year, Kenton Sanders, director of operations at Mars Hill Bible Church, quickly did some worrying math.
Kentucky college president fired after sexual assault report
The president of Kentucky’s Georgetown College has been fired after reports emerged accusing him of sexual assault and sexual misconduct against employees, the small Christian liberal arts school announced Tuesday.
Biden: Pope called me a ‘good Catholic,’ said to ‘keep receiving Communion’
President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday (Oct. 29) that when he met with Pope Francis earlier in the day, the pontiff told the president he was a “good Catholic” and should continue taking Communion.
Supreme Court won’t hear case involving transgender rights
The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a case involving transgender rights and leaving in place a lower court decision against a Catholic hospital that wouldn’t allow a transgender man to have a hysterectomy there.
A Year After the Election, Trump’s Effect on Evangelical Churches Lingers
Political polarization has subsided in most American churches a year after the 2020 presidential elections. But there are notable exceptions to that trajectory, and new research has found lingering effects of evangelical support for former president Donald Trump.