After a series of high-profile revelations about sexual misconduct within its ranks, the world’s largest Jewish denomination has initiated three separate independent investigations into how it deals with allegations of abuse.
Amid calls to #TaxTheChurches – what and how much do US religious organizations not pay the taxman?
The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July. The spark was allegations about the wealth of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. But it wasn’t the first time that “tax the churches” has circulated. In fact it is slogan that long predates…
U.S. Supreme Court asked to decide whether social work professor at religious college is ministerial employee under Title VII
On its own, “social work professor” doesn’t sound like an especially religious or ministerial job title. But, what if the professor teaches at a religious college and is required to “integrate religious faith into teaching and scholarship”?
Florida church vaccinates hundreds after 6 members die from COVID-19 in 10 days
Six members of a Florida church died from COVID-19 within 10 days. Now, Impact Church in Jacksonville has vaccinated more than 1,000 people in the community and is looking to calm congregants’ fears about coronavirus vaccines.
U.S. employers get religion with vaccine mandates
As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer – what is an employee’s religious belief?
Infrastructure bill includes energy efficiency grants for houses of worship
Buried on Page 1,729 of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Aug. 10) in a bipartisan vote is a project titled “Energy efficiency materials pilot program.”
American Muslims Are 2 Times More Likely To Have Attempted Suicide Than Other Groups
For an entire year that involved emergency room visits, legal proceedings, involuntary unemployment and the death of loved ones, Mehran Nazir struggled with a depressive episode. He would find his mind flooded with self-destructive thoughts. He’d faintly hope his plane…
Baylor avoids major NCAA penalties for sexual abuse
A five-year investigation “could not conclude” Baylor University violated NCAA rules when some employees failed to report sexual abuse.
What’s missing from popular discussions of today’s christian nationalism?
If you want to know where the Republican Party is headed, you need to set aside your assumptions and simply listen to what its leaders and activists say—especially when they’re talking amongst themselves. A
Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool
Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers, The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others…
Russell Moore: Sickness, death from COVID-19 likely reducing some vaccine hesitancy
Russell Moore, Southern Baptist ethicist-turned-public theologian, said that knowing people who became seriously ill or died from COVID-19 may be causing some vaccine-hesitant individuals to change their minds.
Senators urge Biden administration to protect LGBTQ asylum-seekers
A group of senators urged the State Department to take steps to better support LGBTQ asylum-seekers.