Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial law that defines the country as the nation state of the Jewish people — rejecting claims by opponents that it discriminates against minorities.
Progressive Christian leader admits to plagiarizing influential poem
A poem that has been a clarion call to honest and open conversations about injustice for many in progressive Christian circles was almost entirely plagiarized.
The 9 Nations Where It’s Hardest to Be a Baptist
As thousands of Baptists from almost 150 countries gather online this week to celebrate their global family, a recent study finds 36,000 Baptist churches and 13 million Baptists in nine countries face significant challenges related to their faith and their…
Students cry racism as Bible college shutters historic social work program
The first Bible college to open a social work program in the United States shut that program down in May after 55 years, opening a rift with a group of students and alumni who have accused the administration of killing a department…
Former Trump official’s God-and-country nonprofit calls CRT a threat to ‘colorblind society’
Russ Vought believes in fighting racism — as long as it is defined properly. A former Trump administration official and Wheaton College graduate, Vought defines racism as “personal prejudice that flows from ignorance and treating people differently as a result of…
Religion at the Supreme Court: What happened this year and what’s coming next?
The Supreme Court is now on summer break, but, before signing off, the justices gave the rest of us some homework to do.
FBI infiltrates group whose members wanted to test homemade bombs, surveil Capitol, secede from US, court records show
The FBI has infiltrated a “Bible study” group in Virginia that after the January 6 riot had members discussing surveilling the US Capitol and their wish for secession from the US, and investigators closely followed one member’s plans to build and test…
Liberty University sued by former diversity officer, NFL player Kelvin Edwards
A former NFL player who served as a diversity officer at Liberty University has sued the Christian school for $8 million, claiming his firing violated the Civil Rights Act and the Virginia Human Rights Act.
AME Church bishops address COVID-19, critical race theory as major meeting opens
The bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church opened their denomination’s major meeting — a year after it was delayed due to the coronavirus — with a call for greater worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines and testing.