Robert Saleh was announced as head coach of the New York Jets under a five-year contract earlier this month. He is the first Muslim to become coach of an NFL team and takes over a team that finished with a…
White Evangelicals More Likely to Say Online Harassment Due to Faith
Nearly one-third (29%) of white evangelicals in the U.S. who have experienced online harassment say it is due to their religious affiliation, according to a Pew Research Center report published Feb. 1.
A Catholic scholar weighs Biden’s future with Vatican and US bishops
For a decade, Massimo Faggioli has taught a class on U.S. Catholics and politics, most recently at Villanova University where he is a professor of theology and religious studies. But when it started to look increasingly likely that Joe Biden…
Settlement restores control to Baylor and Southwestern
A legal settlement has returned control of the Harold E. Riley Foundation to Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
For these conservatives, winning religious freedom lawsuits isn’t enough
Ryan Anderson has a message for religious conservatives: It’s time to speak up. Over the next four years, the prominent conservative thinker wants people of faith to try to shape public policy on LGBTQ rights instead of focusing solely on securing faith-based…
Free Lenten daily devotionals offered
Journey to the Cross, a devotional series for Lent, returns to d365.org, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17. This free series features Scripture, prayer and brief meditative thoughts accompanied by gentle music. This year’s themes and writers are as follows….
Christianity on display at Capitol riot sparks new debate
The rise of what’s often called Christian nationalism has long prompted pushback from leaders in multiple denominations, with the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty forming the Christians Against Christian Nationalism coalition in 2019. But in the immediate wake of…
Ultra-Orthodox unrest threatens Netanyahu re-election hopes
As he seeks reelection, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned to a straightforward strategy: Count on the rock-solid support of his ultra-Orthodox political allies and stamp out the coronavirus pandemic with one of the world’s most aggressive vaccination campaigns.
Experts say marketplace mentality toward schools hurts society
Society suffers when education is viewed as a commodity rather than as a common good, two public education advocates told participants in a teleconference sponsored by Pastors for Texas Children.