The Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza almost died for his ideals one day in 1672.
US Supreme Court declines to decide legality of excluding jurors based on religion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide the legality of excluding jurors on the basis of religion, turning away a Missouri agency’s bid to reverse a lesbian worker’s win in a workplace bias lawsuit after three prospective jurors were excluded…
Christians Around The World Challenged To Connect With God’s Creation Throughout Lent
A Rocha UK, a Christian environmental charity, points out that Lent “gives us the opportunity to reflect on the practice of fasting and commit to giving up something that brings a real benefit to nature and helps address climate change.”
These Michigan Jews aim to pressure Biden on Israel by voting ‘Uncommitted’ in the primary
About two dozen progressive Jewish activists tuned into the “MI Jews Uncommitted Phone Bank” this week, ready to ask their networks not to vote for President Joe Biden.
The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know
The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius XII to scholars and changed the official name to…
The ‘biblical manhood’ industry is a scam
That’s what I posted on X a few days ago, and it’s still going viral.
Alabama bill would make clergy sex abuse with teens a felony
A bill currently working its way through the Alabama Legislature would make it a felony for any clergyperson, church volunteer or staff member to have a sexual relationship with church attendees under age 19 and protected persons under age 22….
Freethought Democrats object to Pastor Jack Hibbs as guest chaplain, say he’s Christian nationalist
Members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, a group which advocates advocate for separation of church and state, and other House Democrats are speaking out against Speaker Mike Johnson’s sponsorship of a controversial pastor as a guest chaplain and accusing Johnson…
How Contemporary Christian Music Explains American Christianity
A friend and I were talking once about the first concerts we ever attended. His was Van Halen; mine was Amy Grant.