What does the popular new Netflix series, “American Primeval,” get wrong about the Utah War? Just about everything. Utah historian and author Barbara Jones Brown explains why that matters in the below guest column.
US Supreme Court to hear dispute over LGBT books in Maryland school district
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the…
Assessing the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal: Amid Tragedy, Cautious Optimism
After 15 months of war and failed negotiations, Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to pause fighting and to begin exchanging hostages imprisoned in Gaza for Palestinians in Israeli jails.
Christian therapist Andrew Bauman quit sexist theology and says you can too
Twenty years ago, Andrew Bauman was part of the problem.
It’s Time for a New Era of Christian Civility
Over the past few years, our society has continued its trend toward increased political polarization, as the share of people swinging to the far left and right increases. In fact, a recent poll shows that nearly half of US voters believe those in the opposing…
Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media
The year 2025 is a Year of Jubilee: an event held every quarter-century that calls Catholics around the world to embark on a holy journey of faith and repentance.
For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists
Oct. 18, 2011, was a landmark day in Israeli history. Five years after he was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released from captivity in Gaza and photographed in uniform saluting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what…
Idaho Legislature Memo Opposing Marriage Equality Signals a New Collaboration to Undermine Norms of Democracy
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025—just its second day of the session—the Idaho legislature sent a joint House and Senate petition to the United States Supreme Court outlining their collective rejection of its Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which required all states to grant…
Speaker Johnson cites Genesis after House passes bill banning trans people from women’s sports
Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated the House passage of a bill banning transgender students from girls’ sports on Tuesday (Jan. 14) by linking opposition to transgender rights with a passage from the biblical book of Genesis.