On my public Facebook page I receive (and this is not an exaggeration) about 900 comments a day. That’s a lot to process, and honestly only a small fraction feel truly instructive or insightful — maybe less than 10%. A…
Catholic Church’s ‘Theological Pornography’ Continues to Harm LGBTQI+ People 40 Years On
Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis redirected global attention to the human elements of the Vatican. Popes, too, get sick. Religious monoliths are populated by people who share the human condition including, one might hope, deep compassion for and appreciation…
Ahead of elections, White House shares video of Catholic bishops praying over Trump
Less than two weeks ahead of midterm elections, a group of Catholic bishops joined President Donald Trump at the White House, praying over him during a prayer meeting in the Oval Office, seen in a video shared on social media.
Palestinian citizens face a painful choice in Israel’s election: To vote or not
Elections are typically framed as a choice for voters. For Palestinian citizens of Israel, however, the country’s national ballots pose more of a dilemma.
US Catholic voters see economy as major issue in upcoming election
These days, it costs at least $50 for Jason Miller to fill up his midsize SUV at the gas station.
El-Sayed campaign hires Jewish outreach director
Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat has hired a Jewish outreach director in the final weeks of the election season, part of a new push to swing undecided Jewish voters as the contentious race enters its homestretch.
Laura Davis and Stephen Cook to share leadership of Dawnings
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship announced that Laura Davis and Stephen Cook will share leadership of Dawnings, its congregational discernment initiative.
Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell’s spiritual warfare is more political than he admits
Atlanta megachurch pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell wants to clarify that leaked footage of him is not what it sounds like. A viral clip showed him using racist dog whistles to reveal alleged spiritual truths in a “private team rally” before…
At a Georgetown College Republicans event, member of Germany’s far-right party tells students the Holocaust is ‘used as a weapon’
Marc Bernhard, a member of Germany’s far-right AfD party, told Georgetown students Monday night at an event hosted by the university’s College Republicans that the Holocaust is “used as a weapon against Germany.”
‘We’re Gonna Have to Break Some Taboo’ — The View of Christian Nationalism From Within Congress
Partially, yes. I’d watched the encroachment into what is supposed to be our secular government the whole time I was in Congress. I watched it get worse and worse. I watched this Christian nationalist movement get bigger and stronger and…
Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different story
Relatively few transgender athletes participate in high school and collegiate sports. Still, since 2020, 27 states have passed laws banning them from participating in sports based on their gender identity.
As Texas Gov. Abbott targets Muslim groups, his PAC receives millions from Muslim oil exec
One of the largest donors to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s political action committee is a Pakistani American Muslim oil executive and philanthropist, who has given nearly $4 million to the PAC since 2025 alone. Over the same period, Abbott has…