The Vatican aims to eliminate more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions it produces over the next decade, according to plans it has submitted to the United Nations.
Ramaswamy’s TPUSA moment leaves believers asking, ‘Why is Hinduism so hard to explain?’
Vivek Ramaswamy, who got further than any other Hindu in his run for president and is a veteran of Charlie Kirk’s “Prove me wrong” campus colloquies, is no stranger to discussing religious beliefs. But earlier this month, Ramaswamy, challenged at…
Gaza Has More to Do with Your Life Than You Think
After two years of bloodshed since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, the war in Gaza seems to be over.
Tri-State CBF Assembly session explores faithful opposition to Christian Nationalism
Cooperative Baptists from Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia gathered at First Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn., for a breakout session on Christian nationalism during the Tri‑State CBF Assembly called “TAG”.
Where Is God in Gaza?
The war, which has killed tens of thousands, laid waste to the Gaza Strip and shredded Israel’s reputation abroad, could soon be over. We explore how people have grappled with faith over the past two years.
Converting the Deep State
In early September, Fox News published a report from the Justice Department’s Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias focused on allegations of such bias “within the federal government.”
Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church
Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday as the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide.
Letting go: Jews retire yellow ribbons, dog tags and other hostage symbols with gratitude and grief
Like most synagogues, Congregation Beth El in South Orange, New Jersey added new rituals after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks that killed 1,200 in Israel, saw another 251 taken hostage and launched a grinding war between Israel and Hamas.
Boys Line Up on the Right, Girls on the Left
Let me start off by saying that I got the inspiration for this data exercise from reading Dan Cox’s excellent newsletter American Storylines. It was specifically his post from March 20, “The Gender Gap in Church is Growing.”
Aid to Gaza resumes, with UN and established faith-based agencies leading the way
With President Trump announcing “the war is over” on Monday (Oct. 13) and Israel and Hamas trading hostages for Palestinian prisoners, aid from the United Nations and faith-based agencies began to flow into the Gaza Strip, with hopes of stemming a humanitarian…
In brief to Supreme Court, BJC argues that monetary damages are available under federal religious liberty law for prisoner forcibly shaved
A prisoner forcibly shaved in violation of his religious liberty rights is entitled to monetary damages. That is the legal conclusion of a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections by BJC and other advocates.
Sister Jean, nun and sensation on basketball sidelines, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the men’s basketball chaplain at Loyola University Chicago who became an international celebrity during the team’s improbable Final Four run in 2018, cheering courtside in her basketball vestments — a letterman jacket, a burgundy and yellow…