Since its first album in 2019, Maverick City Music has been both praised and censured for its fusion of contemporary worship music and gospel.
Justice for Indigenous boarding school survivors isn’t partisan. Congress must act.
Growing up, I learned a certain version of our country’s history. At my Catholic school in the Midwest, I was taught that we were the birthplace of democracy, that we won wars against evil empires and that we were respected…
Andrew Cuomo apologizes to Orthodox Jews for past handling of COVID-19 restrictions
Andrew Cuomo apologized Wednesday for having “caused pain in the Jewish community” during his term as governor, citing decisions he made regarding COVID-era public health restrictions.
Pope Leo Breaks Down Why MAGA Is ‘Not Really’ Pro-Life
The Pope’s no dope — at least when it comes to calling out MAGA’s hypocrisy. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s cruel immigration policies and their supporters by suggesting that they don’t seem very “pro-life.”
Don’t Give Dan Brown the Final Word on the Council of Nicaea
Christians aren’t trying to speak in code, but sometimes we can sound like it.
Ahead of Their Time
Cameron Awkward-Rich first got national notice for reading aloud his early poems, on stage and on videos: my students, years ago, showed me those videos as dramatic introductions to trans and asexual identities.
Russell M. Nelson And The Reinvention Of The Mormon Church’s Public Image
Russell M. Nelson, a former heart surgeon and longtime church leader, was 93 years old when he became president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2018. But anyone who assumed that his tenure would be uneventful,…
Justice Department sues New Jersey synagogue protesters using law meant to protect abortion clinics
Federal officials have sued pro-Palestinian demonstrators involved in a heated protest outside a New Jersey synagogue last year, citing a law created to protect abortion clinics from obstruction and threats.
DC archbishop, sisters denounce assault of migrants at hands of US government
Cardinal Robert McElroy wasted no time pointing out that this year’s World Day for Migrants and Refugees is not like the others — at least not in the U.S.
How Social Issues Are Driving a Wedge Between Young Women and Young Men
Let me just start this post off by saying that I got the inspiration for this data exercise from reading Dan Cox’s excellent Substack – American Storylines. It was specifically this post from March 20 – “The Gender Gap in Church…
Ruwa Romman, Georgia’s first Muslim woman legislator, launches bid for governor
In 2022, Ruwa Romman made history as the first Muslim woman to be elected in the Georgia House of Representatives. Now she hopes to make more history as the first woman and first Muslim to win the governor’s mansion in…
Religion often shapes someone’s view of abortion – but what about a woman’s actual decision?
Many factors can shape how someone views abortion – gender, age and education, to name a few. Around the world, however, religious belief is the most powerful predictor that someone will disapprove, as I document in my 2025 book, “Fetal…