When a Long Island town last month agreed to settle a lawsuit over a mosque’s plans to upgrade its modest facilities, it appeared to end a seven-year fight in which the town had opposed basic renovations at every turn.
Missouri Republicans Invoke Christian Values to Gerrymander Out a Methodist Minister
As the Show-Me State joins the mid-decade gerrymandering war following prodding by President Donald Trump, Republican leaders quickly framed the effort as a godly mission. Yet, their proposed map seeks to flip the seat of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a longtime Democratic congressman who…
Legacy of ‘green’ papal teaching to take root at Vatican ecology center
Extending the legacy of his predecessors who championed environmental responsibility as a core tenet of Catholic social teaching, Pope Leo XIV on Friday (Sept. 5) will inaugurate a new center for integral ecology on Vatican-owned property south of Rome.
Belief Without Religion: Study Finds Spirituality Among The Religiously Unaffiliated
A growing number of people around the world are walking away from organized religion — but that doesn’t mean they’ve abandoned spiritual beliefs altogether.
Orthodox Jewish women make history in special Israeli combat unit
Over the years, many of the young Orthodox women studying at the Midreshet Lindenbaum seminary yearned to join a combat unit in the Israeli army but knew that staying religiously observant in a coed, religiously mixed setting would be difficult,…
Northwestern University’s Jewish president resigns amid pressures over handling of campus antisemitism
After more than a year of strife over his handling of campus antisemitism, the Jewish president of Northwestern University says he is stepping down weeks before the start of the school’s fall semester.
Why trade official’s use of the term ‘Brahmins’ on Fox News sparked Hindu outrage
President Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser has sparked accusations of Hinduphobia after using the term “Brahmins” to criticize India’s elite, prompting Hindu American groups to call for his immediate removal.
Study: Gen Z Now Leads in Church Attendance
Churchgoers between the ages of 18 and 28 attend church more frequently than their older siblings, parents, or grandparents. A new study, part of the State of the Church research initiative from Barna Group and Gloo, found a post-pandemic surge…
Women ministers resist misogyny with mentors, training, resilience, study finds
With a total of six decades of ministry between them, the Revs. Liz Ríos and Liz Mosbo VerHage were not surprised to learn that the vast majority of women ministers have faced misogyny.
The Real Housewives of Church History
In most job interviews, asking candidates’ wives if they will prioritize their husband’s career, contribute unpaid labor to the organization, and have children would be downright absurd, but for some evangelical churches, it’s the norm. Baylor University historian Beth Allison…
Trump on Israel: ‘They’re not winning the world of public relations’
President Donald Trump said that backing for Israel in Congress had declined during the country’s military campaign in Gaza, telling The Daily Caller that Washington’s pro-Israel lobby no longer has the hold on Capitol Hill it once did.
Who Embraces Diversity in America—and Who Doesn’t
Is there a more loaded word in American discourse right now than “diversity”? It seems you can almost sort Americans into two camps based on how often they use the term. It certainly played a central role during the 2024 Presidential…