Half of U.S. adults favor displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools while slightly less, at 48%, oppose the practice, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. The April survey of 3,592 respondents also found 78% favor student-led…
Second court rules against Christian saints on public building in Quincy
The City of Quincy, Mass., may not install two statues of Christian saints in front of its public safety building, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. “The likelihood that these statues of religious figures closely associated with the Catholic…
Undercover ICE agent spies on Baptist church
Leaders and members of a Minnesota Baptist church were stunned and angered to learn recently that an undercover immigration agent entered their facilities to spy on the congregation in May. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer reportedly entered University Baptist…
Mohler: USA must be Protestant nation with lots of evangelical babies
The survival of the United States hinges on establishing a thoroughly Protestant Christian nation and encouraging young evangelical adults to marry and have a lot of babies, according to Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mohler pitched his…
New website tracks accused Protestant clergy sexual abusers
A team of clergy sexual abuse survivors and their supporters announced the launch of a new website to help track predators and the churches that cover up for them. ProtestantAccountability.org already boasts a list of more than 2,700 accused perpetrators…
In Jacksonville, 10,000-seat worship space demolished for apartments
The auditorium of First Baptist Church in downtown Jacksonville, Fla., is being demolished to make way for an apartment tower that will include a Publix supermarket, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record. The demise of the 10,000-seat worship space follows…
Fueled by Supreme Court, Trump admin sending more TPS holders away
The Trump administration has now succeeded in ending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from 12 nations with an additional termination pending in federal court. TPS is a federal program created in 1990 to grant immigrants who fled war or natural…
Multifaith group urges Supreme Court to weigh in on Texas commandments case
A group of multifaith families in Texas filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 17 challenging a state law mandating Ten Commandments displays in all public-school classrooms. The filing by more than two dozen Baha’i, Christian, Jewish, Hindu,…
Coalition celebrates victory for the homeless against Trump
A coalition of nonprofits and local governments is celebrating a legal victory that blocks the Trump administration’s latest effort to disrupt funding that helps people escape homelessness. The National Alliance to End Homelessness, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the…
American Baptists bringing water to Puerto Rico
American Baptist Churches USA has joined other major faith groups in the effort to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans struggling with life-threatening water shortages. Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon declared a state of emergency last month and…
Trump’s Justice Department charges former SPLC staffer
The U.S. Justice Department has charged a former Southern Poverty Law Center executive in connection with the government’s ongoing fraud case against the civil rights organization. Political extremism expert Heidi Beirich was arrested at her home in Palm Springs, Calif.,…
Fewer Americans believe midterm elections will be fair
Confidence in the reliability of 2026 midterm elections is lower than that of any national referendum since Pew Research Center began asking the question. A recent study by Pew found just 55% of Americans believe the November elections will be…