The national school voucher program included in a bill passed by the U.S. House will make the rich richer and further marginalize students based on religious, economic and disability status, panelists said during a recent town hall meeting. The May…
CBF North Carolina ministry explains its decision to aid Afrikaners
The operators of Welcome House Raleigh say they understand the anger at their decision to help resettle Afrikaners while refugees from other nations have lost federal benefits or been blocked from entering the United States altogether. “We share that anger,…
Split Supreme Court won’t allow public funds for religious charter school
The nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school will not happen, after a tie vote by the U.S. Supreme Court May 22. Justice Amy Coney Barrett abstained in the case OKPLAC Inc. v. Statewide Virtual Charter School, leaving eight justices…
‘Recommit to Pride,’ faith coalition urges
Faith-based organizations are pushing back against the increasing mistreatment of LGBTQ people by calling for renewed support for Pride Month celebrations. “The majority of religious people in America support full LGBTQ equality,” close to 20 groups say in a petition…
Here’s this week’s roundup of Trump’s campaign against immigrants
The Trump administration’s campaign against immigrants reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice this month, as the administration also began urging immigrants to deport themselves. On May 15, the high court heard oral arguments in a case related to birthright citizenship….
As Biden faces cancer diagnosis, Trump family and MAGA hurl insults
It didn’t take MAGA world long to hurl insults and conspiracy theories after learning former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. While progressive and conservative politicians and pundits alike were quick to offer…
Religious liberty groups oppose federal school voucher plan
Dozens of religious groups and hundreds of faith leaders are speaking out against a federal school voucher program currently under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives. If approved as part of a legislative funding package, the Educational Choice for…
New book explores the good, the bad and the weepy about church camp
Years attending and later working at Christian summer camps left Cara Meredith feeling somewhat ambivalent about letting her own children experience what is essentially an evangelical rite of passage. So perplexing was the question that it helped inspire her new…
PRRI: Growth of the religiously unaffiliated is slowing
The growth of the “nones” may have decelerated but has not stopped, according to a new study by Public Religion Research Institute. While the share of religiously unaffiliated in the U.S. has been widely reported to have plateaued, the PRRI…
While denying refuge to Black Africans, Trump welcomes white South Africans
Refugee resettlement has resumed in the U.S., but only for white South Africans President Donald Trump considers to be victims of the country’s post-apartheid government. The first group of 49 Afrikaners landed at Washington Dulles International Airport May 12, The…
50 NGOs protest Israel’s restrictions on aid to Palestinians
More than 50 nongovernmental organizations are protesting new Israeli regulations they contend will further degrade humanitarian assistance to Palestinians and place already endangered relief workers at even greater risk. The international NGOs issued a statement May 6 imploring the world…
ICE escalates conflict with Congress over immigration practices
Tensions are rising in New Jersey after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside a federal immigration detention center and three members of Congress were threatened with criminal action after inspecting the facility. The incident occurred May 9 outside Delaney…