Open and joyful expressions of faith are being replaced by fear and isolation due to immigrant enforcement raids at American houses of worship, according to an amended lawsuit aimed at the Trump administration. The original action was filed last July…
What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents
Tens of thousands of children in the United States have been cut off from parents in the Trump administration’s aggressive detention and deportation campaign, according to a report by the Brookings Institution. From January 2025 to April 2026, an estimated…
RLC elects officers, new board members for BJC
Members of the Religious Liberty Council have elected a full slate of RLC officers in addition to representatives to the board of directors of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. The council is one of many supporting groups for BJC…
Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center
More than 300 detainees at a Newark, N.J., immigration detention are continuing a hunger strike launched Memorial Day weekend to protest insufficient and spoiled food, lack of sanitation and bond denials, Human Rights Watch reported June 3. Federal officials, meanwhile,…
Webinar explores religious context of America’s Founders
Understanding the nation’s founding requires insight into the religious context in which the framers lived and worked, political scientist Mark Hall said during a webinar hosted by Religion News Service. “In the late 18th century, about 98% of Americans of…
Complacency is greatest threat to same-sex marriage, report warns
Complacency has become one of the biggest threats to marriage equality since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the constitutionality of same-sex unions in 2015, according to a report by Interfaith Alliance. The landmark ruling in Obergfell v. Hodges held that…
Court will scrutinize Trump’s original $10 billion claim against IRS
A federal judge has reopened President Donald Trump’s $10 billion IRS lawsuit to determine if the action was a ruse to create a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund to secretly pay political allies. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami…
Judge blocks Trump’s January 6 slush fund
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from establishing, funding or using a nearly $1.8 billion slush fund designed to secretly compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies he says were victimized by Democrats. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in…
Most US Christians have heard clergy address controversial topics
Most people who attend religious services regularly have heard clergy speak on at least one social or political issue in recent months, according to a new survey by Pew Research. Abortion, homosexuality and Israel are the most commonly mentioned topics….
New poll finds Latino voters blaming Trump
Economic issues are the leading concern for Latino voters, and significant majorities of them disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing heading into the 2026 midterm election, according to a new survey by UnidosUS. The May 27 report…
Coalition says Trump admin allows lenders to discriminate
A coalition of consumer protection groups filed a federal lawsuit to stop implementation of a new rule that would dismantle decades of safeguards against discrimination in lending practices. The rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would weaken the…
SPLC asks court to dismiss Trump’s ‘farcical’ charges against it
Fraud charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center are part of a “farcical” and “retributive” White House campaign to silence political opposition, the civil rights group said in a motion to dismiss filed May 26. SPLC, which monitors and reports…