Four years after the Washington National Cathedral removed stained-glass windows depicting Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, the cathedral announced Thursday (Sept. 23) that the windows will be filled with work by multimedia artist Kerry James Marshall related…
At this Tel Aviv cafe, baristas will serve you espresso — and let you know about Jesus
From the outside, HaOgen Cafe looks a lot like the many other espresso spots that line the streets of Tel Aviv.
Young evangelicals to host Capitol Hill rally for climate action
Growing up in the Church of Christ in Burbank, California, Angelea Hayes was often told Christianity and environmentalism were incompatible. But in her first year at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Hayes found herself sheltering in place and sleeping on gym…
South Carolina’s Confederate monument protection law upheld
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a state law preventing anyone from moving a Confederate monument or changing the historical name of a street or building without the Legislature’s permission is legal.
Restrictive abortion bill introduced in Florida mirrors controversial Texas law
A Republican Florida state lawmaker on Wednesday introduced a bill that is modeled after a strict Texas law prohibiting abortions after six weeks, drawing condemnation from supporters of abortion rights who fear such legislation might soon be introduced in other states.
Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in US
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he is hopeful the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court created during his and President Donald Trump’s administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the United States.
Timothy Stewart, Progressive National Baptists’ international president, dead at 64
The Rev. Timothy Stewart, the first international president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, has died, his denomination announced.
Religious artifacts in new Reconstruction exhibit depict resilience, racism
The pew from a church where Black people once were relegated to the balcony. A pair of stained-glass windows honoring Confederate generals that were removed from Washington National Cathedral.
‘Some wanted me dead:’ Pope acknowledges right-wing critics
Pope Francis has acknowledged his increasingly vocal conservative critics, saying their “nasty comments” were the work of the devil and adding that “some wanted me dead” after his recent intestinal surgery.