I need your help, readers! If you’re poking around online and see that a major denomination has posted updated statistics about membership, attendance, giving, or anything similar, please send me an email and point me to the data. I’ve become…
How an atheist hoaxer got Christian nationalists to publish Karl Marx
An atheist writer and critical race theory critic who made his name submitting fake articles for publication in progressive academic journals and later attacking “liberal” evangelicals has a new target: conservative Christian nationalists.
Melbourne, Australia, synagogue set ablaze in suspected arson attack
A synagogue in suburban Melbourne, Australia, was set ablaze on Friday, causing congregants to flee and injuring at least one person.
Netflix’s Biblical ‘Mary’ Biopic A Reverent Disappointment
We’re in what seems like a second faith-based movie renaissance (with the success, for example, of shows like “The Chosen”). This Christmas, Netflix is giving us “Mary,” a supernatural coming-of-age story interpretation of her life and Jesus’s birth. Next year,…
Latino Christians Deserve a Straight Answer on Immigration
In the days since the 2024 election, Latino evangelicals across the United States have been left grappling with uncertainty about what immigration policy will look like under the incoming administration. For months, we have heard a cacophony of mixed signals.
What If Jews Rebuilt The Temple?: A New Book Imagines A Dark Future For The Jewish State
In the Levant, bombs have reduced cities to rubble. A punishing embargo and siege has left the people starving and with limited access to water. Corrupt officials, playing at piety, enrich themselves with the finer things while refugees languish in…
US military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge?
It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly — wearing a hijab – as she became the first Muslim woman commissioned by the U.S. Army as a chaplain candidate.
Senate approves move to add American Jewish history museum to Smithsonian
Late Tuesday (Dec. 3), the Senate unanimously passed a bill creating a commission to study the possibility of incorporating the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia into the Smithsonian Institution. Having gained approval from the House in…
UK Christians Lament Landmark Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying
British lawmakers’ decision last Friday to initially approve an assisted dying bill has drawn sharp criticism from Christian leaders and advocacy groups in the UK.