Parents have no choice about whether to influence their child’s moral and spiritual development. What they can choose is how they wield that influence, and to what end.
New member of Mormon church leadership says it must do better to help sex abuse victims heal
The newest member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ top governing body said every faith — including his — must do more to protect victims of sexual abuse and help facilitate a healing process.
How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
For decades, it has been common for people to throw around terms like “voodoo politics,” “voodoo economics,” “voodoo science” and “voodoo medicine” to reference something that they think is ridiculous, idiotic or fraudulent.
Progressive Baptists Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The Progressive National Baptist Convention, the denominational home of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., publicly endorsed calls for a ceasefire in Israel-Gaza on Monday (Jan. 22).
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report revealed Tuesday.
Wrestling with Awkward Stories in the Old Testament
On a recent trip to Egypt, the chefs at our hotel put out a remarkable buffet of culinary delights presented with both excellent taste and exquisite aesthetics.
A celebrated temple in India is also a symbol of the country’s anti-Muslim campaign
On Jan. 22, hundreds of thousands of Hindus in India will consecrate the Ram Temple, an ornate, three-storied structure built over more than three years in Ayodhya, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Pro-Palestine Activists Urge New Hampshire Voters To Write In ‘Cease-Fire’
A group of progressive activists have launched a last-minute effort to protest President Joe Biden’s lockstep support of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, encouraging voters to write in “cease-fire” on their New Hampshire presidential primary ballots.
Elon Musk lays wreath at Auschwitz after private tour with Ben Shapiro and European rabbi
Elon Musk went on a private tour of Auschwitz ahead of a day of engagement with European Jewish leaders.
Michigan Prisons Implement Settlement Agreement on Religious Practices
In a press release yesterday, the Department of Justice announced that Michigan correctional authorities have now fully implemented prison reforms required by a 2021 settlement agreement.
The Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he pursues one of the most pressing issues in contemporary times: how to govern artificial intelligence so that it enriches — and doesn’t exploit — people’s…
He Fact-Checks Christians Who Have Experienced the Worst
Nearly two decades ago, Fikiru joined a prayer and Bible study group in his hometown in East Africa, an experience that led him to accept Christ as his personal savior.