“The Chosen” is days away from its unique and historic release of Season 4.
Republican Fancies Himself An Abortion Expert Because He’s A Veterinarian
Once again, an anti-abortion Republican lawmaker argued against access to the procedure by comparing pregnant women to breeding livestock.
Report on sex abuse in Germany’s Protestant Church documents at least 2,225 victims
At least 1,259 people working for the Protestant Church of Germany have committed sexual abuse in the last decades and at least 2,225 victims were affected by the abuse according to an independent report published Thursday.
Pope Francis’ synod made few waves, but organizers say it’s already changing the church
The Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis’ worldwide consultation of Catholics asking them how they would change the church, failed to yield the tangible results that many reformers had hoped for.
Has The Pro-Life Movement Lost Its Way?
Jan. 19 was the annual March for Life in Washington. The event has me reflecting both on my own career in journalism and on the pro-life movement.
Could social media really have stopped the Holocaust? Scholars say Elon Musk’s ‘fantasy scenario’ is far-fetched.
Gavriel Rosenfeld, president of the Center for Jewish History in New York City, specializes in Nazi Germany and counterfactual history — or the study of what might have happened, but didn’t.
Greek bill on marriage for LGBTQ couples tests Orthodox Church’s historic influence
At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Greek President Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry will be approved by the parliament in Athens by the middle of February.
Iranians Gain 12 New Ways to Read the Bible
Home to the world’s fastest-growing church, with up to an estimated 1 million Christians, Iran has many underground fellowships that had previously worshiped in the Farsi language. But according to a 1991 survey of new mothers in Iran, only 46 percent reported Farsi as…
Teaching children religious truth is not indoctrination
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).