In 2006, the Reverend Barbara Brown Taylor published “Leaving Church,” a memoir of such quiet, luminous precision that it felt less like a departure than a deeper conversion into the world. It was a mid-life reckoning with a vocation, written…
How Islamophobic rhetoric leaves an impact on the mental health of Muslim Americans
The war with Iran has led to a surge in anti-Muslim rhetoric – spilling into political discourse.
St. Augustine is key to the difference between Pete Hegseth and Pope Leo
In the aftermath of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent Pentagon prayer and Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday homily, much of the public commentary has settled into a familiar framework. A conservative official invoked God in the context of war and a supposedly…
God, Death, and the Right to Choose: A Religious Divide on Assisted Suicide
Several years ago, Canada began a program called Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). It’s a government initiative that’s beginning to reshape how Canadians are facing end-of-life situations. An article published in The Atlantic in August of 2025 titled Canada Is Killing Itself reports 5% of…
When Trump’s satire hits too close to home for American Christians, Antichrist claims emerge
Is Donald Trump the Antichrist? That question has been on a lot of people’s mind in recent weeks — mainly due to the president’s nonstop social media feed, which included posting an Easter message that used the f-word and a…
Strait of Hormuz Closure Is Hurting Global Aid
When Iran began severely restricting access to the Strait of Hormuz in early March, Jungle Aviation and Relay Service (JAARS) felt the impact almost immediately. The Christian nonprofit has 48 aircraft and 75 pilots in its alliance and flies missionaries…
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran
The Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in the Middle East.
False bomb threat made at suburban Chicago home of Pope Leo’s brother
The suburban Chicago home of a brother to Pope Leo XIV was the site of a false bomb threat Wednesday night.
First Purpose-Built Mosque in London Marked by New Green Plaque
A green heritage plaque has been unveiled at the Fazl Mosque in Southfields, southwest London, marking the historical importance of a site often described as the first purpose-built mosque in the British capital. The recognition comes as the mosque approaches the centenary…
Pete Hegseth Quoted A Bible Verse. Turns Out It Was A Rip-Off Of ‘Pulp Fiction.’
In a move that seems indicative of the Trump administration’s increasingly fractured relationship with the Vatican, Pete Hegseth appeared to mistake lines from a classic crime film for Scripture during a public appearance this week.
TikTok politics and the rise of a cynical generation
Top Utah Republican Party leaders embraced a new generation of Gen Z political activists as the future of the conservative movement at a College Republicans event at the University of Utah last Friday.
Far-right Polish lawmaker draws outrage after calling Israel the ‘new Third Reich’
A far-right Polish lawmaker sparked outrage on Tuesday when, while speaking in parliament, he displayed a modified Israeli flag that replaced the Star of David with a blue swastika and called Israel “the new Third Reich.”