Without knowing it at the time, I was a product of the Jesus revolution of the late 1960s and early to mid-1970s. Coming to faith in Jesus in 1971 as an LSD-using, heroin-shooting, Jewish, hippie rock drummer, I had no…
American rabbis, wrestling with Israel’s behavior, weigh different approaches from the pulpit
Rabbi Sharon Brous began a sermon at her Los Angeles synagogue last month with a content warning. “I have to say some things today that I know will upset some of you,” she began.
Faith leaders urge Biden to sign executive order for reparations study by Juneteenth
More than 200 interfaith leaders have requested that President Joe Biden establish a commission to study reparations for African Americans by signing an executive order by the newly recognized federal holiday Juneteenth.
Editorial: ‘Education freedom’ contradicts religious freedom
“Education freedom” is a euphemism that cuts the legs out from under arguments opposing public-funded private education. After all, who’s going to argue against freedom?
Advocacy groups clash over Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ prayers
The University of Colorado’s legal department is reviewing a letter that’s part of a war of words between two advocacy groups clashing over the Christian prayers of football coach Deion Sanders.
For many congregations, wiping out medical debt has become a popular calling
When members of First Presbyterian Church decided to launch a capital campaign to expand and renovate their imposing Gothic Revival edifice, they also wanted to take on a service project to help the poor.
Why the pronouns used for God matter
The Church of England is considering what language and pronouns should be used to refer to God.
The Editor Who Championed Martin Luther King’s Bestsellers
The story of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, is widely told, so much so that Rosa Parks, who inspired it, and Martin Luther King Jr., who led it, are now two of the best-known figures in U.S. history. Less…
30 years later, Waco siege still resonates – especially among anti-government extremists
Feb. 28, 2023, marks 30 years since the beginning of the Waco siege, the confrontation at a Texas compound that killed around 80 members of the Branch Davidian religious community and four federal agents.
West Virginia ‘religious freedom’ bill headed to governor
A West Virginia bill described by supporters as a tool to protect religious freedom and labeled a “license to discriminate” by LGBTQ rights advocates is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating. The law should reflect that
In 2018, Australians were shocked to learn that religious schools still had the right to discriminate against LGBTQ students and staff.
Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later
Madonna Thunder Hawk remembers the firefights.