The State of Mississippi filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Thursday defending the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and asking the court to overturn Roe v. Wade when it hears arguments on the case in the fall, raising the stakes…
Federal judge blocks Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban
US District Judge Kristine G. Baker on Tuesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas ban on nearly all abortions from going into effect while a lawsuit against the measure proceeds, an early victory for abortion rights supporters as many of the restrictions that advanced…
Wally Funk’s church celebrates her Blue Origin spaceflight: ‘What an inspiration she’s been to us all’
Six decades after being denied a spot in the space program by NASA because of her gender, 82-year-old Wally Funk finally reached space aboard the first human flight of billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space tourism venture, Blue Origin.
Missouri church leaders implore congregants: Get vaccinated
As lead pastor of one of Missouri’s largest churches, Jeremy Johnson has heard all the reasons congregants don’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccination. He wants them to know it’s not only OK to do so but also is what…
Biden’s town hall at Catholic university riles bishop, abortion opponents
U.S. President Joe Biden’s planned town hall meeting at a Catholic university in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday has drawn criticism from the area’s bishop and abortion opponents, but the university said the event will proceed as planned.
Georgia Church Loses Pastor, Then Its Assets, to Regional UMC Leaders
Regional leaders of the United Methodist Church (UMC) took control of an 8,000-member congregation in suburban Atlanta earlier this month after a lengthy conflict over who should pastor the church.
Lawsuit against Liberty alleges mishandling of sex assaults
Twelve women filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of a pattern of mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment, and fostering an unsafe campus environment.
Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to burning D.C. church’s banner
The national leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, pleaded guilty Monday to two charges, including one involving the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner stolen from a Washington, D.C., church.
David Platt’s dreams for McLean Bible Church sour as members file lawsuit over elder vote
David Platt had a dream for the future of McLean Bible Church. The largely conservative northern Virginia church across the Potomac from Washington had grown from a group of five families in the 1960s to a congregation of more than 10,000…