In September, The Associated Press and PBS Frontline released the first part of an in-depth reporting project that looked at how retired lieutenant Army general Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, has been relentlessly…
Corpus Christi pastor plans to pray in death chamber
The State of Texas is scheduled to execute John Henry Ramirez on Oct. 5, and his pastor plans to be in the death chamber to lay a hand on him and pray for him.
Netflix’s ‘Sins of Our Mother’ is a haunting case study in spiritual psychosis
Where’s the line between spiritual awakening and a psychotic episode? Both are triggered by many of the same physical conditions. Both inspire similar emotional responses. The primary distinction is that the first brings benefits, and the second causes harm.
Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response
Robert Keith Packer, a 57-year-old Virginian, achieved a measure of infamy at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot when he was photographed wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a skull and crossbones along with the words “Camp Auschwitz.”
Don’t Leave Migrant Ministry to the Border
Through media and social media, it gets painted like most people are at one crazy extreme or another on immigration, when I think most people are trying to grapple with what they feel is ethically right and compassionate.
‘Faith-Based FEMA’: Relief Organizations Mobilize To Help After Hurricane Ian
Over the years, I’ve covered the faith-based response to a variety of hurricanes.
Appeals court rules Texas courtroom can open with prayer
A deeply divided federal appeals court has ruled that a Texas judge may start the day with prayer, overturning a district court decision.
Christian Nationalism Cannot Save the World
Just as some North Americans are explicitly claiming the label of “Christian nationalism,” the ideology is advancing around the world.
Religion is shaping Brazil’s presidential election – but its evangelicals aren’t the same as America’s
With one week to go before Brazil’s presidential election, the two front-runners are battling for the religious vote.
Orthodox church in the Hamptons calls people with autism ‘part of our community’
Dressed in the yellow robes of an altar server, Dimitri Donus dutifully held the tall, golden sacramental fan as he processed with other acolytes during the Divine Liturgy on a recent Sunday at his Greek Orthodox church in this resort…
How TikTok turned the Orthodox favorite Miami Boys Choir into pop culture phenomenon
“K-pop is over,” one Twitter user declared. “We’re listening to Orthodox Pop from now on.”
Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting
It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right to private confessions was in jeopardy.