The Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin endorsed by Donald Trump is calling for people to take up “pitchforks and torches” in reaction to a story that detailed his giving to anti-abortion groups, churches and others — rhetoric that Democrats say amounts…
At Dave Ramsey’s company, some sex outside marriage was OK, court documents show
In early 2019, Dave Ramsey, the finance guru and national radio host, began to think that he’d made a terrible mistake.
Book bannings are bad enough, but where those involved are considered demonic, the stakes could get much higher
Calls for, or at least predictions of, revolution or civil war have been common on the religious and political Right for decades.
Second Baptist Church receives blowback over politically charged sermon
A sermon delivered Sunday by Rev. Ed Young of Houston’s Second Baptist Church, in which he criticized the crime-related policies of “left-wing progressives” and urged congregates to “throw those bums out of office,” has raised questions about whether the church…
Knock, knock: Jehovah’s Witnesses resume door-to-door work
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers crucial and cherished.
Who is Artemis? NASA’s latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist icon
Artemis I will send a rocket without a crew on a monthlong journey around the Moon. The program aims to increase women’s participation in space exploration – 30% of its engineers are women.
A Decade After the First Reason Rally, What Happened to America’s Atheist Revolution?
Ten years ago, thousands of atheists, humanists, and skeptics descended by the busload upon the National Mall in Washington to attend the Reason Rally, the largest-ever gathering of nonbelievers.
Churches Of Christ Are Rapidly Expanding In Ghana
John Morkli has a dream. “The vision is to get a movement to send the gospel to every corner of Ghana and Togo,” said the 49-year-old preacher and businessman.
Born-Again Hope in a Time of Lizard-Brain Fear
Have you ever said something and then, moments later, cringed with shame as you replayed it in your mind? If so, you’ll know the sort of feeling I had a couple weeks ago.
Amid higher threat levels, Jewish communities lean on $130 million initiative to bolster security
When Haya Varon relocated to Houston from Mexico City more than four decades ago, she felt like she was moving to a safer place. As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor who had lost most of his family to Nazi…
Search committee asks Texas Baptists to pray daily
The Baptist General Convention of Texas executive director search committee is asking Texas Baptists to pray daily for their work in the months ahead.
New PAC forms to target anti-LGBTQ candidates
A new liberal super PAC is launching to defeat anti-LGBTQ candidates in the midterms and beyond.