Kari Lake, the Trump-endorsed GOP nominee for Arizona governor, has pulled her endorsement of an Oklahoma state legislative candidate over antisemitism remarks he has made.
Russian patriarch scrubs meeting where he was to meet pope
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has canceled his planned attendance at an interfaith meeting in Kazakhstan next month where he was expected to meet with Pope Francis, a top Orthodox official said, in a sign of further deterioration…
Hare Krishna movement draws ever more diverse set of spiritual seekers in NYC
More than 50 years after the movement began in Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park, ISKCON is having a new moment in New York City. A religion once known for its popularity among white hippies, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or…
Are We in a New Civil Rights Movement?
Are we in a new civil rights movement? Sam Heath, manager of the Evangelical Network, posed this question to historian and author Jemar Tisby during a recent webinar.
Texas judge blocks HHS enforcement of emergency room abortions, cites religious objections
A Texas federal judge has preliminarily blocked enforcement of federal guidance permitting emergency room abortions in the wake of a major Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Why Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ Remains So Controversial Decades After Its Publication
One of the most controversial books in recent literary history, Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses,” was published three decades ago this month and almost immediately set off angry demonstrations all over the world, some of them violent.
There Are Many Mansions in Heaven, but We’d Like Something Sooner
I refresh my email compulsively, stealing moments between toddler snacks and sunscreen reapplications, cracking open a LaCroix as I scroll through my inbox.
Lohmann: A little church doing big things with its ‘clothes closet’ ministry
When Biltmore Baptist Church started its “clothes closet” ministry five years ago, it was a leap of faith for such a small church.
Washington state seeks dismissal of SPU’s suit claiming religious rights violations
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed to dismiss a lawsuit against him from Seattle Pacific University, a private school associated with the Free Methodist Church, arguing that he’s not violating the university’s constitutional rights by requesting information about its…
Frederick Buechner was a writer tuned in to the frequency of grace
When the late Frederick Buechner — novelist, preacher, Christian apologist — was asked to summarize the single essential insight of his prolific writing and speaking career, he would respond, “Listen to your life.”
Meet Imran Siddiqui, the first Asian American vice president of the ELCA
When Imran Siddiqui’s name was put forward for vice president of the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, he figured, why not fill out the paperwork? He didn’t expect to make it far in the process.
Advanced Placement courses could clash with laws that target critical race theory
Scientific theories to justify racism. Laws and Supreme Court decisions that denied Black people equal rights. The imperialist view that Anglo-Saxons were called upon by God to civilize the “savages” of the world.