Inside the oldest church building in Pennsylvania, Jeanette Woehr stands next to a wooden church pew painted white — sixth from the front on the right side — the pew where her grandmother, her mother and she worshipped their entire…
Mennonite Church USA passes resolution committing to LGBTQ inclusion
The governing body of the largest Mennonite denomination in the United States passed a resolution on Sunday (May 29) confessing to “committing violence against LGBTQ people” and committing to LGBTQ inclusion.
Officials: Man fatally shot 2 women, self in Iowa church lot
Authorities planned to release more details Friday about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself.
On serving both God and guns, and banning someone from the Eucharist
Today the meaning of “religion” is universally recognized as tied to a particular institution, community, or system of beliefs and practices.
The ordination of the first female rabbi 50 years ago has brought many changes – and some challenges
Fifty years ago, on June 3, 1972, as Sally J. Priesand became the first woman ordained a rabbi by a Jewish seminary, her 35 male classmates spontaneously rose to their feet to acknowledge her historic feat.
New super PAC aims at electing pro-Israel Black Democrats
A new super PAC led by “Black and Jewish” leaders has endorsed five Black Democrats who have positions that are friendly to AIPAC, the latest sign that pro-Israel donors are determined to stem erosion of support for Israel among African…
Florida abortion restriction law challenged with lawsuit
Reproductive health providers sued Florida on Wednesday over a new law banning abortions after 15 weeks, one of numerous legal challenges to such laws passed across the country by Republican leaders in anticipation of a potential U.S. Supreme Court decision…
NC Senate bill criticized for potential to out LGBTQ students
Advocates for LGBTQ youth spoke out Tuesday in opposition to outing students against their will.
Meet the first minister of gun violence prevention
When the Rev. Deanna Hollas heard about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, she was shocked, but she wasn’t surprised.
Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns
The victory party took on the feel of an evangelical worship service after Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary this month. As a Christian singer led the crowd in song, some raised their arms toward the heavens in praise.
Sexual abuse is inevitable in Christian patriarchy; just take a look at Doug Wilson’s Christ Church, and its new ‘documentary’ ‘Eve in Exile: The Restoration of Femininity’
On Sunday, May 22, a third-party investigation of sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention released a nearly 300-page report detailing the cover-up of hundreds of abuse accusations and an overall failure of leaders in the SBC to make any meaningful attempts…
NC parents’ bill with LGBTQ limits going to Senate floor
Republican legislation that supporters argue would give North Carolina parents more say over their children’s public schooling and health, but critics say would intimidate and harm LGBTQ youth, is heading to the Senate floor after another affirmative committee vote Tuesday.