The coronavrius pandemic and Israel’s overwhelming force during the Gaza war helped fuel a worldwide spike in antisemitism last year, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday.
Circuit Court dismisses challenge to Texas Heartbeat Act
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on April 26 ordered a district court to dismiss challenges to the Texas Heartbeat Act, which essentially bans abortions in Texas after about six weeks into a pregnancy.
Buddhist views on suicide examined after climate activist self-immolated on Earth Day
Back in 1965, the renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh wrote a letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in which the anti-war activist sought to explain to the civil rights icon why monks were self-immolating in protest…
Jesus saved Beth Moore’s life. Twitter blew it up. A new memoir will tell the story.
For the past few years, Bible teacher and best-selling author Beth Moore has been one tweet away from disaster.
Temple Mount closes to Jews after weeks of Jewish visits and police clashes
The Temple Mount is closed to Jewish visitors “until further notice,” the organization that coordinates visits by Jews said Saturday, after a fresh round of clashes between Israeli police and Muslim worshippers at the Jerusalem holy site’s Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Interfaith Trolley offers inspiration and a whirlwind tour of religion in America
In America’s third largest city, it’s possible to get a crash course in the world’s religions in a journey of just a few miles — from the University of Chicago’s majestic, ecumenical Christian Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Chicago’s South Side…
Sanctions on Russian oligarch donors hit Israel institutions
Billionaire Moshe Kantor has severed his longstanding ties to Tel Aviv University — joining a growing list of Russian Jewish oligarchs who have scaled back their philanthropic activities after coming under international sanctions for their ties to President Vladimir Putin.
The Decline of Church-State Separation
In his new book, Separating Church and State: A History, legal scholar Steven K. Green provides a comprehensive backstory to the fraught and turbulent historical relationship between religion and government in the United States.
Mandel Seeks ‘Army of Christian Warriors’ in Ohio Race
As Josh Mandel campaigns in Ohio for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate, he keeps showing up in churches. Mandel, who’s locked in a tight race with author J.D. Vance and investment banker Mike Gibbons ahead of the May 3 primary, made four…
Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy
When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural values subordinating women’s roles in society.
Melissa Lucio granted stay of execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on April 25 granted a stay of execution for Melissa Lucio and ordered a Cameron County district court to consider new evidence regarding the death of her daughter Mariah.
United Methodist bishops open spring meeting with message of unity amid schism
Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the outgoing president of the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, opened the bishops’ spring meeting Monday (April 25) with a recap of the historic events the denomination has faced since she took office in 2020:…