The reverend stood at the podium and, looking out at the crowd of around 2,000, lifted a hand and began his testimony. His voice boomed from speakers that framed the stage as the congregants shifted in their seats.
Anglican Church of Canada blunders stoke calls for general secretary to resign
Survivors of abuse and anti-abuse advocates in the Anglican Church of Canada are calling for the denomination’s general secretary to resign, saying he and other ACC leaders have continued to bungle their response to the leak of a draft of…
Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality
Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social justice group that attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world.
Ukraine invasion puts Chabad of Russia ‘between a rock and a hard place’
Three days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a prominent rabbi in Moscow offered a striking dissent.
Navy barred from acting against religious vaccine refusers
A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who have objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.
Gary North (1942-2022) sought to deny religious liberty to ‘the enemies of God’ — but he was willing to wait patiently for the revolution to develop
If you’ve never heard of Gary North that may be because he wanted it that way. Nevertheless, when North died in Georgia recently at age 80, he’d quietly become one of the notable religious and political architects of our time….
Long delayed, Deborah Lipstadt nomination for antisemitism envoy passes committee
Following an eight-month-long delay, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday (March 29) approved the nomination of noted antisemitism scholar Deborah Lipstadt to be the State Department’s envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism.
Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
President Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act to make lynching a federal hate crime, in a historic first that comes after more than a century of failed efforts against racial violence.
Jews say making daylight saving time permanent threatens morning prayer
American Jews say they were blindsided by the U.S. Senate’s lightning-fast passage of a bill to make daylight saving time year-round and intend to fight it.
Gov. Reynolds signs Israel and antisemitism bills into law
Governor Reynolds signed two bills into law relating to anti-BDS of Israel and antisemitism on Wednesday.
Orthodox patriarch denounces ‘atrocious invasion’ of Ukraine
The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians on Tuesday denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an “atrocious” act that is causing enormous suffering.
Pope Francis Consecrates Russia And Ukraine, Calls It A ‘Spiritual Act’ Amid War
During a ceremony Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis offered up a special prayer for Ukraine and Russia in connection with a Marian prophecy that’s over 100 years old.









