Over the past two years of living with COVID-19, many churches have had to think in new ways. Congregations across the country are experimenting with practices such as virtual worship and Bible study or masking and social distancing – even…
Police: At least 1 more person sought in Ohio imam’s death
Authorities say at least one more person is being sought following the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of an Ohio religious leader last year.
Christian College Reverts to Bible Degrees After Deep Cuts
A small Christian college with sharply declining enrollment announced it had to “face the facts” this week and either change or die. Lincoln Christian University (LCU), in Lincoln, Illinois, is hoping deep cuts and a directional shift are enough to…
Franklin Graham sends disaster response teams to Europe; says he opposes war
The Rev. Franklin Graham said his Christian humanitarian relief organization was sending disaster response teams to Poland, Romania and Moldova to assess how it can meet the needs of Ukrainians fleeing their country.
The enigmatic role of anti-Semitism in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
As noted recently in the New York Times and elsewhere, the Jews of Ukraine have plenty of reason for concern. History has not been kind to the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe: from pogroms to the Holocaust, the memory of historical trauma…
Israel rejects Palestinian accusations of ‘apartheid’
The Palestinian U.N. ambassador, wearing a mask saying “End Apartheid,” accused Israel of engaging in “apartheid” in nearly a dozen ways on Wednesday, and Israel’s ambassador accused him of regurgitating claims from the Palestinian Authority, which he said “promotes hate,…
States push 15-week abortion bans as the right argues over a post-Roe strategy
Several GOP-controlled states could ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as soon as this week, passing bills modeled on a Mississippi law that the Supreme Court could soon deem constitutional.
The Great American Clergy Shortage Is Coming
Religious groups across the country are currently witnessing its clergy members step down from the pulpit without a replacement ready to take their spot in vast numbers.
Colleyville, Texas, is among dozens of U.S. cities blanketed with antisemitic flyers
Authorities are investigating the distribution of antisemitic and racist flyers in Colleyville, Texas, where a gunman took worshippers hostage at a synagogue last month. Colleyville is one of dozens of cities across the U.S. that have reported similar distribution of flyers in…
Oklahoma legislature advances Holocaust education bill
An Oklahoma state House committee unanimously approved a bill that would mandate Holocaust education in Oklahoma schools.
Air Force officers sue over religious exemption denials
A dozen U.S. Air Force officers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government after the military denied their religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
Houses of faith are building affordable housing on their properties
Houses of worship own thousands of acres across the U.S., and now through millions of dollars in new grants, congregations in Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, Miami and Seattle will be building affordable housing on their properties.








