Last week an old video resurfaced on Twitter in which John MacArthur, pastor of Los Angeles’s Grace Community Church, announced he did not support religious freedom. In the clip, MacArthur argued that supporting religious freedom promotes idolatry and enables the kingdom of darkness—that…
‘Dark Money’: Faith-Based, Other Nonprofits Funnel Tax-Free Money To Political Groups
While Uncle Sam grants Americans tax deductions for charitable giving, the government prohibits deductions for donations to political groups.
Vaccine mandate updates: Federal court halts mandate against Navy personnel seeking religious exemption, and more
Although the U.S. Navy offers a procedure to request a religious accommodation from the Biden administration’s rule requiring all servicemembers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, “it is theater,” according to a federal court in Texas in a case brought by…
King’s last full year of life: Protest, praise, ire, incarceration
While Martin Luther King Jr. Day is mostly commemorated with quotes and clips of King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech and footage of bus boycotts and the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, some of the most important…
Florida Republicans craft restrictive abortion law Democrats have little power to stop
State lawmakers in Florida are planning to pass legislation this year that would drastically limit how and when people can access abortions, a move sure to inflame growing tensions nationally over conservative efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Neo-Nazi leader sentenced to 7 years for plot to intimidate Jews, journalists
A Neo-Nazi leader convicted in a plot to intimidate Jews and journalists has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home
On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines Johnson as the Texan signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although not the first civil rights bill passed by Congress, it was the most comprehensive.
James opens gubernatorial campaign with evangelical appeal
Business owner Tim James appealed to evangelical Christian voters as he opened his Republican campaign for Alabama governor Wednesday, railing against the threat of “godless Marxism,” quoting scripture and claiming God has called the conservative state to lead the nation.
Federal ruling paves way for Mississippi mosque construction project
A federal court has ruled in favor of efforts to build a mosque in Horn Lake, Mississippi. The effort to build the Abraham House of God, as the project is known, was blocked by the city in November. The Abraham…
New Mexico church official urges nuclear disarmament talks
The head of one of the oldest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States says now is the time to rejuvenate and sustain a global conversation about the need for nuclear disarmament and how to develop ways to avoid a…
Catholic and Jewish leaders condemn fascist display at Rome funeral
Catholic and Jewish leaders in Rome have condemned an “offensive and unacceptable” funeral procession in which the coffin was draped in a Nazi flag and mourners gave the fascist salute outside a church.
Indigenous Mormons struggle to balance pride in the faith with LDS history
When Sarah Newcomb was in the third grade, she and her classmates got their choice of roles in the Thanksgiving play — a Pilgrim with a buckled hat or a Native American wearing a feathered headband.