A new resource focused on educating local churches on matters of taxation and justice was released in early December.
Christian finance expert Dave Ramsey sued for religious discrimination
A former employee of Christian finance guru Dave Ramsey is suing his former boss for religious discrimination, claiming he was fired for putting his faith in science and not prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Today’s Conspiracy Theories Echo The Satanic Panic
In 1983, the owners and employees of the McMartin Preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were accused of ritual child abuse and molestation, leading to one of the longest running criminal trials in U.S. history. This landmark case marked the beginning…
Authoritarian scotus didn’t ‘just happen’: as Roe hangs by a thread the press struggles with context and framing
In light of the likelihood that the GOP-stacked Supreme Court will rule in favor of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health—and the immense harm that such a ruling will do, whether or not it comes with the outright overturning…
Interfaith coalition urges Louis Vuitton to shed fur items
A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is urging luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to stop using animal fur in its clothing and other products.
Understanding the history and politics behind Pakistan’s blasphemy laws
A Sri Lankan working in Pakistan, Priyantha Kumara, was lynched by a mob of hundreds of people on Dec. 3, 2021, over allegations of blasphemy, or sacrilegious act. After being assaulted, he was dragged into the streets and set on fire,…
Some pastors fear talking about vaccines. Bishop Horace Smith sees them as a blessing.
Pastors and other church leaders have learned a host of lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic: how to stream video, preach to a crowd whose faces are masked and take drive-in confessions.
Died: Bill Glass, Football Star Who Changed Evangelical Approach to Sports and Prisons
Bill Glass, a football player turned evangelist who pioneered evangelical sports ministry and prison ministry, died on December 5 at age 86.
As Afghan evacuees overwhelm US aid agencies, Jewish groups step in as partners
The welcome team drove a U-Haul truck more than 100 miles to pick up donated tables, chairs, mattresses, bed frames and bookcases. Team members paid the first and last month’s rent plus the security deposit on a rental home. Then they stocked…
Fox News host says Christmas trees are about Jesus — and Hanukkah
Hanukkah is over, but Jews may have another chance: A Fox News host explained that the Christmas tree represents the Christmas spirit — and Hanukkah.
Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles
Women aspiring to leadership in the Catholic church have long come to terms with the glass ceiling that exists in the male-dominated institution, but Pope Francis’ spate of female appointments in the Vatican hierarchy suggests that change, however modest, is…
Diplomatic boycott of Olympics in China draws praise
Advocates for international religious freedom applauded the Biden Administration’s call for a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing due to China’s human rights record.