Israel’s government on Sunday approved the immigration of several thousand Jews from war-torn Ethiopia, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel.
Baby we were born for war: to dominionist Christian groups, no election is too small — and Colorado is just the beginning
“Man, as many people as we have in this school here, we ought to take over Woodland Park.” Thus spake theocratic leader Andrew Wommack at a political mobilization conference in April at the Charis Bible College he heads.
Boebert in call refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks
Days after firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado was harshly criticized for making anti-Muslim comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat whom she likened to a bomb-carrying terrorist, the two spoke by phone Monday.
In a podcast, two Jesuit priests document their ministry along the southern border
In the years working toward their priestly formation, the Revs. Brian Strassburger and Louie Hotop became accustomed to difficult assignments. Hotop taught English in a single-room schoolhouse in Siberia and ministered to the unhoused in San Francisco, while Strassburger ministered…
Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access
On the day the Supreme Court hears arguments in a Mississippi abortion ban case, Sheila Katz plans to be at a nearby church.
Vainglory days: a foremost expert on religious violence offers clues to how Qanon might end
QAnon won’t last forever. Sooner or later, even if the failure of their prophecies doesn’t necessarily do them in, conspiracy theories unravel and violent movements associated with them eventually end.
Driver charged with desecrating cemetery during car chase
A driver has ben charged with desecration of a human burial ground after he drove over several gravestones and knocked over a headstone in a Charleston County cemetery as he tried to run from police, investigators said.
White supremacists found liable for violence at Charlottesville rally
A jury has found that a group that helped organized the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is liable for injuries suffered by counterprotesters, awarding a total of $26 million in damages.
Died: Labib Madanat, Who Showed the Bible to Palestinians and Israelis in Word and Deed
During his decades of ministry, Labib Madanat repeatedly passed through Israel’s main international airport. So regularly did security detain and thoroughly search him, he developed his own response.
Pastor who called on husbands to rape their wives is placed on leave
The pastor of a New York City Seventh-day Adventist church who said in a sermon earlier this month that husbands may rape their wives has been placed on administrative leave.
Why Bibles Are Disappearing From Hotel Nightstands
Thanksgiving is once again upon us and with it the official start of the busy holiday travel season that extends through Christmas.
Faith advisory board with Trump ties urges religious vaccine exemptions for military
More than 1,700 religious leaders organized by former President Donald Trump’s faith advisers are urging the U.S. military to grant religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, alleging service members with spiritual objections to the inoculations are being “stripped of their…