When Tasneem Noor got on the stage at the Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles, she felt butterflies in her stomach. Facing about fifty women on praying rugs, ready to deliver a sermon – khutba in Arabic – she…
Can Public Money Go to Religious Schools? A Divisive Supreme Court Case Awaits
The latest case to come before the U.S. Supreme Court on religious rights and school choice has been nearly 150 years in the making.
Pro-Israel pastor apologizes for hosting event where Michael Flynn called for US to have ‘one religion’
The Christian Zionist pastor of a major church asked forgiveness for allowing the church to host an event where Michael Flynn said that the United States should only have one religion.
Some US Christian schools believe religious freedom means they can fire gay teachers
When volleyball coach Inoke Tonga was called in for a meeting with the leadership of Valor Christian high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, this fall, he thought he was about to be offered a promotion.
Supreme Court could redefine when a fetus becomes a person, upholding abortion limits while preserving the privacy right under Roe v. Wade
Since the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to abortion almost 50 years ago, a powerful legal movement has sought to overturn the ruling, while abortion rights advocates have fought to protect it.
Stories of racism permeate ‘Let’s Talk’ evangelical reconciliation kickoff event
Hundreds of evangelical Christians gathered in person at the Museum of the Bible and online across the country on Wednesday (Nov. 17) to listen to stories of racism, as clergy urged participation in a new initiative for racial unity.
‘Fundamental justice:’ Judge clears 2 in Malcolm X slaying
More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon’s death.
Backlash over Planned Parenthood fundraiser continues at Loyola Marymount University
Students at Loyola Marymount University — a private Catholic school founded by the Jesuit and Marymount orders — are protesting against the university after it announced it may be amending its policies surrounding student-organized activities.
Black pastors rally outside trial over Arbery’s killing
Hundreds of pastors both rallied and prayed Thursday outside the trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, gathering in response to a defense lawyer’s bid to keep Black ministers out of the courtroom.
Warnock, Sewell discuss ‘sacred’ voting rights — and whether God is Black
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, both Democrats and one an ordained minister, made the religious case for protecting and expanding voting rights on Thursday (Nov. 18), championing the “sacred” right to vote in a wide-ranging discussion…
Religious institutions say infrastructure funds will help model sustainability
A $50 million slice of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will go toward making nonprofits and religious institutions more energy efficient, but community leaders think that this program could have economic and environmental impacts far beyond that initial sum.
Florist who refused same-sex wedding job settles with couple
A florist in Washington state who was in an eight-year legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court will retire after settling with the same-sex couple whose wedding job she refused.







