A real estate broker says an organization denied her the opportunity to purchase land in an Arkansas development because of her Jewish ancestry, and because she has a Black husband and biracial children, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in…
MAGA and Christian Nationalism Satire “The Boys” Leaves Us With a Superhero Dilemma
“Jesus… as we all know was tortured, stripped of his dignity, and killed. And that’s all well and good,” says Homelander, the psychopathic all-powerful superhero in his address to the nation from the Oval Office on the final episode of The…
Good News Club receives permanent access to Oakland schools; lawsuit ends
The Good News Club, a faith-based after-school organization, has been granted permanent access to school facilities in one of California’s largest school districts after more than a year of litigation.
America’s faith in war is a spiritual crisis — not just a political one
The United States is back at war, this time in Iran, and as the war plays out, we will be having important and necessary conversations about the ongoing conflict. These conversations will happen in churches and schools, around dinner tables…
New Jersey ‘prophet’ controlled members through fear, sex: Indictment
A New Jersey man accused of being a cult leader controlled members through fear, starvation, forced labor, and sex for more than a decade, and has continued to exert his control over some of them even behind bars, prosecutors allege in court…
Vatican turns attention to Cuba amid heighted tensions with US
As tensions between the United States and Cuba intensify, the Vatican is paying close attention to the situation, with one top official condemning the use of humanitarian aid as a political weapon.
German Espionage: End of Persecution of a Fake Threat
After nearly three decades of federal surveillance, Germany has ended its separate nationwide monitoring of the Church of Scientology — a landmark moment for religious freedom and democratic accountability.
Another Mass Shooting. More Dead Muslims. This is America.
These are stories I have written about for a quarter of a century. The only reason it hasn’t been longer is because I’m relatively young. I’m only one-fifth the age of the country.
America Needs a Better Gospel than Christian Nationalism
This past weekend, on the National Mall in Washington, thousands gathered for Rededicate 250, a national prayer service tied to the coming 250th anniversary of the United States. President Donald Trump appeared by video reading 2 Chronicles 7.
In Los Angeles, a sister offers shelter and mercy to immigrants convicted of crimes
Sister Teresa Groth calls herself a “pardoned sinner” who seeks to be “an instrument of mercy in the hands of God” — words paraphrased from the constitution of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, her congregation. As executive director of Francisco…
Rededicate 250’s anti-Catholicism revealed MAGA religious divides
In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the United States, thousands came to the National Mall in Washington for “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving.” The eight-hour-long event, created and organized by Freedom 250 in collaboration with the…
Alan Chambers, former Exodus International leader, charged with soliciting minor
The former leader of a now-defunct ex-gay ministry was arrested in Florida on Tuesday morning (May 19) in connection with a sheriff’s department sting.