As supporters of President Trump’s allegations of voter fraud have persisted in questioning the results of the election five weeks since it was called for Joe Biden, some evangelical leaders have had enough.
In final years at Liberty, Falwell spent millions on pro-Trump causes
After shocking many in the evangelical movement by endorsing Donald Trump over other Republicans for the 2016 presidential nomination, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. pumped millions of the nonprofit religious institution’s funds into Republican causes and efforts to promote…
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago elects the Rev. Paula Clark, its first Black and first female bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago has elected the Rev. Canon Paula E. Clark, its first Black bishop and the first woman to lead the diocese.
On the first day of Christmas…teachers got a legal headache over blurring the line between church and state
During a school year disrupted by pandemic-related closures, students across the U.S. will soon be absent for a scheduled reason: the annual Christmas break.
Black Southern Baptists weigh in on critical race theory critique by officials
The president of the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention has asked for a meeting with six seminary presidents who recently declared that an academic set of ideas on race known as “critical race theory” is incompatible with the…
DC’s Wilton Gregory, first African American cardinal, on Joe Biden, race and COVID-19
It has been barely two weeks since Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., returned from Rome, where Pope Francis made him the first African American cardinal in history. The groundbreaking title change comes in a year filled with protests…
U.S. Supreme Court rules Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows monetary damages against federal officials
By a vote of 8-0 (Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate), the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows for monetary damages against officials who are sued in their official capacities.
Logos Enlists Black Church Leaders to Diversify Bible Study Resources
Chauncey Allmond dreams of a day when white evangelical preachers will reference the work of African American Bible scholars without even thinking about it. He and his colleagues at Logos Bible Software hope they can make that happen by adding…
Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks
Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks
Engineered in His Image? Christians More Cautious About Gene Editing.
Christians around the globe share concerns about the application of fast-advancing gene-editing technology, making them more cautious about the research and its potential application to alter a baby’s genetic makeup, according to a new survey.
Idaho Anne Frank Memorial defaced with swastika stickers
Boise police are investigating after the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial was defaced by swastika stickers earlier this week.
Jerry Falwell Jr. drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University
Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the school he once led defamed him after he resigned this summer in the wake of a sex scandal.