Israelis lit thousands of candles on Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was shot dead by a Jewish extremist as he pursued peace with the Palestinians.
Supreme Court confirmation raises questions about the direction of religious liberty in the U.S.
Amy Coney Barrett became the newest justice of the United States Supreme Court this week when she was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts during a Tuesday morning ceremony. It won’t take long before she considers a controversy addressing…
Jerry Falwell Jr. announces lawsuit against Liberty University over his ouster
Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Thursday (Oct. 29) that he is suing the school, saying it damaged his reputation after his resignation in August.
SBU Board Divide Bleeds onto Convention Floor
As tensions about trustees at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, flared up during the Missouri Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, it was usually with the current SBU trustees speaking — sometimes challenging a fellow trustee at another microphone.
Kamala Harris talks about her own faith and how it might influence a Biden-Harris White House
Asked how a Biden-Harris administration would work with faith leaders, Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party nominee for vice president, highlighted the campaign’s proposal to establish a “faith-based law enforcement program” in the Department of Justice to help protect faith…
For a growing number of evangelical Christians, Trump is no longer the lesser of two evils
It has long been taken for granted that the majority of evangelical Christians in the United States will vote for Donald Trump.
Trump Becomes the First President Since Eisenhower to Change Faiths in Office
More than 180,000 people have stopped identifying with the Presbyterian Church (USA) in the past four years, according to official church numbers. Now there’s one more: President Donald Trump.
Vatican broadens seminary abuse trial amid negligence claims
The Vatican criminal tribunal agreed Tuesday to broaden a sex abuse trial involving the Holy See’s youth seminary beyond two priests already charged to include the religious organization responsible for running the residence.
SBU Trustee Pushes Reform of MBC Nominating Process
During the Missouri Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in St. Charles, a leading trustee for Southwest Baptist University urged reforms to the trustee selection process as he criticized MBC leaders for fueling controversy at the school in Bolivar, Missouri. Robert Ingold,…
1,000-plus faith leaders call for ‘free and fair election’
More than 1,000 clergy members, religious scholars and other faith-based advocates have signed onto a unique statement that supports a comprehensive path to “a free and fair election” and urges leaders to heed the verdict of “legitimate election results” regardless of who…
Three church coalitions in the Deep South partner to urge racial reconciliation — and justice
Leaders of multiracial coalitions of churches in three Southern cities have confessed to being too “comfortable” and committed anew to “work for justice to right past wrongs” and seek racial unity.
Sean Feucht’s ‘finale’ worship protest on the National Mall included more politics than usual
Christian musician Sean Feucht held a politically charged concert in front of thousands on the National Mall Sunday night (Oct. 25), framing his performance as a protest against restrictions on churches but also voicing opposition to abortion and celebrating the…