When she learned that Ethan Hawke was working on a special audio edition of her acclaimed novel “Gilead,” Marilynne Robinson’s response was to get a better idea of who he was.
‘Faith Vote’ 20-minute ad aims to cement liberal believers for Biden
Two liberal-leaning religious groups are unveiling a short film aimed at mobilizing fellow faith-fueled voters, adding to a flurry of religion-themed advertisements critical of President Donald Trump and his administration that have been released in the final weeks before the…
AP Explains: What’s behind Trump’s town hall answer on QAnon
Ask the Q” has been a rallying cry for QAnon believers since the conspiracy theory’s online birth three years ago. They have long claimed that if President Donald Trump was asked about QAnon, his answer would confirm their baseless belief…
Masks keep churches from being superspreaders. But they make sermons tough
The Rev. Timothy Filston, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Thomasville, Georgia, had a request for his mask-wearing congregation during a recent sermon.
Religious Liberty discussions on day 3 of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing
The third day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett – which was the second day with questions form senators – yielded few religious liberty discussions, and none that made any significant advances over the first day…
Christians urged to view society and Scripture from the margins
No Need Among You conference speakers challenged online participants to interpret societal systems and Scripture from the perspective of the marginalized.
Man described as neo-Nazi pleads guilty in synagogue plot
Holzer was arrested Nov. 1, 2019 after receiving phony pipe bombs and dynamite from undercover FBI agents he had been meeting with.
Amid COVID-19, Pro-Lifers Push to Avoid Abortive Fetal Cells in Medicine
President Donald Trump has praised the treatments he received for the coronavirus, including an experimental COVID-19 drug cocktail, as “miracles coming down from God.” But in the week after his hospitalization, some questioned the president’s endorsement of the medication—which he says he…
Catholic priest is sentenced to time served after 2018 break-in at nuclear naval base
Since his arrest nearly three years ago on trespassing charges after invading a nuclear submarine base with six others as part of a symbolic nuclear disarmament action, the Rev. Stephen M. Kelly has been held in a Brunswick, Georgia, county…
Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan
A ballot drive has turned in more than 483,000 signatures for an initiative to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in Michigan by amending the state’s civil rights law.
In Day 2 of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, some religious liberty discussions, though little depth or insight
Day two of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing included a first round of questioning from many of the senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee. A few of them included religious liberty topics in their discussions with the…
152M Remain in Child Labor Worldwide
There are 152 million children in conditions of child labor worldwide, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s annual report published Sept. 30.