In the wake of reports alleging objectionable rhetoric and conduct by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., students at the evangelical Christian school plan to call for internal and external investigations into the president and administration at a protest on…
New data shows Israeli settlement surge in east Jerusalem
New official data obtained by The Associated Press shows a spike in Jewish settlement construction in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, along with strong evidence of decades of systematic discrimination illustrated by a huge…
When losing a loved one to gun violence doesn’t change your gun rights beliefs
The Texas pastor who’s running for office opposing gun control—after his daughter was killed in Sutherland Springs.
Falwell Jr. says FBI to investigate ‘criminal conspiracy’ at Liberty University
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. told Hill.TV on Tuesday that he has begun sharing information with the FBI in what he alleged was a criminal conspiracy against him by former board members at the school.
Trump accidentally tweeted an insult at a pastor. Here’s how the pastor responded.
The president had mixed up Jonathan Carl, the Kentucky minister with fewer than 375 Twitter followers, with Jonathan Karl, the ABC News reporter whose journalism had ruffled the feathers of the commander in chief.
$1.7 million for slavery reparations fund puts Virginia Theological Seminary at forefront of debate
Virginia Theological Seminary took what appears to be an unprecedented step this week by announcing that it had set aside $1.7 million for a slavery reparations fund – something considered but not yet enacted by other institutions of higher education…
‘Someone’s gotta tell the freakin’ truth’: Jerry Falwell’s aides break their silence
More than two dozen current and former Liberty University officials describe a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world.
Baptist college handbook authorizes ‘full access’ to students’ social media accounts
Campus policies at schools like Louisiana College stir debate over whether regulating personal posts protects students or silences criticism.
Muslims hope judge’s ruling against terror watch list ends harassment by feds
A federal judge in Virginia has ruled the terror watch list created by the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center — which has about 1.2 million people on it — violates the rights of Muslims.
Drew Brees on ‘Bring Your Bible to School’ ad: ‘I do not support groups that discriminate’
Saints quarterback Drew Brees made an effort to address criticisms directed his way on Thursday after he appeared in a “Bring Your Bible to School Day” promotional advertisement on behalf of the activist group, Focus on the Family, an organization…
Southern Baptist Convention claims no control over local churches. But new rules, lawsuit may test that argument
In an attempt to counter the claim that the SBC has little oversight of its churches, a Virginia lawsuit states the SBC has had no problem exerting authority over churches when it wants to, pointing to churches kicked out over…
Buttigieg says ‘reckoning’ coming over GOP and Christianity
Republicans, he asserted, are “known for beating people on the head” with their faith while following a policy agenda aimed at reducing assistance for the poor and other policies he said were at odds with that message.