As Rae Ann Kaylie sat on her mother’s couch in the wake of her death, the Judaica felt overwhelming.
Kansas last sent a Democrat to the Senate in 1932. A megachurch pastor aims to change that.
Thirty-six years ago, the Rev. Adam Hamilton co-founded a church with a handful of people in a funeral home chapel. Now, that congregation is the largest United Methodist church in the nation, and Hamilton is setting his sights on a…
Genocide For Me But Not For Thee?
Last week, Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, celebrated Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) by posting an illustrated map of Israel—which is not, in itself, unusual. What was unusual was the map they chose: one that depicts Gaza and the…
Muslim women are suing jails and police over hijab removal at booking. And winning.
More Muslim women across the United States are turning to the courts to challenge prison and police policies that force them to remove their hijabs for booking photos, arguing the practice violates their religious freedom and leaves them exposed to…
Marching Against an ‘Illegal and Unholy War’
Rev. William Barber II made this declaration as he stood in front of the White House on Monday (April 27) along with dozens of other clergy to speak against the “illegal and unholy war” the Trump administration started against Iran….
Black Churches Urge Congregants to Mobilize After Supreme Court Ruling
In the hours after the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana congressional map and weakened protections given to minority voters under the Voting Rights Act, a bishop overseeing historically Black African Methodist Episcopal (AME) churches in Louisiana wrote a message…
Annoyed Trump Voter Only Needed 2 Words To Sum Up President’s Beef With The Pope
When it comes to President Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV, some Catholics are having nun of it.
Review & Giveaway: Becoming Neighbors
The concept of “neighbor” is a pretty big deal within the Christian faith. In summarizing God’s law and his teachings, Jesus basically says love God with everything you’ve got and love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:39). It’s ironic that…
Newsboys co-founder sues Julie Roys, World Vision and rival Christian concert promoters
The founder of one of the most popular Christian music groups in recent decades has sued key players in the Christian concert business, along with a pair of journalists and one of the nation’s largest charities, claiming they worked together…
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza exhibit their impressions of war as a fragile ceasefire holds
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza staged an impromptu exhibit on Tuesday, seeking another way to show the world what has happened during the war and the fragile ceasefire.
Analysis: For accurate conclusions about Latter-day Saint retention, look at the best data
One of the most meaningful data points for any faith community is how well it retains those in the faith, whether they were born into it or joined later. With the West’s rapidly changing religious landscape, the last two decades…
Holy Land risks becoming ‘Christian Disneyland’
A Benedictine Abbot has warned that Christianity in the Holy Land risks becoming a façade for tourists rather than an active and living faith, citing the decline of the local Christian population and increased pressure from Israeli authorities and settlers.