At the beginning of Holy Week, Christianity Today published an article on the crucifixion that caused a firestorm.
Congressional Bill Would Protect Tax-Exempt Status Of Charities
Congressional representatives are seeking to protect the freedom of tax-exempt charitable groups by filing the Safeguarding Charity Act. The bill would reaffirm that a tax-exempt status is not financial assistance, making a group subject to federal regulations.
Could changes at the FDA call the kosher status of milk into question? Many are asking.
As soon as news broke this week that the Food and Drug Administration was suspending federal testing of commercially produced milk, the Orthodox Union’s hotline lit up.
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statue in Alabama
Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association on Thursday.
Papal Envy
I am an Episcopal priest, which means that my kids are “PKs.” In Protestant culture, a PK is a “preacher’s kid,” but “priest’s kid” also works. And the thing about PKs is that usually they chafe against the role their…
Faith, Fury and the 51st State: How Trump and Religion Are Reshaping Canada’s Election
Unusually, the major issue in Canada’s April 28 federal election is not domestic politics per se but how the country — by far America’s most important strategic and economic partner — will stand up to Donald Trump. The parties compete…
Are Catholic Converts More Hard Core Than Cradle Catholics?
Here’s a religion and politics story from the 2024 election that I hadn’t really thought about until recently – J.D. Vance, Trump’s pick for vice president, converted to Catholicism in 2019.
A Christian Medical School Opens for the First Time in 40 Years
For the first time in more than 40 years, a new Christian medical school granting MD degrees has opened its doors in the US.
Gov. Josh Shapiro: Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack
I woke up to yelling in the hallway. A few seconds later, there was a bang on the door.
Nailing Down the Truth of Christ’s Crucifixion
Like so many Christians, I spent a lot of time before Easter thinking about the Crucifixion: how it must have felt for Jesus to die that way, how God chose this particular device of Roman terror to accomplish our salvation,…
Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US
The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and notes that 58% of the 9,354 incidents related to Israel, notably chants, speeches and signs at rallies protesting Israeli policies.
“A Specifically Christian State”
Most historians agree that the separation of church and state is what allowed a flourishing of religious pluralism in the United States. Without a state religion, Americans are largely free to pursue their own practices and beliefs free of government…