It’s something that I’ve noted before, but let me mention this again – the United States Census Bureau has launched a new survey that is not just about counting people. It’s focused on other types of questions like religion! And…
A weak Pope Francis is wielding power and rewriting the narrative of how popes exercise authority
During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes never carry bags and until the 1970s were themselves carried…
60 years later, ‘The Sound of Music’ message about fleeing Nazis is just as powerful
When I was young, movie theaters were ornate palaces of popular culture that our family did not often visit. But, for “The Sound of Music,” we did. If I recall correctly, I even had to get a little dressed up for it.
Americans Think Church Should Look Churchy
Outreach-minded evangelicals have often argued that church buildings need to be less “churchy” to draw in would-be seekers. But that might not actually be true, according to recent research from Barna Group and Aspen Group asking a representative sample of 2,000 Americans…
SEC clears investor nuns to file Indigenous rights resolution against Citigroup
Sister Susan Francois, a 52-year-old Catholic nun and longtime financial investment activist, has spent the past four years filing shareholder resolutions against Citigroup, urging the parent company of one of the world’s largest investment banks to rethink its financial ties…
Exhibit offers a peek inside what the new Tree of Life museum, synagogue may look like
Featuring a light-filled atrium and slightly scaled-back design, the latest renderings of the new Tree of Life museum, educational center and synagogue building are being unveiled as
Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Massachusetts group Satanic Temple
An Oklahoma man accused of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court.
Georgetown faculty call for solidarity after postdoc Badar Khan Suri’s detention
The faculty at Georgetown University’s center for Muslim-Christian understanding is protesting the detention of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who has been detained by federal immigration authorities, calling his arrest and relocation to Louisiana an “authoritarian weaponization of the…
How Does the Public Feel About Sex Among Teenagers?
I was poking around a couple government websites the other day and came across a pretty surprising statistic. The National Center for Health Statistics reported that among females aged 15-19 the birth rate was 62/1000 in 1991. The provisional data from 2022…
Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ student club, reversing a longtime ban
Yeshiva University has approved a new club for LGBTQ students, reversing a policy that it has spent years defending in court.
Disciples of White Jesus
That the United States is in a time of great cultural upheaval is no secret. Corporations are weakening their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Colleges and universities are doing the same, often due to government pressure. And the Trump…
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry…