A Utah bill banning most flags in public school classrooms and government buildings will advance to a Senate vote one year after lawmakers rejected a similar bill inserted during the final hours of the session.
Wrathful deities are invoked in a Tibetan Buddhist dance in a monastery in north India
Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound of drums, cymbals and long horns. Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying…
Federal Layoffs Shake Christians in Government
Earlier this month, speaking before faith leaders and political officials at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump pledged to “protect Christians in our schools, in our military, in our government, in our workplaces, hospitals and in our public squares.”
Documentary highlights the tensions, isolation of being ‘Black + Evangelical’
A new documentary is shedding light on a group of people who are part of the evangelical Christian tradition in a way, said Wheaton College theology professor Vincent Bacote, “that’s not just white and being a Republican.”
Orthodox pro-Israel group to honor Steve Bannon after backlash for his straight-armed gesture
An Orthodox right-wing pro-Israel group will honor Steve Bannon, nine days after the former Donald Trump adviser faced criticism for a gesture that resembled a Nazi salute.
Even RFK’s More Benign-Sounding Rhetoric is Rooted in the Dangerous Ideology Set to Guide U.S. Health Policy
Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Measles-dismisser, nepo-baby, bear cub-dumper, and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was one of the president’s more questionable nominations. This is a significant achievement in itself when compared with other dangerously unsuitable candidates for…
This Lent, why not talk to somebody?
Talk is cheap, people used to say. But it seems to me it’s at a premium in a world where politicians trade insults and sneer at each other, and social media and technology has replaced many face-to-face conversations.
Catholic Vice President JD Vance acknowledges Pope Francis’ criticism of US immigration crackdown
Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Pope Francis’ criticism of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, without responding to any of its specifics or to the pontiff’s apparent criticism of Vance’s own deployment of Catholic tradition to justify such policies.
To Love Our Neighbors
In making that statement, Joe Blosser identified the problem he believes distorts the faith and actions of many American Christians today, especially those of the White mainline Protestant variety. His recent book, To Love Our Neighbors: Radical Practices in Solidarity, Sufficiency,…
One J6 Rioter Says Trumpers Are In A Cult. She’s Right — Here’s How I Know.
Pamela Hemphill, aka MAGA Granny, made headlines recently when she refused President Donald Trump’s pardon for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The Boise, Idaho, retiree had already served a six-month sentence but was still on probation for the misdemeanor…
Facing blowback, Israel’s foreign minister defends siding with Russia at the UN
In the two days since Israel joined the United States to vote against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s faced more than a little backlash.
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
A meeting in Philadelphia, held at a senior center on a bitter cold Saturday afternoon in late January 2025, drew nearly 300 people.