Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful world, as a new survey of Catholic women showed that many felt the Church discriminated against them.
In North Idaho, religious and secular activists work to fight Christian nationalism
Last month, dozens of activists packed into a small room in the Post Falls library for a board meeting of the Community Library Network. Some came to defend the library, but video of the meeting suggests most were there to…
The Asbury Revival Sparks Prayer, Reflection At Other Christian Universities
“Nothing good happens after midnight. Except for this. So proclaims the Facebook page for Midnight Worship, a weekly gathering hosted by the Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas.
Columbus artist’s dreadlocked, tattooed icons offer a fresh take on the saints
On an unseasonably warm autumn day in Columbus, Ohio, in 2016, Gracie Morbitzer recalls sifting through a box of free items at a cluttered yard sale. Beneath beat-up nail clippers and toilet paper rolls, she salvaged two hand-sized pieces of…
Kanye and the Troubling History of Persistent Antisemitism
In October 2022, the rapper Ye—formerly known as Kanye West—was suspended from Twitter after posting that he was planning to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” In the weeks to come, Ye claimed during a podcast interview that “Jewish Zionists” were…
Court withdraws April execution date for Andre Thomas
A Grayson County court withdrew the April 5 execution date for Andre Thomas—a paranoid schizophrenic prisoner who gouged out both his eyes—to allow his legal team time to demonstrate their client is not mentally competent.
Old-school Christian nationalism’s avatar of racism, antisemitism and conspiracies
The Rev. Gerald L.K. Smith loved Jesus so much he built a seven-story statue on the top of an Ozark mountain to honor his savior.
Supreme Court declines to decide whether city-backed prayer vigil violated First Amendment
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear arguments in a dispute between officials in a central Florida city who encouraged residents to attend a prayer vigil and two atheists who claimed the city’s involvement violated the First Amendment.
Beth Moore: When I Was a Stranger in the SBC, Anglicans Welcomed Me
In March 2021, I made public my departure from the Southern Baptist Convention, the denomination I’d loved all my life and served since I was 12.