Orthodox Christianity in the United States is a kaleidoscope of languages and cultures as diverse as Russia, Greece, Ethiopia, Syria, Bulgaria and, increasingly, the American South.
Mormons (And People Of Faith In General) More Likely To Be Fraud Victims
Mention the Mormon church to someone who isn’t familiar with it, and you’ll likely find they know essentially three things: Members don’t drink, their missionaries wear white shirts and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (it’s unlikely they’ll…
Senator Demands to Know if World Vision Is Funding Terrorism
Senator Chuck Grassley is concerned that World Vision International may have funded terrorism with US taxpayers’ money.
Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students
A middle school teacher in a district outside Houston, Texas, has been fired reportedly for reading a sexual passage from Anne Frank’s diary out loud to eighth-grade students, the district told local news.
Trump Says On Rosh Hashanah That ‘Liberal Jews’ Voted To ‘Destroy America’
Former President Donald Trump marked the start of the Jewish High Holy Days with a fiery missive on Sunday reminding his followers that “liberal Jews” voted to “destroy America & Israel” through their support of Joe Biden.
African churches urge US Congress to reauthorize PEPFAR
African church leaders have sent a letter to the U.S. Congress urging them to reauthorize one of President George W. Bush’s signature achievements, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, which expires Sept. 30.
Lawsuit by Islamic rights group says US terror watchlist woes continue even after names are removed
Mohamed Khairullah, the longest serving Muslim mayor in the U.S., thought he had finally resolved years of airport searches and border interrogations in 2021, when his name appeared to be removed from the government’s secret terror watchlist.
Bible debates, ancient and modern: Why did early church choose only four Gospels?
Early Christians dismissed what they judged to be “apocryphal” texts, meaning of doubtful authenticity, and recognized only the familiar quartet of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as authoritative and eventually included in what became the New Testament.
March for Our Lives, faith leaders call on Florida lawmakers to ‘cease and desist’
On Friday (Sept. 15) in Florida’s capital, a phalanx of college students will venture to the Statehouse to deliver a letter that, in part, protests the murder of three Black patrons by a white gunman last month at a Dollar…