The Vatican’s doctrinal summit opened this week with one issue deemed to be out of bounds: female deacons.
Descendants Of Tulsa Massacre Victims Welcome Justice Department’s Review — Cautiously
The Department of Justice announced on Monday a federal review into the two-day racist massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, more than 100 years ago, when white supremacists killed Black civilians while destroying homes and thriving businesses in the predominantly Black community.
A Hurricane Doesn’t Tell Us Who to Hate
My family is from one of the most hurricane-prone places in the United States—our hometown was virtually wiped from the map by Hurricane Katrina. Because of this, we spend hurricane season tracking each tropical depression with dread and then, often,…
Are LGBTQ Jews welcome in Orthodox communities? This is how they are building spaces of their own
It was a heart-wrenching choice. But when Daniel Gammerman decided to never set foot back in an Orthodox synagogue, he thought of it as an act of love. Not toward the Jewish community he was born into, but to himself.
Wikipedia and Religion: Uncovering the Dynamics of Reliable Sources and Digital Bias
In today’s digital world, Wikipedia is still the first resource that people turn to, especially when it comes to obtaining quick information about religious issues. Today, it hosts more than six million articles in English and garners billions of visits per month,…
In a new film, 12 pastors take a leap of faith — hoping friendship can overcome their divides
In the summer of 2022, a dozen pastors from different backgrounds and traditions gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to answer one simple question.
Baptist World Alliance Accepting Awards Nominations
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is now accepting nominations for the Baptist World Alliance-Kowloon International Baptist Church Evangelism Award and the Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award, both to be presented to awardees in Brisbane, Australia, during the 23rd Baptist World Congress in…
Accept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas
Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus himself has become a metaphor for the evils of early colonial empires, and rightly so.
Hezbollah crisis adds to threats facing Jews during High Holidays and ahead of Oct. 7, experts say
As Israel escalates its fight against Hezbollah, Jewish security organizations are on particularly heightened alert ahead of the High Holidays.