When Sen. Raphael Warnock walked to the podium in Atlanta on Tuesday night (Dec. 6) to celebrate his election to a full term as a U.S. Senator, it was mere moments before he brought up a subject close to his…
U.S. Supreme Court questions whether a web designer has a Free Speech right to refuse wedding pages for same-sex couples
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative LLC, v. Elenis, a case preemptively brought by a Colorado website designer who wishes to create wedding websites, but not for same-sex marriages because of her religious belief that they are…
Where should we draw the line between gay rights and religious rights?
It’s generally not a good idea for an opinion writer to begin a column about a controversial issue with, “I’m not sure how I feel about this one — I think both sides have a good argument.” Opinion writers aren’t…
The Warped Electoral Logic Behind Trump’s Antisemitism
For most Americans, including Republicans, the resurgence of hatred against Jewish people is the return of an ancient evil. But Donald Trump, who has refused to disavow his dinner with two of the country’s most virulent antisemites, apparently sees it…
Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach
After its searches of holy sites belonging to Ukraine’s historic Orthodox church, the nation’s security agency posted photos of evidence it recovered — including rubles, Russian passports and leaflets with messages from the Moscow patriarch.
Judge Dismisses First Attempt To Sue Over Texas’ Citizen-Enforced Abortion Ban
A Texas judge on Thursday dismissed the first and only attempt by someone to sue a health care provider for violating the state’s citizen-enforced abortion ban, saying he wouldn’t consider it because the person who filed the lawsuit had no connection to…
With Raphael Warnock’s reelection, Congress’s club of pastor politicians holds on to one of its few members
Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory against Republican challenger Herschel Walker means that the U.S. Senate will have two ordained ministers serving in its chamber. The other is Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma. Only about 1% of members of the U.S. House of Representatives are ordained ministers.
‘An epidemic of hate’: Biden administration officials meet with Jewish leaders to tackle rising antisemitism
Top Biden administration officials launched a roundtable on antisemitism on Wednesday by describing a “rising tide of antisemitism” and likening the atmosphere in the United States to that of Europe, where Jewish worship is held under lock and key.
Greek Orthodox church at World Trade Center reopens at last
More than two decades after a tiny Greek Orthodox church in lower Manhattan was destroyed by the falling south tower of the World Trade Center, that church’s far grander replacement opened to the public this week in an elevated park…