The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is stepping down from his role as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the prominent civil rights organization that evolved from Operation PUSH, which the longtime civil rights leader founded a half-century ago.
European Parliament urges end to violence in Manipur
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on authorities in India to stop ongoing violence in the northeastern state of Manipur, where more than 250 houses of worship have been destroyed or damaged.
Evangelicals Rejoice at the Church of England’s Fossil Fuel Divestment
Sometimes, late at night, when her kids have gone to bed and Eleanor Getson is doing the dishes, she is hit with an almost crippling fear.
Rebecca Todd Peters is on a mission to get churches to talk about abortion
The Rev. Rebecca Todd Peters’ neon pink stole bearing the Planned Parenthood logo announced her subject even before she ascended to the lectern.
The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty
The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty, a federal jury announced Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether he should be sentenced to death or life in…
Religion Has Become A Luxury Good For The Middle Class, Married College Graduate With Children
I’m in absolutely no sense a biblical scholar. I’m nothing more than a lay preacher who was called by a local American Baptist congregation because I was willing to fill the pulpit each Sunday. I took about five courses in…
Why We Shouldn’t Lose Faith in Organized Religion
Eboo Patel wants to tell a better story about religion in America.
Kansas judge orders state to stop changing sex listings on trans drivers’ licenses
A Kansas judge issued an order Monday that prohibits the state from allowing transgender drivers to change the sex listed on their driver’s licenses.
As protests rage across Israel, Diaspora minister accuses Biden of colluding with Israeli opposition and ‘inflaming’ unrest
Israel’s minister of Diaspora affairs accused the Biden administration of working in cahoots with the Israeli parliamentary opposition to inflame the antigovernment protests now sweeping the country.