One of the most controversial books in recent literary history, Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses,” was published three decades ago this month and almost immediately set off angry demonstrations all over the world, some of them violent.
There Are Many Mansions in Heaven, but We’d Like Something Sooner
I refresh my email compulsively, stealing moments between toddler snacks and sunscreen reapplications, cracking open a LaCroix as I scroll through my inbox.
Lohmann: A little church doing big things with its ‘clothes closet’ ministry
When Biltmore Baptist Church started its “clothes closet” ministry five years ago, it was a leap of faith for such a small church.
Washington state seeks dismissal of SPU’s suit claiming religious rights violations
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed to dismiss a lawsuit against him from Seattle Pacific University, a private school associated with the Free Methodist Church, arguing that he’s not violating the university’s constitutional rights by requesting information about its…
Frederick Buechner was a writer tuned in to the frequency of grace
When the late Frederick Buechner — novelist, preacher, Christian apologist — was asked to summarize the single essential insight of his prolific writing and speaking career, he would respond, “Listen to your life.”
Meet Imran Siddiqui, the first Asian American vice president of the ELCA
When Imran Siddiqui’s name was put forward for vice president of the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, he figured, why not fill out the paperwork? He didn’t expect to make it far in the process.
Advanced Placement courses could clash with laws that target critical race theory
Scientific theories to justify racism. Laws and Supreme Court decisions that denied Black people equal rights. The imperialist view that Anglo-Saxons were called upon by God to civilize the “savages” of the world.
Protesters demand Utah require clergy to report sex abuse
Survivors and faith leaders rallied Friday at the Utah State Capitol to demand change to a state law that exempts religious leaders from requirements that they report child sexual abuse brought to their attention in spiritual confessions.
Jehovah’s Witnesses to return to door knocking, a sign of new COVID-19 stage
Like other houses of worship, the Jehovah’s Witnesses shut down their Kingdom Halls in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.