On July 5, 2026, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is encouraging its American members to participate in a special fast: a day to “express gratitude for religious liberty and to pray that it be strengthened throughout the world,”…
The Religious Reversal That Doesn’t Make Sense
The Cooperative Election Study released some new data. If you’ve been a follower of this newsletter, you read about this in a post a couple of months ago. The big headline finding is that the share of Americans who claim to…
The Sports Gambling Crisis the Church is Ignoring
Calvin Ridley, star receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, was suspended for an entire season in 2022 for gambling on NFL games. The following year, 10 NFL and one NHL athlete were suspended for gambling-related infractions.
Can Reform Judaism reform itself?
A New Yorker cartoon has lived rent-free in my head for years. In it, some kids are playing in a progressive early childhood center. One kid looks to the teacher and asks: “Do we still have to do what we…
I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong
In 2014, a group of students at Bowdoin College thought it would be fun to dress up as Pilgrims and Native Americans for a Thanksgiving-themed party. This is not the first or last event like this, nor is it unique to one…
Baptist World Aid Launches First Dedicated Website
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is excited to announce the launch of the first dedicated website for Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the BWA’s aid and relief ministry. The site (BWAid.org) creates a centralized hub for crisis updates, disaster response information,…
Samaritan’s Purse to open Ebola field hospital in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian international humanitarian relief organization, airlifted an Ebola treatment unit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier this week in response to the outbreak of the deadly disease.
Chicago mayor sees Pope Leo XIV as key ally on social justice, migration after Vatican meeting
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast Pope Leo XIV as a powerful global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff at the Vatican, saying their shared roots and priorities could help amplify efforts to protect vulnerable communities.
An Ohio pastor-turned-lawmaker backs a Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act for schools
Ohio state Rep. Gary Click recalls the comfort he felt going to church as a child and when he declared his faith before a congregation at the age of 12.
Muslim principal in Texas reassigned, investigated after right-wing backlash
Days after naming a Muslim woman as principal of a North Texas high school, conservative backlash prompted the district to reassign her and open an investigation
Women’s ordination movement has always been about ‘more than ordination’
It’s time to completely rethink what ordination could look like in the Catholic Church, said one keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Women’s Ordination Conference.
British Museum says Jewish Culture Month lecture cancelled over ‘disruption’ concerns will happen next month
The British Museum postponed a lecture titled ‘‘Ancient Israel and Judah” that was scheduled to take place Thursday on its premises.