President Joe Biden’s administration is developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia as the White House faces skepticism from many Muslim Americans for its staunch support of Israel’s military assault on Hamas in Gaza.
ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Block Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case involving the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
“Truth, Love and Unity”: Challenges of the Russian-Ukrainian War for European Baptists
From 19 to 21 October, a theological consultation was held in Warsaw, organised around the theme of “Love, Truth and Unity.”
FBI director warns of increased threat of attacks amid ‘historic levels’ of antisemitism in the US
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that antisemitism in the United States has reached “historic levels” in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas and cautioned that the threat of attacks was high.
Pope Francis’ Media Blackout Created A Synod Of ‘Sideshows’
Sometimes the boring stuff is the most important. Anyone who has ever worked in journalism for several decades, such as myself, can attest to this.
Give Me Yesus: Indonesia Replaces Arabic Name for Christ
The Indonesian government announced last month that it will stop using the Arabic term for Jesus Christ—Isa al Masih—when referring to Christian holidays and will instead use the Bahasa term Yesus Kristus beginning in 2024.
Why Black women like Yolanda Pierce are rising to lead top theology schools
At Mount Holyoke College, the oldest of the Seven Sisters colleges, Danielle R. Holley was recently appointed as the school’s 20th president. At Boston University, Melissa Gilliam was recently appointed as its president.
Jewish schools to colleges: Don’t recruit our students unless you can guarantee their safety
Any college or university that wants to recruit students from two Modern Orthodox schools in New Jersey will now have to prove it can keep Jewish students safe, according to announcements from the schools.
Two pastors worry for their congregants’ safety. Are more guns the answer or the problem?
Inside the columned church on the corner, the rich tones of the organ have wrapped congregants in their embrace. The time has come for the Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. to preach the lessons embodied by the Prince of Peace.
Mike Bickle, leader of IHOP movement, accused of sexual abuse
Mike Bickle, the longtime leader of the Kansas City-based International House of Prayer, which in the late 1990s launched a global round-the-clock prayer meeting, has been accused of clergy sexual abuse by former leaders in the movement.
Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance positions and called for research on allowing women to be deacons to be released within a year.
Haredi Jews, exempt from Israel’s military service mandate, sign up to fight Hamas
In ordinary times, Moshe, a 38-year-old Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish Israeli, would be working while also focusing on his Torah studies.