A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken its case to…
NYPD reports 19 antisemitic incidents in August as anti-Muslim acts also spike
The NYPD reported 19 antisemitic incidents in August, an increase over last year’s tally, as anti-Muslim acts also rose dramatically.
Right To Food: Is Eating What The State Says A Religious Freedom Issue?
Palitana is a municipal town with a population of less than 100,000 in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, a western state of India. It became the first town in the world where nonvegetarian food is banned, making the selling, cooking and eating…
How to Find Common Ground When You Disagree About the Common Good
How do Christians live faithfully and as good neighbors in a world we don’t control?
How Does Religion Influence Decisions About Marriage and Family?
As social scientists we are not just concerned with whether someone identifies with a religious tradition, although that is certainly important. We are also interested in whether that religion has a measurable impact on the way that they go about their…
Pope and imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet
Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis’ visit to Indonesia.
Meet the evangelicals trying to make a case for VP Harris
Donald Trump won the support of more than 80% of white evangelicals in 2016 and 2020, but a new group is trying hard to push some of those voters toward Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Want to write a hit worship song? Invite a few friends to church.
In January 2023, Chris Brown and a group of fellow songwriters working on a live worship album for Elevation Church, a nondenominational megachurch in Charlotte, North Carolina, sat down for a writing session.
We would be wise to pay attention to Trump’s apocalyptic Qanon posting spree
As many have noted over the past few weeks—at least since his “mega-tantrum” during an Atlanta rally, as The Bulwark’s A.B. Stoddard put it—Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been behaving erratically. Indeed, although his campaign is reportedly grateful that it’s confined to Truth…