Many legal scholars in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s radical decision to reverse Roe v. Wade have focused on the dangerous implications of the court’s centuries-old worldview on protections for things such as same-sex marriage and contraception.
Suspect in Dallas salon May shooting indicted for anti-Asian hate crime
A man accused of shooting three Asian American women at a Dallas hair salon was indicted Tuesday on multiple counts, including committing a hate crime and aggravated assault.
Anglican Division over Scripture and Sexuality Heads South
At least 125 Anglican bishops gathered at the Lambeth conference in Canterbury, England, endorsed a decades-old resolution against “homosexual practice” along with a new provision that “renewed steps be taken to ensure all provinces abide by this doctrine in their…
Amy Spitalnick, who took on neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, is moving to Bend the Arc
For nearly four years, Amy Spitalnick led the effort to hold organizers of the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, legally liable for the violence of that day. Her effort paid off last year, when a jury…
New York City’s Largest Evangelical Church Plans Billion-Dollar Development
A.R. Bernard, pastor of the largest evangelical church in New York City, has been working on a plan for more than 10 years. Now the proposal to build a $1.2 billion urban village and revitalize the struggling neighborhood around his church is…
Ben & Jerry’s fears its new Israeli owner could sell ‘Judea and Samaria’ ice cream in latest court hearing
Could the new owner of Ben & Jerry’s Israeli business interests rename a flavor “Judea and Samaria”?
Why Alexander Hamilton gave his heart to Jesus at a Texas church this weekend
When offered a chance to save his soul at a Texas church this past weekend, Alexander Hamilton did not throw away his shot.
Baby Blues: How to Face the Church’s Growing Fertility Crisis
Birth rates in the United States are near record lows, but not for everyone.
Orthodox Alaska Part 2: The Beatles, Bees And Orthodoxy Animated In One Man’s Life
Shortly after I arrived at this picturesque Orthodox community 15 miles north of Anchorage, residents rushed to ask if I’d met and talked to a guy named Joe Dunham.
Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis heeded the call of an influential Shiite cleric to gather in a show of strength for a mass prayer in the heart of Baghdad’s government zone on Friday. The gathering took place amid an escalating political…
Ukrainian seminary professor faces difficult decisions
Old Testament scholar Slava Gerasimchuk understands more about the Hebrew Exile now than before the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced him and his family from their home.
Nondenominational Churches Are Adding Millions of Members. Where Are They Coming From?
Over the last decade Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and every other Protestant family has declined except for those who say they are nondenominational.