With its decision overturning Roe v. Wade and ending national protections for abortion rights, the Supreme Court gave the religious right its greatest policy victory since the mass movement of white evangelical Protestants joined hands with the Republican Party more than 40 years ago.
After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream – despite a history of violence
In the run-up to the U.S. midterm elections, some politicians continue to ride the wave of what’s known as “Christian nationalism” in ways that are increasingly vocal and direct.
At flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, whispered prayers defy unwritten accord
After weeks of relative calm in Jerusalem, friction between Israel and Palestinians over unauthorized prayers by Jewish visitors in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound is raising the stakes at one of the Middle East’s most volatile holy sites.
Assemblies of God Ordains Record Number of Women
The Assemblies of God (AG) has ordained, on average, more than 5 women per week every week for the last 14 years, bringing the total number of ordained women in the Pentecostal denomination up to 10,383. Currently, a record 27.6…
Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck debate God’s position on abortion on ‘The View’
Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are on opposite sides when it comes to God’s stance on abortion.
Pope Francis’ Pilgrimage of Penance: A Step on the Nonviolent Journey
With these words the pope’s historic “pilgrimage of penance” to the Indigenous peoples of Canada began, addressing “some 2,000 residential school survivors, Chiefs, leaders, elders, knowledge keepers and youth from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities in Maskwacis Park (“Bear…
Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over Boston
The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court was raised — briefly — outside Boston City Hall on Wednesday to cheers and songs of praise.
A group of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn is reviving the golden age of cantorial music
Jeremiah Lockwood comes from a family of cantors, the spiritual leaders that guide Jewish congregations in prayer and song. His grandfather, the late Jacob Konigsberg, served as a cantor in several cities and performed in concerts outside of religious services,…
At Lambeth, Anglican Communion abandons vote on same-sex marriage
The prejudice felt by gay people over same-sex marriage is the new racism, according to the head of the Episcopal Church of the United States.
Oglala Sioux ban missionary, require ministries to register
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is requiring churches and missionaries to register with the tribe before entering the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota after an evangelist was banned from entering the reservation for distributing a pamphlet that disparaged traditional…
White Southern Evangelicals Are Leaving the Church
What happens to American politics and culture when white Southerners in the Bible Belt quit attending church? What religious views do they adopt? How do they vote? And will the mass exodus from church that already seems to be occurring…
Kansas voters resoundingly protect their access to abortion
Kansas voters on Tuesday sent a resounding message about their desire to protect abortion rights, rejecting a ballot measure in a conservative state with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions…