Many of us advocating for orphaned and vulnerable children sound like broken records. We keep saying the same message — namely, that all children deserve a family, and those without a family deserve to be a first priority. Few in…
Deconstructing? There’s a coach for that.
When Crystal Cheatham, a Black woman who grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist church she described as fundamentalist, came out as a lesbian, her church didn’t accept it. That rejection led to a rejection of her own — a shunning…
No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion bill
The sponsor of a bill that would have subjected Louisiana women to murder charges for having abortions abruptly pulled the proposal from debate Thursday night after House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.
Vatican Expresses ‘Concern’ Over Cardinal Zen Arrest For Ties To Pro-Democracy Fund
The Vatican said it expressed “concern” after 90-year-old outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested Wednesday in Hong Kong on charges he had endangered China’s national security.
Study: Girls raised by Jewish parents outperform Christian girls academically
If a Supreme Court justice, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and the secretary of the Treasury were not enough, Jewish girls can find plenty of other role models of professional success.
Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge
Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, and three others who helped run a now-disbanded Hong Kong fund for protesters were arrested on charges of “collusion with foreign forces,” and later released on bail.
Report: Christians May Have Helped Run Half of Native American Boarding Schools
The United States operated 408 boarding schools for indigenous children across 37 states or then-territories between 1819 and 1969 — half of them likely supported by religious institutions.
Queer Muslim group aims to conduct largest survey of LGBTQ Muslims in the US
In the early months of the pandemic, the LGBTQ Muslim group Queer Crescent launched a mutual aid fund that raised more than $60,000 to distribute to people prioritized as the most in need.
New York to allocate $35M to help abortion providers
New York state is setting aside $35 million to support abortion providers and bolster security at reproductive health centers, in case the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday.
Documents say women settle lawsuit against Liberty U.
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit twelve women brought last summer against Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of fostering an unsafe environment on its Virginia campus and mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment, according to court documents filed…
Orthodox Christian churches are drawing in far-right American converts
When Sarah Riccardi-Swartz moved from New York City to a small Appalachian town in West Virginia in the fall of 2017, she was searching for an answer to a puzzling question. Why had a group of conservative American Christians converted…
US agency to release report on Indigenous boarding schools
The U.S. Interior Department says it will release a report Wednesday that will begin to uncover the truth about the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools.