Buried on Page 1,729 of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Aug. 10) in a bipartisan vote is a project titled “Energy efficiency materials pilot program.”
American Muslims Are 2 Times More Likely To Have Attempted Suicide Than Other Groups
For an entire year that involved emergency room visits, legal proceedings, involuntary unemployment and the death of loved ones, Mehran Nazir struggled with a depressive episode. He would find his mind flooded with self-destructive thoughts. He’d faintly hope his plane…
Baylor avoids major NCAA penalties for sexual abuse
A five-year investigation “could not conclude” Baylor University violated NCAA rules when some employees failed to report sexual abuse.
What’s missing from popular discussions of today’s christian nationalism?
If you want to know where the Republican Party is headed, you need to set aside your assumptions and simply listen to what its leaders and activists say—especially when they’re talking amongst themselves. A
Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool
Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers, The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. Others…
Russell Moore: Sickness, death from COVID-19 likely reducing some vaccine hesitancy
Russell Moore, Southern Baptist ethicist-turned-public theologian, said that knowing people who became seriously ill or died from COVID-19 may be causing some vaccine-hesitant individuals to change their minds.
Senators urge Biden administration to protect LGBTQ asylum-seekers
A group of senators urged the State Department to take steps to better support LGBTQ asylum-seekers.
Pope Francis receives death threat as he grapples with Vatican financial scandals
Italian police officers are investigating an envelope discovered Monday (Aug. 9) containing three 9mm bullets and a letter referring to Vatican financial mismanagement, in an apparent threat aimed at Pope Francis.
Black Baptist group renews historic calls for civil rights
The Progressive National Baptist Convention this week marked the 60th anniversary of its forging in the heat of the civil rights movement, citing its founders as inspiring new calls for racial justice, against voter suppression and in favor of critical…