More than one-third of U.S. children live in low-income households, according to fact sheets published in early April by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP).
Lubbock votes to ban abortion, setting up likely legal fight
Lubbock voters have approved a measure aimed at outlawing abortion in the West Texas city, a move likely to prompt legal action from opponents who call it an unconstitutional ban on the procedure.
Arkansas legislature refers troubling version of RFRA for public referendum in 2022 as amendment to state constitution
In 2022, Arkansans are poised to vote on a troubling referendum related to religious liberty. SJR 14 would, if adopted, amend the state constitution to add a version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The measure passed overwhelmingly in both houses…
Falwell invites Liberty students to ‘real’ graduation party at his farm despite lawsuit
Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., who left the school last year in the wake of multiple scandals, made an appearance at a gathering that included students over the weekend where he invited attendees to the “real Liberty graduation”…
Study: Trauma-Informed Bible Reading Reduces Depression, Anxiety, Anger
One day soon the pandemic may be past, and COVID-19, a memory. But the trauma—from the isolation, seeing people die, facing financial stress, and living with loss and the anxiety of the unknown—will continue for a long time to come.
Pope Francis decrees cardinals and bishops can be tried by lay judges
Cardinals and bishops can now undergo trial in the Vatican tribunal and be judged by lay magistrates after Pope Francis issued a decree on Friday (April 30) — his second in two days — in which he stressed “the equality…
Report details discrimination faced by American Muslims
A new report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations notes a rise in complaints about bias directed at the nation’s Muslims, detailing incidents that the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization has addressed over the past year.
Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia
President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency over the party’s Northern establishment players.
AME Church historical documentary features Mother Emanuel pastor Clementa Pinckney
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has released a short film online about its history that includes an interview with the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the pastor killed in a 2015 attack on his South Carolina church, in which he talks about…