A coalition of religious, civil rights and peace organizations is marking the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a remembrance of his speech against the Vietnam War, given exactly a year before his death.
Montana House backs bill on religious challenges to rules
The Montana House passed a bill Thursday that would allow people to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs.
Georgia faith leaders to leave water bottles around Capitol in protest of new voter laws
Faith leaders in Georgia are fighting back against a new law that bans offering food and water to people waiting in line to vote, with many voicing opposition or planning protests against a statute they say targets people of color.
Vatican makes moral case for supporting people displaced by climate change
Pope Francis and other Vatican leaders reiterated the Catholic Church’s commitment to “eco-justice” in a new document on Tuesday (March 30) addressing the growing number of people being displaced by climate change and calling on the church to take an…
Baylor partnership brings Baptist Standard archive online
Baylor University Libraries are partnering with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and Baptist Standard Publishing to digitize the Baptist Standard archives, making Baptist history accessible.
Survey: Most Americans know Biden is Catholic, far fewer know Harris’ religion
Most Americans know President Joe Biden is Roman Catholic but there are stark differences — especially based on political party — in how they believe he should live out his faith, a new study shows.
Georgia’s new GOP election law draws criticism, lawsuits
Critics of Georgia’s new Republican-backed election law issued fresh calls Monday to boycott some of the state’s largest businesses for not speaking out more forcefully against the law, a day after advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging…
At nationwide rallies, Christians stand up for Asian Americans
At events in 14 cities across the U.S., an estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Sunday (March 28) after attacks on people of Asian descent in the Atlanta area this month.
Appellate court arguments set for Charleston church shooter
Attorneys for the man sentenced to federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation are set to formally argue that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned.
Franklin Graham unfazed after evangelical base blasts him for encouraging vaccines
As Facebook posts go, it was pretty straightforward.
Shooter at Kansas Jewish centers appeals death sentence
The death sentence of an avowed anti-Semite who fatally shot three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 should be overturned because he was incapable of understanding the legal intricacies when he represented himself at trial and…
Like Beth Moore, many women preachers have had to break free to follow God’s call
Kat Armstrong didn’t know much about the Bible when she first became a Christian as a teenager.