Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the US Supreme Court has increased speculation that the right case could overturn Roe v. Wade. But states are not waiting for a high court ruling to pass their own restrictions on abortion.
Black churchgoers pine for racial progress amid white resistance
Johnny Blakney took an exit off US 29 near the Charlotte Motor Speedway last month when a man stopped in traffic in the lane next to him pointed a gun at him.
Muslim Americans aim for high turnout, new influence in 2020
In the 2016 presidential election, Mohamed Abukar didn’t like his options, so he didn’t vote. This year the 26-year-old Michigan resident has already cast his ballot — and urged others to follow suit.
Movement Wants to Make Southern Baptists Conservative Again
A week before the election, Truett McConnell University president Emir Caner told fellow Southern Baptists, “We are in a battle for the soul of our nation and denomination.”
Will Catholic Voters Decide the Election?
On Ash Wednesday, which begins the Christian season of Lent, presidential candidate Joe Biden participated in a CNN town hall. Remnants of ashes—a public declaration of penitent faith—could be seen on Biden’s forehead as he spoke to a minister whose wife was…
Israel lights candles for Rabin 25 years after assassination
Israelis lit thousands of candles on Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was shot dead by a Jewish extremist as he pursued peace with the Palestinians.
Supreme Court confirmation raises questions about the direction of religious liberty in the U.S.
Amy Coney Barrett became the newest justice of the United States Supreme Court this week when she was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts during a Tuesday morning ceremony. It won’t take long before she considers a controversy addressing…
Jerry Falwell Jr. announces lawsuit against Liberty University over his ouster
Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Thursday (Oct. 29) that he is suing the school, saying it damaged his reputation after his resignation in August.
SBU Board Divide Bleeds onto Convention Floor
As tensions about trustees at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, flared up during the Missouri Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, it was usually with the current SBU trustees speaking — sometimes challenging a fellow trustee at another microphone.