In an exclusive interview with Religion News Service, President Trump said in a written statement that he no longer identifies as a Presbyterian and now sees himself as a non-denominational Christian.
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib denounce Facebook as complicit in anti-Muslim violence
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are condemning Facebook after a report, released Wednesday (Oct. 21), documents how the social media company has allowed the spread of anti-Muslim hate and violence in the United States and across the world.
Some COVID-related worship restrictions upheld, others halted as disputes continue to move through court system
Courts across the country continue to hear cases at the intersection of public health restrictions and religious gatherings.
Call for reinterpretation of Baylor’s Statement on Human Sexuality passes in Student Senate
The Student Senate passed the “No Crying on Sundays” resolution on Thursday evening 30-15 after an arduous debate. The bill potentially opens the door for LGBTQ groups like Gamma Alpha Upsilon to become officially chartered, but only if Baylor’s administration feels inclined…
‘Pro-life Evangelicals for Biden’ signers face a fiery blowback
Joel Hunter, the high-profile former Orlando megachurch pastor, knows the cost of deviating from fellow white evangelicals’ nearly monolithic Republican Party backing.
COVID-19 has shone a light on the millennia-old balance between public and private worship
As religious services went online to protect congregants from the coronavirus, a paradox emerged: Worshipers were connected via the internet to a potentially wide community, but it felt like a more private affair.
How Amy Coney Barrett could change the Supreme Court’s balance on religious liberty
Since the moment Judge Amy Coney Barrett was announced as President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, debate has swirled around how Barrett’s Catholic faith might affect how she…
Pope Francis’ support for civil unions is a call to justice – and nothing new
Pope Francis signaled his support for members of the LGBT community to enter civil unions in a new documentary released on Oct. 21. It wasn’t the first time.
Coronavirus outbreak strikes L.A. megachurch that defied public health orders
An evangelical megachurch in Los Angeles that has defied L.A. County public health orders and held indoor worship services for the last several weeks has been struck with an outbreak of the coronavirus, public health officials confirmed Thursday.
Inside the church at the heart of the Louisville’s Breonna Taylor protests
The story of how the First Unitarian Church of Louisville flung open its doors to protesters who marched for justice for Breonna Taylor began years before the helicopters swirled overhead, before police in riot gear began marching up the alley.
Confederate Monument Removed After Months of Advocacy
Early on Tuesday (Oct. 20), workers in the capital of Missouri removed the city’s lone Confederate monument after months of advocacy by community leaders that included Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor. The city council voted 8-2 the previous evening to remove…
In battleground states, American Jews prefer Biden over Trump by a wide margin
A pair of surveys of likely Jewish voters in two key battleground states shows that former Vice President Joe Biden has a massive lead over President Donald Trump in the upcoming elections.