In 1764, perhaps 200 largely Irish settlers from Pennsylvania’s back country rode to Philadelphia to confront a government they despised.
Why Lt. Gov. Henderson thinks ‘meeting contempt with love’ is the best form of protest
Utah recommitted itself as the hub of national depolarization efforts following the assassination of conservative organizer Charlie Kirk in September.
Historic Faith Conference Gathers Global Church Leaders In Egypt
The World Council of Churches is preparing to host the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order starting on Friday at the Logos Papal Center in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt.
Suffering Comes in Many Forms. So Does Theodicy.
Eleonore Stump is a connoisseur of suffering. To quote Hamlet’s anguished words, she knows the “thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to,” which come in degrees, varieties, and combinations that bring ruin to human lives.
The Civil Rights Movement Changed America. We Glorify It at Our Peril.
In February 1959, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King and Martin’s friend and colleague Lawrence Reddick took a six-week trip to India that included stops in London, Paris, Beirut, Jerusalem and Cairo.
Conservative young priests are the future of the American church
For decades, older priests have complained about conservative younger priests who have been coming out of seminaries in recent years, while those younger priests have complained about old liberal priests. The views of younger priests are especially important because they…
“Woven: Threads of Baptist Identity”
In September 2025, the Theology and Education commission organized a one-day conference about Baptist identity. It looked at the issue from different perspectives. General Secretary of EBF Alan Donaldson had a short introduction to the topic of the conference
Thousands of Orthodox Jews rally in New York to protest change in Israel’s military draft rules
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed the streets and sidewalks for blocks around the Israeli consulate in New York City on Sunday to protest issues including a potential end of an exemption for religious students from compulsory service in Israel’s military.
Fox News poll shows Mamdani crossing 50% for the first time, but Cuomo has the edge with Jewish voters
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 19 days to the election.
Why Do More People Seem to be Celebrating Diwali?
Yogesh Patel, 69, has always celebrated Diwali — as a boy in Kenya, as a teenager in Zambia and as an adult in Britain. But until recently, he had not celebrated with so many white people.
Amid ICE Raids, Korean American Churches Stay Quiet
When news broke last month that ICE had detained more than 300 Korean nationals at a Hyundai plant near Savannah, Georgia, Christina Shin took a break from posting reviews of beauty products and irreverent slice-of-life videos on TikTok to address the issue…
Sikhs Pilgrims Allowed To Visit Pakistan After India Reverses Ban
On a crisp fall morning in Amritsar, Jagjit Singh stood at the gates of his local Sikh temple clutching a folder thick with documents, identity papers, passport copies, and the pilgrimage forms he had painstakingly filled out since June.