The Human Rights Campaign said 2023 was the “most damaging and destructive legislative session” for the LGBTQ+ community, particularly for transgender youth.
Judges say lawsuit against CBN pastor Brad Jurkovich, a Mike Johnson ally, should go forward
A Louisiana pastor with ties to House Speaker Mike Johnson, as well as a controversial Southern Baptist movement, will be headed back to court in February.
The opening of India’s new Rama temple made waves – but here’s what the central ritual actually meant
The consecration rituals of the icon of Lord Rama were performed in a newly built mega-temple in the town of Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22, 2024. The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, performed the rituals during a 48-minute period…
One in 10 US hate crimes occur at schools, FBI says
As many as one in 10 hate crimes in the U.S. take place at schools – from kindergarten through college – according to an FBI report released on Monday, with Black students the most frequent targets, followed by Jewish and…
After menu is deemed antisemitic, eatery throws Shabbat dinner for Jewish neighbors
The dinner menu last Friday, (Jan. 26), at Ayat, a restaurant in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, included a dish that might be called a special for the Palestinian eatery: challah, the voluminous woven bread that is a staple of Ashkenazi Jewish…
These three candidates for Congress are running on (Hindu) values
“I’m Hindu, and I’m proud of that,” said Vivek Ramaswamy on the campaign trail in New Hampshire last year. “I stand for that without apology. I think I’m going to be able to be more ardent as a defender of…
When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
There has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas and Israel’s subsequent military attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Biden praises Black churches and says the world would be a different place without their example
President Joe Biden on Sunday extolled the existence of Black churches, saying the world would be a different place if they were not around to show people the “power of faith” during dark times.
Republicans cry foul over federal investigation of sexual assaults at Liberty University
Using an investigation of sexual violence at Liberty University as the example, the chairwoman of the House Republican committee on education is questioning whether the federal government is intentionally targeting religious institutions.