Things got really interesting Tuesday, Oct. 27,, at a court hearing on the controversial transgender mailers and text messages sent across Texas last week. The quest to unmask whoever is behind the multimillion dollar effort to scare parents to vote…
Shurden Lecture highlights tension between civil rights and religious liberty
Multiracial democracy demands an understanding of the tension between civil rights and religious liberty and the willingness to engage in difficult conversations to protect the rights of everyone, according to Maya Wiley. The civil rights attorney gave the keynote address…
Historic Williamsburg church marks 250th year with celebration
Generations have passed through Historic First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, Va., over more than two centuries, but its calling as a witness to the contributions of Black people in American history has remained unchanged, Pastor Reginald F. Davis said. The…
Focus broadcast with JD Vance urges listeners to vote
Focus on the Family hosted Vice President JD Vance in a Monday broadcast that explored family, faith, Vance’s thoughts about running for president in 2028, and the importance of voting. The show came eight days before midterm elections in which…
Voting is a ‘means by which we exercise our faith’
Voting is the “means by which we exercise our faith, how we change it with our hands,” a Muslim cleric told a Dallas interfaith group Oct. 23. Muhammad Abdullah, an imam at Masjid Al-Islam in South Dallas, was one of…
Muslim constituents deserve to be heard, Arkansas candidate says
Arkansas Secretary of State candidate Kelly Grappe was just doing the good candidate thing when she accepted an invitation to speak to a group of Americans who happened to be Muslims, she said. “It was just something you do when…
Dallas megachurch overwhelmingly votes to leave UMC
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Ninety percent of the voting members of Highland Park Methodist Church voted to leave The United Methodist Church, following a recommendation of the Church Council….
Trump’s Justice Department drops discrimination cases
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from, closed or sought to end more than 36 cases of discrimination involving Black, Latino and Native American victims, Democracy Forward reported. The Washington, D.C.-based legal organization recently released…
Catholic bishops take heat for praying over Trump
At least two Catholic bishops have apologized for appearing to endorse President Donald Trump during an Oval Office meeting they claim was manipulated by the White House. A dozen Catholic bishops visited the White House Thursday, Oct. 22, and were…
Franklin Graham extols Republican values
Franklin Graham turned to social media not once but twice recently to urge Christians to vote Republican in in the midterm elections. The president of Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association posted on Facebook and X twice with variations…
Howerton calls Zach Lambert a ‘heretic’ but welcomes Bo French
Southern Baptist megachurch pastor Josh Howerton welcomed one of the most controversial Republicans on the ballot to church today while two days earlier condemning another Texas pastor as a “heretic” for supporting James Talarico. Howerton, senior pastor of Lakepointe Church…
35 clergy and family of clergy appeal for no vote at HPUMC
Thirty-five clergy or family members of clergy who have served or been members of Highland Park United Methodist Church issued a letter Oct. 23 opposing this weekend’s vote on disaffiliation with The United Methodist Church. The Church Council of the…