Outgoing Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse has been named vice chancellor for academic and health affairs at Texas State University. She was appointed to the post by TSU System Chancellor Brian McCall and will oversee academic planning and program review,…
States pushing back against Trump’s deportation tactics
A growing number of states have adopted legislation to protect immigrant communities and American citizens from President Donald Trump’s violent deportation campaign, according to an analysis by American Immigration Council. And while some measures are tied up in federal courts,…
Court demands DHS release migrant witness to Houston murder
A federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release a key witness in the killing of a Mexican national by an immigration agent in Houston. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was one of three men riding to…
Once again, members of Congress describe Dilley Dentention Center as hell hole
Members of Congress who toured the Dilley Immigration Processing Center July 28 were left stunned and outraged by the physical and psychological torture they say migrant families endure there every day. The San Antonio-area facility houses families with a special…
Lindsey Graham’s Baptist pastor evangelizes at senator’s funeral
Southern Baptist Sen. Lindsey Graham’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday closed with a rousing evangelistic sermon from his pastor, Tim Tate, who told members of the Trump administration, congressional leaders and world leaders they needed to get right…
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Heritage Foundation’s new legal group joins Colorado book ban case
The Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind the Project 2025 blueprint for Trump 2.0, announced its new Legal Action Center July 8. In its first case, the center will help conservative Christian groups defend a Colorado school district that enacted…
Trump-appointed judge sees no problem with Religious Liberty Commission
A lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission has been dismissed by a federal court, plaintiffs’ legal representatives announced July 27. A multifaith coalition filed the legal action in February to challenge the legality, secrecy and religiously narrow makeup…
Coalition campaign seeks to ‘Melt ICE’
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups and federal legislators has launched “End the ICE Age,” a campaign urging Congress to defund and eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Loved ones are still dying in ICE detention right now, living in…
Warnock stumped by those who love Jesus but not the poor
Baptist preacher and U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock said he is often stumped by evangelical Christians who claim to love Christ but blame the poor for being poor. “I do not understand how it is that people who claim to be…
Provo Canyon boarding forced to shut down after abuse lawsuits
“Today, I can finally say the words I’ve been fighting to say for years: Provo Canyon School is officially shut down,” said Paris Hilton last Friday in response to a decision to revoke the institution’s residential treatment license. The private…
USDA employees go to court again to stop secretary’s proselytizing
Employees already suing U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins over religious freedom violations have urged a judge to stop her continued proselytizing through agency-wide emails as litigation continues. The plaintiffs in National Federation of Federal Employees v. USDA filed…