In his recent speech at a joint session of (most of) Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referenced the Bible in a description of the Israel Defense Forces, even giving the Hebrew: “As the Bible says, “עם כלביא יקום” —…
Danny Gokey is singing heaven’s praises
American Idol alum Danny Gokey is ready to sing and talk about heaven and — maybe — stay away from politics. Gokey is known to his fans as the widower who rose to fame on the hit show American Idol,…
Bishop Gene Robinson looks back on a remarkable life
Gene Robinson has trouble believing his own remarkable life has been real. “When I look back at my life, I see myself as a third person looking back on what happened 20 years ago,” he said. “I think, ‘How in…
Tisby, Bass and Jones see attacks on Sonya Massey and Kamala Harris exemplifying what Black women face
Sonya Massey and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are fresh examples of the varieties of discrimination and violence Black women face in U.S. society, author Diana Butler Bass said during a recent edition of the “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. Massey…
Oklahoma school districts pushing back on Bible mandate
At least 13 large school districts in Oklahoma have told the state superintendent of public instruction they will not obey his order to place a Bible in every classroom and require every teacher to teach from it. Earlier this summer,…
Another Paxton attack on migrant ministries in El Paso stopped by a judge
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s investigation of faith-based migrant shelters suffered another blow when a state judge exempted a Catholic Charities director from having to give a deposition. Paxton sought to question Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities…
Expelled from his own denomination, Oord still holds out hope for change
A Nazarene pastor and professor who was labeled a heretic and expelled from membership in his denomination told Baptist News Global he still has hope for the church of his childhood to break free of its impulses toward legalism. “I…
After decades of advances, support for LGBTQ rights slipping slightly
After reaching an all-time high of 55% in 2021 and 2022, Republican support for same-sex marriage fell to an all-time low of 46% in 2024, even among the party’s youngest voters. This was true for a June Gallup poll and…
Trial of Tina Peters, election denying Christian clerk, finally starts Wednesday
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to halt the thrice-delayed trial of Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk who became a national celebrity of the election denial movement, claimed God was on her side and rallied the enthusiastic support…