Southern Baptist Convention leaders released a “Statement of Lament and a Call for Justice” Sept. 13 in response to the assassination of far-right political advocate Charlie Kirk. Previous examples of SBC leaders issuing public calls for justice have related to…
Minister played a role in apprehending suspected assassin
A “minister” played a role in reporting Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin, according to President Donald Trump. Kirk, the Christian nationalist founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Sept. 10 while leading an “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University…
Charlie Kirk in his own words
All the comments below were either said publicly or posted on social media by Charlie Kirk, many of them in the last weeks of his life. Kirk called Martin Luther King Jr. “not a good person.” At Turning Point…
Trump and allies blame ‘radical left’ for political violence
Donald Trump and his allies wasted no time after Charlie Kirk’s murder Sept. 10 blaming the “radical left” as the source of political violence in America. In an address from the Oval Office, Trump said liberals’ criticism of conservatives is…
MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old Christian nationalist political activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead during an event he was hosting Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University near Provo. According to multiple media reports, Kirk was the only…
Faith communities unite to fight hunger
Congregations across cultural and theological lines must see hunger as an affront to justice and unite in the struggle to eradicate food insecurity, according to a new campaign launched by Church World Service. The global humanitarian organization released a 2025…
Fifth Circuit panel rules 2-1 in favor of NAMB and against McRaney
After 17 months of silence, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 against Will McRaney and in favor of the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board. The Sept. 9 ruling is the…
Faith communities called to help rescue abducted Ukrainian children
People and institutions of faith are needed in the effort to rescue Ukrainian children forcibly taken by invading Russian forces from their homes and families, child advocates say. “Religious groups need to understand their power and to know the significant…
Trump says he’s bringing back prayer to schools
The president who famously said he’s never prayed to ask for God’s forgiveness claimed Sept. 8 he’s going to reinstitute prayer in public schools — a practice outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. Ever since the court’s ruling…
Immigration advocates urge court to stop Trump’s order
Immigration advocates pressed a federal appeals court Sept. 3 to reinstate injunctions against the Trump administration’s indefinite suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. A three-judge panel of the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Seattle heard oral arguments that…
A different court says Alligator Alcatraz can stay open
The Trump administration may resume using Florida’s secluded “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center while litigation against the facility proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled 2-1. The Sept. 4 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit paused a…
Faith in Public Life lays off 90% of staff
Faith in Public Life has laid off 90% of its staff, according to a story first reported by Sojourners. The nonprofit founded in 2006 by Jennnifer Butler, a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister, is a left-leaning faith-based organization whose stated mission…