Parts of Davd Sills’ defamation case against the Southern Baptist Convention and several of its leaders have been dismissed by a federal judge while other parts will head to trial — short of an out-of-court settlement. U.S. District Judge William…
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Five years after US exit, Afghan women wait, hope and quietly study
Razia rarely leaves her home, but she has big dreams. An Afghan woman in her early 20s, Razia lives with her six adult siblings in her brother’s house outside Kabul. Their parents are dead, so they all pitch in to…
An Afghan testimony: ‘I’m not that girl’
If you think nearly five years of enforced isolation — including losing the right to education — has broken the spirit of women and girls in Afghanistan, meet Medina (named changed for her protection). Medina comes from a well-educated family….
Fact check: Yes, Talarico’s grandfather was a Baptist pastor
James Talarico’s grandfather was a “moderate” Baptist pastor in the Southern Baptist Convention, and that’s why his grandson is so liberal, Al Mohler claims. On the June 2 episode of Mohler’s “The Briefing” podcast, the president of Southern Baptist Theological…
EEOC pursues more claims of workplace religious discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues its aggressive campaign against employers accused of violating the religious freedom of Christians. The federal agency announced Sept. 25 that it had settled a lawsuit it filed against a California mail-delivery company for…
Trump admin rescinds LGBTQ protections from Title IX
The Trump administration has scrapped a Title IX rule adopted in 2024 to protect LGBTQ students from sexual harassment. The change was announced Sept. 28 and was to go into effect the next day without public comment. Title IX is…
Man shot by ICE in Austin now charged with assault
The unarmed immigrant ICE officers shot in the back while he was driving for DoorDash in Texas last week now has been charged criminally with assaulting, resisting, interfering and impeding a federal officer. His immigration attorney says the Trump administration…
Appeals court stops exoneration in death penalty case
The pending execution of a woman who claims she was wrongly convicted of killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2007 has been thrown back into legal limbo. An earlier trial judge’s finding that Melissa Lucio did not fatally abuse her daughter…
Carlson says nihilism drove Trump to war with Iran
Tucker Carlson is continuing his reversal on previous support for Donald Trump, this time telling NPR nihilism drove the president to start his war against Iran. Carlson, a former Trump ally and former Fox News host, spoke with NPR’s Steve…
‘Remember, most Americans oppose Christian nationalism’
Christian nationalists get so much attention that it’s important to focus on the majority of Americans who completely or partially disavow the ideology, sociologist Ruth Brunstein said. “The Trump administration has made both symbolic and institutional gestures toward enshrining a…
Supreme Court sides with Trump on voter database
The Trump administration can use a controversial database to initiate state voter roll purges in the run-up to the midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Sept. 25. The 6-3 emergency stay follows a recent federal appeals court decision that…