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Median US worship attendance rebounding after pandemic

Median in-person worship attendance in U.S. congregations has increased for the first time in a quarter century as post-pandemic church shows signs of rebounding, according to a new study by Hartford Institute for Religion Research. “What we’re seeing is not…

Women need less religious shame, more leadership

A recent study suggests Gen Z women are losing their religion. Honestly, we’re not surprised. While women make up 60% of U.S. congregations, we have historically been relegated to the pews. This discrimination pushed us out. But some churches are…

Partisan attack on SPLC is an attack on First Amendment, Tyler warns

The federal government’s move against Southern Poverty Law Center is also an attack on religious pluralism, freedom of conscience and First Amendment safeguards for all American people and religious communities, said Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for…

When it comes to religion, question everything

Surrounded by FBI agents attempting to coax them into their vehicles, five of Samuel Bateman’s underaged wives huddled tightly. With trembling arms around one another, they sang, “And he will come again, and one by one we’ll rise, to praise…

The Seeing Stones and the surveillance state

There is something almost too on-the-nose about a company named Palantir releasing a manifesto that reads like a love letter to centralized power. Palantir Technologies does not exist in isolation from American political power. It is one node in a…

Protecting the gift: A call to parental vigilance

I am writing this article specifically for parents raising children in today’s world. As a new church plant, our congregation has been blessed with many children, and our recent parenting class has shown just how much this topic matters to…

What’s the real story with Gen Z and religion today?

Last week, we released the latest PRRI Census of American Religion. Our 2025 data show religious affiliation in the United States has remained largely unchanged since 2024, with 28% of Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Church attendance also has not increased….

The burden of saving everyone

“You can believe whatever you want. Just don’t force it on me.” I’ll be blunt: This take is popular, but it doesn’t work. I understand why people say it, and I agree it sounds reasonable. It assumes something most of…

I watched Angel’s animated Animal Farm so you didn’t have to

An animated version of George Orwell’s Animal Farm opens in theaters May 1 from “values-centric” Angel Studios. To quote the marketing to Christian conservatives, attempting to turn this violent, politically dense classic into a cute kids’ movie is a “cautionary…

Another court ruling says Alligator Alcatraz can stay open

A federal appeals court lifted an injunction that ordered Florida to dismantle its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta ruled against environmentalism groups and the Miccosukee…

Texas Ten Commandments law likely headed to US Supreme Court

Texas’ Ten Commandments law may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appellate court ruled it does not violate church-state separation under the U.S. Constitution. A majority of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans…

438 Baylor students checked in at TPUSA event Wednesday

Wednesday night in Waco, Texas, 438 Baylor University students passed through the checkpoint outside Waco Hall to attend the Turning Point USA “This Is the Turning Point” tour event. Black pipe and drape was set up in the back portion…

Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian

Restored Voices Collective gets GRACE report on former board member

‘CatsOnACouch’ influencer sues over First Amendment rights

Court finds Trump and Blanche conspired to create sham IRS lawsuit