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Hegseth plans Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to create an Office of Religious Affairs within the Pentagon that will “strengthen the moral, ethical and spiritual readiness of our warfighters.” Hegseth announced the new office Sept. 30 in a speech laden…

Understanding Methodists and the ‘trust clause’

The following article is republished here through BNG’s partnership with UMInsight, where it originally appeared. The “trust clause” became a familiar, if sometimes confusing, concept for many during the period when disaffiliation was possible for United Methodist churches for…

I understand what the Tompkins County DA apparently doesn’t

“Each time Jane Doe asked to stop the sexual conduct, the sexual conduct stopped.” That’s Matthew Van Houten, the Tompkins County district attorney, explaining why he didn’t charge anyone after a Cornell University student said seven fraternity brothers took part…

Tennessee botches another execution

For the second time in four months, Tennessee’s death penalty protocol has failed to work. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, inmate Christa Pike was “alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison,” her…

EEOC demands religious accommodation for anti-trans employee

The Trump administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sided with a disgruntled employee who refused to use another employee’s desired gender pronouns. The EEOC announced Sept. 30 it has reached a settlement with Generac Power Systems, a Wisconsin generator manufacturer,…

Now there’s another MAGA loyalty oath

When it comes to MAGA, there’s always another document to sign, another loyalty oath, another pledge of allegiance. Declaring MAGA purity underscores the anxiety always present in the movement. Sen. Josh Hawley, the latest MAGA darling, offers a Declaration of…

Dead or alive is the wrong question about Mitch McConnell

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky sits in a wheelchair strapped into an accessible van, flanked by staff members, absently staring straight ahead. Reporter Desiree Townsend calls out to him, “Sen. McConnell, do you want to go to work?” McConnell slowly…

Judge tosses some of Sills case but allows parts to proceed to trial

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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