Donald Trump and JD Vance have “willfully antagonized the pro-life movement” out of fear of losing suburban female voters in key states, political reporter and bestselling author Tim Alberta said at Baylor University Sept. 4. Albert, author of The Kingdom,…
World leaders are too slow in preparing for another pandemic, report warns
In the last four years since COVID 19 struck and devastated the world, a rash of measures have been proposed by health authorities in different countries aimed at curtailing the virus and averting new ones. Now, some experts say the…
Florida surgeon general spreads more doubts about COVID vaccines
Florida’s controversial surgeon general — who has said his religious faith inspires his opposition to COVID vaccines — began the new year by warning mRNA coronavirus vaccines could contaminate patients’ DNA. That conspiracy theory has been roundly debunked by the…
Like the Good Samaritan, loving neighbors requires centering, cost and courage, Duke professor explains
When COVID-19 started to spread, epidemiologist Emily Smith expected the pandemic would provide an opportunity for Christians to shine the light of compassion into the lives of hurting people. But when Smith began writing a blog to help focus that…
John MacArthur’s film glorifies pastors who defied COVID mandates
When COVID-19 turned the world upside down in 2020, many U.S. churches followed government policies and switched to online services, while others met on a limited scale with social distancing and masks. A smaller group of churches opposed official mandates,…
From isolation to ministerial pasta: How summer camp has changed since COVID showed up
Is the end of COVID as an official public health emergency good news for summer youth camps? Or are dangers still lurking behind every tree and campsite? After the May 11 declaration that COVID-19 is no longer a public health…
How to fix anemic U.S. rural health care? Learn from Africa and look to the churches, Birx says
Deborah Birx knows how to solve America’s rural health care crisis, and it involves faith leaders and congregations. How does she know? Because she fixed Africa’s rural health care problem during the height of the AIDS pandemic, relying every step…
Gap widens on American confidence in vaccines
More Americans trust childhood immunizations than they do vaccines to protect against coronavirus, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. “The survey findings highlight the sizable gap between higher public confidence in childhood vaccines and lower ratings of…
Are Americans attending church more or less than before the pandemic? It’s complicated
The relationship between Americans and worship attendance since the COVID-19 pandemic is complicated, Pew Research Center found in a new study. The project compiled statistics from five surveys conducted from 2020 to 2022 and found a steady share of U.S….