AMEC Social Action Commission Statement on the Louisiana V. Callais Supreme Court Decision
The AME Church’s Commission on Social Action denounced the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which narrows a key protection of the Voting Rights Act and makes it tougher to contest racially biased district maps. The decision, according to the commission, threatens the political power of Black and Brown voters by allowing vote‑diluting redistricting to persist. In response, the commission issued a moral call to action, urging congregations to register voters, train poll workers, and support voting‑rights litigation. It also pressed Congress for stronger federal safeguards.
Newsboys Co-Founder Sues Julie Roys, World Vision and Rival Christian Concert Promoters
Wes Campbell, co‑founder of the Newsboys and owner of Thriving Children Advocates, filed a federal lawsuit accusing journalists, a rival promoter, the charity World Vision, and several Dutch‑backed concert companies of conspiring to destroy his Christian‑music promotion business. The complaint...
Homeschooling Has a Christian Nationalist Past. But that Doesn’t Have to Be Its Future.
The death of 12‑year‑old Eve Rogers in Connecticut has reignited a debate over homeschooling oversight. Lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require families to notify districts and clear parents against a child‑abuse registry before withdrawing children from public schools....
Evangelical Broadcasting Group Asks FCC to Investigate ABC over Jimmy Kimmel Joke
A coalition of evangelical broadcasters filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, urging an investigation into ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s recent joke about First Lady Melania Trump. The FCC, whose chair was appointed by former President Donald Trump,...
Trump Says Lebanon and Israel Agree to Extend Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire by 3 Weeks
President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend the Israel‑Hezbollah cease‑fire by three weeks following two historic diplomatic meetings at the White House. The talks, the first direct Israel‑Lebanon dialogue since 1993, were described as “very...
New Cricket Stadium in Southern California Heralds the Sport’s Olympic Return After 128 Years
Construction has begun on a 10,000‑plus seat cricket stadium in Pomona, California, slated to host both men’s and women’s cricket at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The venue, called Knight Riders Cricket Field, will be the home of the Los...
Presiding Bishop George R. Lucey, FCM, Releases Two New Works Exploring Faith, Inclusion, and the Transformative Power of Christ’s Love
Presiding Bishop George R. Lucey, FCM, of the American National Catholic Church has published two new books, Where Else Shall We Go, Lord? and Shepherding Peace. The first blends memoir and theological reflection to explore Christ’s love for those on the margins, while the...
The Radical Decision Letting the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Texas Classrooms
On April 21, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 9‑8 ruling that permits Texas to require every public elementary and secondary classroom to display the King James Version of the Ten Commandments. The decision overturns the Supreme...
French-Algerian Author Kamel Daoud Says Algeria Sentenced Him to 3 Years for Award-Winning Novel
French‑Algerian author Kamel Daoud announced he has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 5 million Algerian dinars (about $38,000) for his Goncourt‑winning novel "Houris." The book, which depicts the 1990s civil war known as the "black decade," was...
Church Trial Date Set for ACNA Archbishop Steve Wood
Archbishop Steve Wood, head of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), will stand trial beginning July 20 on three ecclesiastical charges: violating ordination vows, conduct causing scandal, and sexual immorality. The charges stem from accusations of sexual harassment, bullying...
AME Church Clergy Could Recover $44M More in Retirement Scandal Settlement
A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement that could add $44.4 million to the recovery pool for African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church clergy and staff who lost retirement savings. Combined with earlier partial settlements, the total recovery for roughly...
Supreme Court Will Hear From Religious Preschools Challenging Exclusion From Taxpayer-Funded Program
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments from Colorado’s St. Mary Catholic Parish and the Archdiocese of Denver, which contend that the state’s universal preschool program unlawfully excludes them for refusing to admit children from LGBTQ+ families. The schools, backed...
Professor Simon Conway Morris Receives 2026 Templeton Prize
Professor Simon Conway Morris, Cambridge paleontologist, has been awarded the 2026 Templeton Prize, one of the world’s largest lifetime‑achievement awards valued at $1.4 million. The prize recognises his groundbreaking work on the Cambrian explosion, the Burgess Shale fauna, and especially his theory...
Reconstructing Faith
Dr. Dick Daniels has released "Reconstructing Faith: 365 Days to Reconsider Jesus," a daily devotional designed for anyone wrestling with doubt. The book offers 365 concise readings that blend Scripture, historical insight, and personal reflection, guiding readers through a three‑stage...
House Passes Rare Bipartisan Bill to Protect Haitians From Deportation
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants for three years, voting 224-204 with ten Republicans supporting. Introduced by Rep. Laura Gillen, the measure cleared the chamber via a rare discharge petition—the...
Best Christian Workplaces Welcomes Faith Gaines as Vice President of Consulting
Best Christian Workplaces announced Faith Gaines as its new Vice President of Consulting, adding her to the senior leadership team. Gaines arrives from Gallup, where she led global employee‑engagement, leadership development, and organizational‑health programs across six continents. The appointment coincides...
Hezbollah Official Says the Group Won’t Abide by Any Agreements From Lebanon-Israel Talks in the US
A senior Hezbollah official, Wafiq Safa, told the Associated Press that the group will not honor any agreements emerging from the first direct Lebanon‑Israel talks ever held in Washington. The U.S.‑facilitated negotiations seek a ceasefire and, ultimately, Hezbollah’s disarmament, while...
A California Forest Synagogue Experiments with Nature-Based Spirituality
Makom Shalom, a nondenominational forest synagogue in West Sonoma County, has grown to 83 adult members since its launch last year. Led by Rabbi Zelig Golden, a former environmental lawyer, the congregation holds Shabbat and holiday services beneath redwoods and...
A New Book Explores Why the Wellness Industry Has Failed Spiritual Seekers
Liz Bucar’s forthcoming book "Beyond Wellness" argues that the booming wellness industry often strips yoga, mindfulness, and psychedelic retreats of their religious origins, leaving participants without ethical or communal anchors. Drawing on research and personal experience, she shows how practices...
Scientists Map the Brain Network Behind Self-Transcendence
Harvard researchers used lesion network mapping on 88 brain‑tumor patients to pinpoint a neural circuit that underlies self‑transcendence, the experience of moving beyond the personal self. The circuit shows two poles: posterior midline regions that act as a brake on...
FrontGate Media Expands Portfolio with Family Research Council, Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, and Pastor Greg Locke
FrontGate Media announced four new representation agreements with the Family Research Council, actors Kevin and Sam Sorbo, and pastor‑author Greg Locke. The deals broaden FrontGate’s access to high‑trust Christian and conservative audiences across digital, broadcast, podcast and live platforms. By...
Catholic Sisters Sue for Exemption to LGBTQ+ Rights Law in NY Nursing Homes
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, operators of the 42‑bed Rosary Hill Home in Westchester County, filed a federal lawsuit on April 6 seeking a religious exemption from New York’s LGBTQ+ rights law that requires gender‑affirming care and cultural‑competency training for nursing‑home...
As Holocaust Remembrance Day Approaches, Trump’s Iran Threat Carries a Terrible Echo
President Donald Trump warned that a "whole civilization" would die if Iran continued its hostile actions, language that legal scholars say borders on genocide rhetoric. International law experts warned the threat could breach the UN Genocide Convention, prompting a swift...
A Spiritually Mature Economy
Harvard Business School professor Nien‑Hê Hsieh joins the Money, Meet Meaning podcast to explore what a "spiritually mature economy" could look like. He draws on a childhood framed by the Doomsday Clock and an Episcopalian upbringing to argue that money...
Scotus Conversion Therapy Decision Should Cut Both Ways
The U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment’s free‑speech guarantee overrides Colorado’s ban on verbal conversion‑therapy for minors, ruling 8‑1 in Chiles v. Salazar. The Court framed the law as viewpoint discrimination because it bans only one side of...
OCP and Composer Bernadette Farrell Win Federal Copyright Trial
Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) and liturgical composer Bernadette Farrell secured a unanimous jury verdict in a federal copyright infringement trial, ending a legal battle that began in 2019. The Ninth Circuit reversed an earlier summary‑judgment dismissal, sending the case back...
Don’t Let Christian Writers Be Left Behind in the AI Era
Jerry B. Jenkins warns Christian authors that AI will not replace faith‑driven writing, but can serve as a powerful research aid. He notes publishers often forbid AI‑written manuscripts while secretly using AI for title ideas, market forecasts, and plagiarism checks....
Faith Has Always Gone to Space. Artemis II Shows How Much It Has Changed.
On April 6, NASA’s Artemis II crew began the first crewed lunar flyby in nearly six decades, venturing farther from Earth than any human before. As the Orion capsule entered radio silence behind the Moon, astronaut Victor Glover delivered a brief...
An Educator Explores Hinduism and Belonging in US Public Schools in New Book
Education scholar Indu Viswanathan’s new book, "Hindu at Heart: Education, Faith, and What It Means to Belong in America," will be released by Briarcliff Press on May 24. The work challenges a long‑standing Western "master narrative" that portrays Hinduism as...
Judge Rejects Johnson Amendment Settlement, Keeping Ban on Pastors Endorsing Candidates
A federal judge in Texas dismissed the proposed settlement that would have lifted the IRS’s Johnson Amendment ban on pastors endorsing political candidates, ruling the court lacked authority to approve the agreement. The dismissal ends a lawsuit brought by the...
A Watered-Down ‘Buffer Zone’ Bill for Houses of Worship Passes NYC Council
The New York City Council passed a revised buffer‑zone bill aimed at protecting houses of worship from disruptive protests, winning a 44‑5 vote. The legislation directs the NYPD to develop a security‑perimeter plan for religious sites within 45 days, but...
How the Bible Became Bingeable
The evangelical‑driven series “The Chosen” has evolved into a multi‑platform franchise, amassing over 308 million viewers, a yearly convention, extensive merchandise, and a forthcoming spinoff, “Joseph of Egypt,” as it heads into its sixth season. Its success has sparked a wave...
50 Years Ago, Karen Quinlan’s Coma Sparked the Movement for Patients’ Rights Near the End of Life
March 31, 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Quinlan decision, which affirmed a constitutional right to refuse life‑sustaining treatment. The ruling shifted end‑of‑life decision‑making from physicians to patients and their families, establishing patient autonomy as...
Mary Beth, Steven Curtis Chapman Unveil Crazy Stories, Hard-Won Wisdom From 40-Year Marriage in ‘Still Here’
New York Times bestselling author Mary Beth Chapman and Grammy‑winning Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman have released their first co‑authored memoir, Still Here: Life Together on the Long Way Home, marking 40 years of marriage. The book offers an unvarnished...
Islamic Schools, More Parents Sue Texas over Exclusion From Voucher Program
Three Texas Islamic schools and a coalition of parents have filed a federal lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Kelly Hancock, alleging that the state’s Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) voucher program unlawfully excludes Islamic schools. The plaintiffs claim...
I Fasted for Friendship During Ramadan and Lent. Here’s What I Learned.
Visiting Lahore at the start of Ramadan and Lent, Sikh executive Tarunjit Singh Butalia chose to fast not for religious duty but to stand in solidarity with his Muslim and Christian friends. He observed a day‑long Ramadan fast with a Muslim...
‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ Is Actually Not Just About Death
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, originally titled “The Great Liberation by Hearing,” is a 14th‑century Buddhist text that outlines six intermediate states, or bardos, extending far beyond the moment of death. While early Western exposure came from Walter Evans‑Wentz’s...
10 Key Questions Congress Must Ask About the Iran War
The article warns that Congress has so far been absent from the Iran war despite its constitutional power to declare war, and recent attempts to invoke the War Powers Resolution failed on partisan lines. It argues that the Trump administration...
Jihadis Intensify Attacks Against Nigeria’s Military, Killing Officers and Carting Away Weapons
Jihadist groups, including Boko Haram and its ISWAP faction, launched at least six coordinated attacks on Nigerian military bases in Borno and Yobe, killing officers and soldiers while seizing trucks, weapons and motorcycles. Analysts say the raids demonstrate an unprecedented...
Judge to Decide if Penn Must Produce Records in Probe of Antisemitism at Ivy League School
A federal judge will decide whether the University of Pennsylvania must comply with an EEOC subpoena demanding detailed records on employees' Jewish affiliations. The EEOC is probing claims that antisemitic incidents have created a hostile work environment for faculty and...