Why We Need a More Forgiving Legal System
The American justice system’s approach to crime seems to be: Lock up as many people as possible. This is one of many reasons why we’re the most incarcerated country in the world.
‘Learning Poverty’ Negatively Impacts Children Worldwide
A majority of the children living in low- and middle-income nations are experiencing “learning poverty,” according to a World Bank report published Oct. 17.
How a New HHS Rule Will Harm Far More People Than You Realize
(RNS) — A proposed new rule could allow over $30 billion in Department of Health and Human Services grants to flow to organizations that openly refuse to serve people of faith, women and LGBTQ people. The administration claims that this rule only applies to child
Paige Patterson Feared Backslide After Election of First Black SBC President
(RNS) — A newly discovered letter from one former prominent leader of the Southern Baptist Convention to another reveals a depth of mistrust and suspicion toward the denomination's first black president.
Remembering Cain Hope Felder, Scholar Who Highlighted the Bible’s African Presence
Cain Hope Felder died on October 1, 2019, at the age of 76. He was an internationally recognized New Testament scholar who forged new paths in African-American biblical hermeneutics.
The F.B.I.’s New Approach to Combating Domestic Terrorism: Straight Talk
FBI agents are speaking fmore frankly at churches and other religious spaces about politically motivated violence.
Federal Court Invalidates New HHS Rule Offering Conscience Protections for Health Care Providers
A new rule issued by the Trump administration, which grants broad conscience protections to medical institutions and personnel who object to providing certain medical services on religious or moral grounds, has been vacated by a federal judge in New York.
Can the ‘Slow Practice’ of Writing Letters By Hand Help Save the World?
There are many instances of letter writing as a way of thinking slowly (and affectionately). The values of patience and kindness are difficult to cultivate in our current media ecology.
Mark Batterson: The ‘Double Blessing’ of Handel’s Messiah
On August 22, 1741, George Frideric Handel started composing. He would not leave his home for three weeks. finally emerging from his writing room with a 259-page masterpiece called Messiah. That’s the backstory, but here’s the rest of the story.
Millions in US Die Due to Inability to Pay for Medical Care
Around 34 million adults in the United States know someone who has died in the past five years as a result of not having funds to pay for treatment, according to a Gallup report published Nov. 12.