1 in 7 Global Christians Faces ‘High-Level’ Persecution: Open Doors Report
Christians around the world are being attacked and killed, forced to flee and driven underground, the annual report finds.
National Baptists’ New President, Boise Kimber, Seeks To Include Women, Young Leaders
We are rebuilding what we've lost and bringing people back to our denomination and to our local churches,’ Kimber said in an interview.
Speaker Johnson Cites Genesis After House Passes Bill Banning Trans People From Women’s Sports
The bill, which advocates said President-elect Donald Trump is willing to sign after he is inaugurated next week, now moves to the Republican-controlled Senate.
Faith-Based Immigrant Rights Activist Faces Threat of Deportation
Ravi Ragbir has helped thousands of immigrants as the co-founder of New Sanctuary Coalition. Now he faces the threat of deportation.
Prominent DC Churches Shift Approach — Somewhat — to Trump Inauguration
This issue of A Public Witness considers the upcoming prayer services for the presidential inauguration and the problems with access spirituality.
Review: American Christianity Today
In “American Christianity Today: Establishment, Decline, and Revival,” Dyron Daughrity gives readers a panoramic view of current Christianity in the U.S. — its people, conflicts, differences, and common ground.
Speaker Mike Johnson Pushing To Replace House Chaplain
Johnson, a conservative Southern Baptist, is allegedly considering Becky Tirabassi, a nondenominational Christian and co-pastor of Viewpoint Church in Newport Beach, Calif., as the new chaplain.
Despite Growing Consensus, Many Jewish and Christian Groups Loath To Admit Genocide in Gaza
A growing list including the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Borders, and dozens of Holocaust scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide.
Some US Lawmakers Want More Christianity in the Classroom. Trump Could Embolden Their Plans
Challenges to state-level Christian Nationalist measures are now working their way through the courts, which have grown friendlier to conservative Christian interests thanks to Trump’s judicial appointments.
At State Funeral, Jimmy Carter’s Life Celebrated as a ‘Miracle’
In his eulogy, Biden said Carter’s faith overlapped with broadly held American ideals such as the idea that ‘we all are created equal in the image of God.’