New Report Finds ‘Surge’ in Corporate Attention to Religious Diversity
More than 85% of Fortune 500 companies now include religion in their commitment to diversity, according to the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation.
Jesus Is Their Savior, Trump Is Their Candidate. Ex-President’s Backers Say He Shares Faith, Values
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to the Republican nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.
He Feared Coming Out. Now This Pastor Wants to Help Black Churches Become As Welcoming as His Own
Myrtle Baptist Church takes pride in its inclusive congregation, but many Black churches and denominations in the U.S. remain opposed to celebrating same-sex marriages or ordaining openly LGBTQ+ clergy.
Developing a ‘Biblical’ Foreign Policy
Given recent claims about how the Bible should guide U.S. policy decisions when it comes to Israel, this issue of A Public Witness reads through Scripture to determine how political leaders should treat various nations.
President Biden’s Last Chance to Stop the Nightmare in Gaza
Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon of Churches for Middle East Peace argues we need a new foreign policy that stops alienating young people, Muslim and Arab voters, and millions of American Christians committed to justice.
United Methodists Scrap Their Anti-Gay Bans. A Woman Who Defied Them Seeks Reinstatement As Pastor
Earlier this month, delegates at a United Methodist Church conference struck down the UMC’s longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies and created a path for clergy ousted because of them to return.
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas Civil Rights Leader Who Worked With Martin Luther King Jr, Dies at 95
Lawson’s longtime church, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in that Texas city, announced on its website that he had died on Tuesday.
A Palestinian Christian Plea for Compassion in Gaza
Levant Ministries CEO Dr. Fares Abraham makes the case that the Christian call for benevolence should not be contingent upon the intricacies of politics or theological disagreements.
Moving Foreword
This issue of A Public Witness shares the foreword, written by The Riverside Church's Rev. Adriene Thorne, to our forthcoming book "Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism."
Abuse Victim Advocates Pushing Missouri AG to Investigate Christian Boarding Schools
Three Christian boarding schools in southern Missouri have shut down since 2020 amid wide-ranging abuse allegations levied by current and former students.