Faith Groups are Mobilizing Thousands to March Outside the DNC
The Coalition to March on the DNC has united its various constituencies, including faith groups, to demand an end to U.S. aid to Israel and standing up for Palestinians.
Judge Says Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools that Take State Tuition Money
Maine didn’t violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state’s antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled. But the judge also acknowledged that a higher court will ultimately have the final say.
Viral Verses
Some public figures also regularly tweet a random Bible verse on Sundays. And sometimes that creates an incongruity with the news. So this issue of A Public Witness gets biblical online to look inside this practice of tweeting the Bible.
Political Attacks on Walz’s Church? Good Grief.
This issue of A Public Witness shows up like a hotdish with, dontcha know, a look at Minnesota Nice Lutherans and why, gosh darn it, the attacks on Walz’s church are worse than Wisconsin.
‘Two Very Special Words’
This issue of A Public Witness grabs some tinsel and some lights to unwrap some recent seasonally inappropriate “War on Christmas” rhetoric and rake the problematic attacks over the coals.
Five Faith Facts About Harris Pick Tim Walz, a ‘Minnesota Lutheran’ Dad
If elected, Walz would either be the first or second Lutheran vice president of the United States, depending on how you count it.
One Church, Two Astronauts. How a Texas Congregation Is Supporting Its Members on the Space Station
About 10 miles from Johnson Space Center, a Houston-area Baptist church takes a moment during Wednesday Bible studies and Sunday evening services to pray for two members who cannot be there.
Show Me Christian Nationalism?
This issue of A Public Witness looks at a state gubernatorial campaign that demonstrates how Christian Nationalism is being normalized and adopted in politics today.
Interfaith Protest Confronts Christians United for Israel Summit
For nearly three days in and around Washington, D.C., an interfaith coalition challenged the Christian Zionism of pastor John Hagee, founder of the largest pro-Israel group in the U.S.
Relitigating the Bible in Public Schools
This issue of A Public Witness looks at the creation of the law that eventually led to the Supreme Court’s case on the Bible in schools to determine what it teaches us about Christian Nationalistic motivations today.