Make Measles Great Again
This issue of A Public Witness dons a mask before carefully treading into the dangerous medical — and religious — anti-vax world of Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.
After Minneapolis Shooting, Security Firms See Influx of Interest From Faith Groups
Even so, many houses of worship ban guns on their property — and religious groups have been among the loudest calling for gun control legislation.
Black Faith Leaders March on Wall Street to Denounce Anti-DEI Campaign
Protesters led by the Rev. Al Sharpton descended on Manhattan’s financial district to decry efforts by the Trump administration and corporations to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Minneapolis Catholic Schoolchildren Listened to a Prayer, Then Ducked for Cover From Gunfire
Two children, 8 and 10, were killed in the latest horrific school shooting in the United States, this time inside a church emblazoned with the words ‘This is the house of God and the Gate of Heaven.’
Florida Man Kicks God Out of the Ten Commandments
This issue of A Public Witness heads to Florida with the zeal of Moses descending from the mountain to scrutinize the Christian Nationalist attempt to desacralize the Decalogue.
Outside Newark’s 1,100-Bed Detention Center, a Weekly Prayer Service for Anxious Families
At Delaney Hall, the East Coast’s largest immigrant detention facility, families and volunteers say harsh conditions and shifting rules have urged the need for spiritual care.
How Johnnie Moore, Evangelical PR Guru, Became the Face of Gaza’s Embattled Aid Effort
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has become a pariah in the eyes of the United Nations and established humanitarian groups, who accuse it of violating humanitarian standards while endangering civilians.
Religious Leaders Urge Ohio Governor to Challenge ICE on ‘Interfaith Imam’ Chaplain Case
A group of leaders representing multiple religious traditions came together to call on Gov. Mike DeWine to intervene in the detention and possible deportation of Ayman Soliman, a beloved chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Clergy Rally To Defend Kilmar Abrego García as He Is Detained by ICE
‘God is with us, and God will never leave us,’ Abrego told the crowd. ‘God will bring justice to all of the injustice that we are suffering.’
James Dobson, Focus on the Family Founder and ‘Family Values’ Advocate, Dies at 89
Alongside fundamentalist giants like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, he became a force in the 1980s for pushing conservative Christian ideals in mainstream American politics.