State Senator Spanks Proverbs
A debate in the Oklahoma Senate yesterday over the use of corporal punishment against children with disabilities turned into a lesson about how not to read the Bible.
The US Christian Population Has Declined for Years. A New Survey Shows That Drop Leveling Off
The study finds 62% of U.S. adults call themselves Christians. While a significant dip from 78% in 2007, Pew found the Christian share of the population has remained relatively stable since 2019.
Judge Freezes ICE Raids at Quaker & Cooperative Baptist Churches
A religious coalition won the first round of faith-based litigation against the Trump administration — but the scope of the preliminary injunction is limited.
Trump’s Pick To Run White House Faith Office Sparks Theological Turf War
Idaho pastor Doug Wilson referred to White-Cain as an ‘erratic woman preacher who has been all over the map.’
An Interfaith Response to Trump’s Attacks on Religious Communities
Interfaith Alliance conducted a briefing featuring several notable speakers who covered the Trump administration’s unprecedented violations of religious freedom during its first month and discussed the best ways to counter through collective action.
Lazarus for Mayor of New York City?
This issue of A Public Witness heads to the city that never sleeps to combat a zombie version of a famous biblical story.
Latino Christian National Network Plans Next Steps To Help Immigrants After Lawsuit
‘We are running a tremendous risk, but we are doing it on principle,’ the Rev. Carlos Malavé, LCNN’s president, said.
Wheaton College Clash Over Russell Vought Escalates, Exposing Evangelical Fault Lines
The college’s social media post about alumnus and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has led to two open letters that reveal competing interpretations of Christian values.
US Catholic Bishops Sue Trump Administration for Halt in Funding for Refugee Settlement
The USCCB says the administration has violated various laws as well as the constitutional provision giving the power of the purse to Congress, which already approved the funding.
Faith Groups’ Environmental Projects Halted by Trump’s Climate Funding Freeze
Despite a judge’s order on Feb. 10 — which called the spending freeze ‘likely unconstitutional’ and directed funds to resume — grant recipients said funding remains paused.