‘Perverted Justice’
Clergy blast Missouri Gov. Mike Parson for freeing the police officer who was convicted of killing 26-year-old Cameron Lamb.
Madison Faith Communities Gather for Candlelight Vigil for School Shooting Victims
Hundreds of people gathered at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Tuesday evening (Dec. 17), holding candles for the victims of Monday's shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School.
Death Row Inmate Joseph Corcoran Executed for Quadruple Murder
Rev. David Leitzel, Corcoran’s Wesleyan minister, was allowed within the execution chamber as Corcoran was killed.
Trump’s Cabinet Selections Represent an Unusual Slice of American Religious Life
Trump's cabinet selection includes everything from pastors to Catholic converts to one nominee who credits their spiritual rebirth to a book by a Swiss psychiatrist.
A 15-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shoots a Teacher and a Teenager at a Christian School in Wisconsin
The girl also wounded six others in Monday's shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
Ohio Could Mandate Public Schools To Allow Third-Party Religious Ed During School Day
School boards would be required to permit Christian groups and the Satanic Temple alike to provide off-campus instruction.
Faith Leaders Express Dismay Amid Report Trump Will Allow Immigration Raids at Churches
‘I have 30 kids in a Sunday school class — I don’t know who is documented and undocumented,’ said one Latino pastor.
Make Herod Great Again?
This issue of A Public Witness reconsiders King Herod to move beyond a flat, culture wars depiction of the religious-nationalism-pushing ruler.
Faith Leaders, Activists, the Pope Urge Biden To Empty Federal Death Row Before Trump Term
Activists and faith leaders hope to save the lives of 40 federal death row inmates, fearing Donald Trump would authorize an ‘execution spree’ after taking office.
After IDOC Denial, Indiana Death Row Inmate Sues To Allow Spiritual Advisor in Execution Chamber
Monday’s federal lawsuit seeks to overturn the state’s decision not to allow Joseph Corcoran’s minister to be present in the execution chamber — a constitutional right granted by a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.