Liberty University Failed to Disclose Crime Data and Warn of Threats for Years, Report Says
The private Christian university has marketed itself for years as having one of the nation’s safest campuses.
An Arizona School Board Member Was Told to Stop Quoting the Bible. Now She’s Suing.
Heather Rooks, a conservative Christian who attends a large nondenominational church, says her First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion have been violated.
Vatican, Other Faith Leaders Join in Push for End of Death Penalty in Louisiana
‘We think that the clearing of Louisiana’s death row would be a monumental step towards the abolition of the death penalty,’ Vatican agency head said.
A Green Card Processing Change Means US Could Lose Thousands of Faith Leaders From Abroad
For faith leaders, the line historically has been short enough to get a green card before their temporary work visas expired. But that changed in March.
AME Bishop Silvester Beaman Named Chair of White House Council on African Engagement
‘Bishop Beaman’s extensive experience and deep roots in Africa will enable him to lead the Council to achieve its full potential,’ the White House said.
Few Persecuted Christians Find Refuge in US, New Report Finds
A new reports finds that the number of Christian refugees coming to the US has declined at a time when persecution is on the rise.
When Caesar Picks the Sermon Topic
This issue of A Public Witness attends the initial conversation about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's "School Choice Sunday" — an effort to direct what pastors say from the pulpit — before offering a short homily about the politics of preaching.
Jerry Falwell’s Legal Battle With Liberty University — and His Brother — Escalates
In an amended complaint filed in federal court last week, Falwell Jr. alleged several board members diverted university funds to private causes and overlooked sexual misconduct by former leaders.
March for Our Lives, Faith Leaders Call on Florida Lawmakers to ‘Cease and Desist’
'Instead of focusing on and addressing the real issues, you spend time promoting hate and division, contrary to our deepest religious values,' reads a letter from activists addressed to Florida lawmakers.
‘You Do It To Me’
Sixty years ago Friday (Sept. 15), four Ku Klux Klan members planted 19 sticks of dynamite next to a Black church in Birmingham, Alabama. Inside 16th Street Baptist Church, people gathered for Sunday worship. Then an apocalypse came.