Bills to Enhance Religion in Schools Spur Fights Between Faiths
As lawmakers push faith-focused education bills, the statutes are facing pushback from an unexpected source: other religious people.
Judge Rules Against Texas Attorney General Paxton in Campaign Against Migrant Shelters
‘The Texas Attorney General’s use of the request to examine documents from Annunciation House was a pretext to justify its harassment of Annunciation House employees and the persons seeking refuge,’ Judge Francisco Dominguez wrote.
Dozens Rally in Pakistan After a Christian Man Is Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
This comes nearly a year after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the country.
Lawsuits Challenging Abortion Bans on Religious Freedom Grounds Falter
Advocates argue the legal strategy that abortion bans violate religious freedom are not yet dead. In both the Missouri and Kentucky cases, appeals are planned.
After Morris Allegations, Texas Legislators Vow to Expand Statutes of Limitations on Abuse
Robert Morris was a member of Trump’s evangelical advisory board and his Gateway Church is one of the largest and fastest-growing churches in the U.S.
Review: Baptizing America
In the face of a rising threat to both church and democracy, “Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism” exposes the undercurrents of a dangerous ideology.
Presbyterian Church (USA) Votes to Divest From Israel Bonds
On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.
What to the Christian Nationalist is the Fourth of July Sunday?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside Sunday’s Independence Day service at an influential megachurch to better understand the heretical danger of Christian Nationalism and its pervasiveness in our churches and culture.
Thousands of Faith Leaders, Union Members, Activists Rally for Poor
'It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,' said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.
Ten Commandments. Multiple Variations. Why the Louisiana Law Raises Preferential Treatment Concerns
The required text prescribed in the new law and used on many monuments around the U.S. is a condensed version of Scripture with ties to “The Ten Commandments” movie from 1956 and commonly associated with Protestants.