Trey Falwell Sues Liberty University, the School His Father Once Led
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president of Liberty University nearly six years ago. His wife and son still are feuding with one of the largest Christian colleges in the country.
Rededicating to the Wrong Example
This issue of A Public Witness unpacks why the upcoming ‘Rededicate 250’ gathering was planned for May 17 and the Christian Nationalist fight to remake the past and present.
Anti-Christian Bias Task Force Blasts Biden for Targeting ‘Traditional Christians’
Many Christian leaders have criticized the report, saying it's narrowly focused on concerns of conservative evangelicals and obscures Trump’s own conflicts with other faith groups, including entire denominations.
Hegseth, Barron, Evangelical Leaders to Join Trump Event Rededicating America to God
Notably absent from the lineup are representatives from other non-Christian faiths, such as Islam or Indigenous spiritual traditions, or leaders from mainline Christian or historically Black denominations.
At Pentagon Worship Service, Hegseth Casts Iran Conflict as Violent Holy War Against God’s Enemies
In the first Defense Department service since the start of the Iran war, Pete Hegseth prayed that God would ‘break the teeth’ and kill those ‘who deserve no mercy’ and should be ‘delivered to the eternal damnation prepared for them.’
Pentagon’s Break With Ivy League Leaves Colleges Bracing for Further Changes to Military Programs
The Trump administration's campaign to end ‘wokeness’ in the military is reshaping its relationship with education, breaking off longstanding ties with prestigious universities while building new bonds with evangelical schools like Liberty and Hillsdale.
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.
Liberty University Agrees to Unprecedented $14 Million Fine for Failing to Disclose Crime Data
The fine is by far the largest ever levied under a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats.
Christian Nationalism in the Speaker’s Chair
This issue of A Public Witness introduces you to the 56th speaker of the House — the founding dean of a failed Baptist law school, an attorney for three firms devoted to advancing Christian Nationalism, a crusader for prayer in public schools, an evangelist proclaiming
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.