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‘When we talk about public safety, let us understand what it means in its truest form: Tyre Nichols should have been safe,’ the vice president said.
The Jewish roots of the Eucharist
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US Hispanic Protestant churches are young, growing and largely new to the country
We see more and more English-speaking churches either planting a Hispanic church or adding a service in Spanish to their current congregation,' said Giancarlo Montemayor with Lifeway Recursos.
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The Catholic Church’s upcoming discussion of homosexuality
The relaxation of doctrine for pastoral purposes is itself a Christian doctrine. Is Pope Francis headed that way?
Tyre Nichols police beating video prompts faith leaders to react with grief, goals
They expressed grief and prayers for Nichols’ family, as well as called for national and state legislation. Some questioned whether the video of the police beating of Nichols should be watched.
New technology allows Holocaust survivors to tell their stories for all time
The technology is providing a way for future generations to interact with a hologram-style likenesses of Holocaust survivors.
‘He Gets Us’ organizers hope to spend $1 billion to promote Jesus. Will anyone care?
This year’s Super Bowl will feature a $20 million pair of pro-Jesus ads promoting the idea that Jesus ‘gets us,’ part of the larger ‘He Gets Us’ campaign. Organizers hope to spend a billion dollars in the next three years to redeem Jesus’ brand.
God’s bar: Nashville’s lesbian-owned Lipstick Lounge storied for its radical hospitality
'I really didn’t have money to open a bar,' said Lipstick Lounge-owner Jonda Valentine. 'But I really believed that’s what God wanted me to do.'
‘Not a real schism’: Four years later, UMC exodus less a gush, more a trickle
An analysis of departing churches suggests the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination will be weakened, but it is unlikely to break.
Faith-based organizations urge Biden not to enact ‘asylum ban’
The proposed policy 'borders on a wealth test for some of the most vulnerable children and families,' said one advocate.
Multifaith leaders urge unity in aftermath of Monterey Park shooting that left 11 dead
To Chuching Wang, who helped organize the vigil, it was deeply moving to see people of different ethnicities and religions unite in the aftermath of the shooting that struck the Chinese American community.
At March for Life, a jubilant crowd prepares for state-level fights
'It's really going to move more towards a local level,' said Fr. Dave Pivonka, who attended the march.
New book spotlights influence of Pentecostalism on California’s Mexican farmworkers
'Sowing the Sacred: Mexican Pentecostal Farmworkers in California' recounts how 'divine healing' was seen as a pragmatic way to care for impoverished workers who lacked regular access to medical care.
How New York has answered religiously motivated hate crime
A wildly diverse city takes a multifaceted, interagency and interfaith approach to faith-based security efforts.
Two years after US recognized Uyghur genocide, rights groups warn time is running out
‘If China’s genocidal policies and colonialism continue, Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples … will cease to exist,’ said one activist.
After Roe, 50th March for Life a turning point for national, state abortion protests
Since last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, much of the focus of the abortion fight has moved to statehouses.
Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians unite in support for Apache fight to save Oak Flat
Congress approved the transfer of the land to Resolution Copper in 2014 in exchange for 6,000 acres elsewhere, but the Western Apache claim that the site has unique spiritual meaning.
Johnny Hunt, disgraced former SBC pastor, makes defiant return to the pulpit
Hunt told a Florida megachurch that false allegations had ruined his life but he still has faith in Jesus.
Christian persecution higher than ever as Open Doors’ World Watch List marks 30 years
North Korea has returned to the top of the World Watch List with its highest-ever persecution score after an increase of arrests of Christians under its ‘anti-reactionary thought’ law.