(ANALYSIS) For now, it would be premature to declare that that moment has arrived. Yet it would be incautious, too, to ignore the warning signs. The latest terrorism in Jerusalem may not be the turning point. But unless the trajectory changes â unless there is a serious Israeli effort to address Palestinian grievances, rather than inflame them â the explosion everyone fears may soon become impossible to prevent.
Read MoreIn remarks at the Museum of the Bible during a meeting of his Religious Liberty Commission, President Donald Trump touted his administrationâs religious liberty victories, vowed to protect prayer in public schools and announced the donation of his personal Bible to the museum.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Despite some major differences, newspapers and religion share notable similarities in their societal roles, including defining norms, creating a sense of a shared community, while maintaining rituals. These parallels are often rooted in the human need to make sense of a complex world. Over the years, Hollywood has immortalized their importance with a series of movies.
Read MoreDays after challenging Pastor Doug Wilson to a public debate, Peter Bell, producer and host of the podcast âSons of Patriarchy,â made a social media confession that has forced a reckoning within the community he helped build around exposing abuse in patriarchal churches. Bell, whose podcast investigates Wilsonâs Idaho church movement, said in a since-deleted Aug. 23 Facebook post that he struggled with pornography addiction for nearly two decades, was fired from multiple jobs for lying and experienced marital separation during his podcastâs first season last year.
Read More(ANALYSIS) In Washington, D.C., recent events have pushed some Christian leaders to become vocal against the Trump administration. As clergy argue that federal law enforcement agencies increasingly encroach upon church property and community spaces, the result has been a growing movement of men and women who argue that enough is enough.
Read More(ANALYSIS) One thing I consider part of my job as a columnist is pointing you to opinions that are better-expressed and more revelatory that what Iâd normally produce on my own. Thatâs the case here.
Read More(ANALYSIS) âMurderbotâ has options, but only a few. Kill all the stupid humans and flee, which likely means another SecUnit would stop him and then the company would melt him down as scrap. Or play along, pretending to do the job youâve always done but hope no one notices when youâre not all there because â youâre bingeing thousands of hours of âcontentâ â human/bot/AI entertainment.
Read More(ANALYSIS) History was made on Sunday in St. Peterâs Square. Pope Leo XIV declared Carlo Acutis â the 15-year-old tech prodigy known as âGodâs Influencerâ â the first Millennial saint. Before 80,000 pilgrims, many of them young families and digital natives, this wasnât just a canonization. It was a prophetic moment for the Catholic Church as it grapples with its place in the 21st century.
Read More(ANALYSIS) This is a landmark year for whatâs variously labeled âmedical assistance in dyingâ (MAID), âdoctor-assisted suicide,â death by choice,â âdeath with dignity,â âthe right to die,â âeuthanasiaâ or âmercy killing.â As this is written, Great Britain is on the brink of joining the West European nations that allow suicide under specified conditions.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Is there a more loaded word in American discourse right now than âdiversityâ?
Read MoreThe Catholic justice said what motivated her to write a book is to shed a light on the Supreme Courtâs inner workings and give a behind-the-scenes look at what the justices do. She added that while the Supreme Court may not always âget it rightâ in every case, she does âthink Americans should trust that the court is trying to get it right.â
Read MoreAt first Zori Opanasevych thought her ministry to serve Ukrainian refugees might last a few months. But more than three years later, sheâs still at it â leading the nonprofit arm of a Pentecostal church that helped more than 1,300 people fleeing the war resettle in Alaska.
Read More(REVIEW) At times, it feels like there are two different âLight of the Worldâ movies vying for dominance onscreen. One is a cringe Sunday school lesson with forced try-hard laughs and mini-sermons sprinkled throughout. The other is a beautifully animated character drama that shares the beauty of Jesus through relatable characters and moving imagery with genuine laugh-out-loud moments.
Read MoreAnyone who follows Catholics in cyberspace knows that Phil Lawler of Catholic Culture is an outspoken doctrinal conservative who is openly hostile to attempts to edit the âCatechism of the Catholic Church.â However, he is also a realist who can read between the lines of the official pronouncements issued by the Vatican, as well as the hints, rumors and strategic silences that surround those documents.
Read MoreThe only synagogue ever designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright looks like a sanctuary pulled from scripture and pinned to a leafy street corner in Philadelphia. This is Beth Sholom, a shul shaped like a mountain â literally â 110 feet high and wrapped in 1,500 glass panels. Wright wanted it to evoke Sinai â not just a memory of revelation, but the possibility of one.
Read MoreA new study by the Pew Research Center released Thursday reveals that many religiously unaffiliated adults â often referred to as ânonesâ â still hold beliefs commonly associated with religion, such as belief in life after death, a spiritual realm or even God. The study surveyed adults in 22 countries with large populations of religiously unaffiliated individuals.
Read MoreA 38-year-old man who called himself the âAngel of Deathâ allegedly threatened to carry out an attack on a Southern California monastery after driving there from Alabama, authorities said.
Read More(ANALYSIS) If this administrative pattern continues, it risks institutionalizing practices that allow for both arbitrary denial of citizenship rights and arbitrary exemptions from legal violations. The consequences are especially grave in a country with diverse migrant histories and weak birth registration infrastructure. For many Indians without birth certificates, this could mean being subjected to unpredictable and discriminatory scrutiny.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Christians who oppose sports betting do so by applying biblical principles that discourage greed, materialism and irresponsibility. With a new NFL season upon us, concerns are also raised about the predatory nature of the gambling industry and its potential to cause addiction and harm to vulnerable people.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Itâs hard to take Jell-O salad to the after-church brunch a few hours after your husband of 33 years runs off with a younger woman. But the old-fashioned church Leanne Morgan attends in her summer Netflix sitcom does have a Philippians 4:13 poster in the fellowship hall proclaiming: âI can do all things through Him who gives me strength.â
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