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March 19, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV links confession to responsibility for war

Pope Leo XIV has delivered one of the sharpest religion-and-politics interventions of his pontificate so far, asking whether Christians who carry grave responsibility for war have the humility to examine their conscience and go to confession. The..


Baptist seminary providing shelter to displaced amid Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah

The Arab Baptist Theological Seminary near Beirut is sheltering displaced people who fled their homes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah forces hundreds of thousands of civilians across Lebanon to seek refuge. About 170 internally...


Kushner breaks pledge, seeks $5 billion more from foreign governments

After Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024, Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, dismissed concerns that his private equity firm would be a vehicle to buy foreign influence. In December 2024, Kushner said that he “preemptively” raised $1.5...


Sinners film accused of subverting christian faith

In a recent article, screenwriter Zena Dell Lowe criticizes the Academy Awards favorite film 'Sinners' for borrowing Christian language and imagery while systematically removing Christian truth. Lowe argues the movie, set in 1930s...


Bombay HC quashes midnight cancellation of Christian prayer event over 'miracle healing' claims; Orders compliance with Black Magic Act

The Bombay High Court last week quashed an order, by which Sangli Police 'abruptly' cancelled the permission granted to 'Hope of Glory Ministry Trust' to conduct 'Maharashtra Prayer Festival' from March 13 to March 15, wherein...



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Bethel Church Backlash: Explosive alumni revolt after Facebook shutdown

Backlash surged at Northern California’s Bethel Church after the church temporarily locked a private alumni Facebook group. The page had more than 5,000 members, and many used it to share experiences. BSSM alumnus Jesse Westwood said...


Should I tell him he’s a racist?

Social media is fraught with challenges not the least of which is racism. I admit that over the last few years, I have become less active on social media—part of the reason is the growth in unreasoning vitriol. Sadly, much of this vitriol is from...


Telling secrets, finding grace: If all life is sacred, all life is truly sacred

A couple of years ago, a meme started to float around in what I think of as my Internet circles that wasn’t so much a joke as it was an expression of despair. It was simply a block of text – I think it was originally lifted from a headline – that read, “I...


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COMMENTARY

“One Battle After Another” wins Oscar for Best Picture

One Battle After Another won the Academy Award for Best Picture last night, along with five other Oscars. Michael B. Jordan, Sean Penn, Jessie Buckley, and Amy Madigan won acting Oscars. The awards show prompted some reflections for...


The New Faces of Christian Nationalism

On a Sunday morning in February, about a thousand people filled the high-ceilinged sanctuary at Mercy Culture, a nondenominational evangelical megachurch in Fort Worth, Texas. The senior lead pastor, Landon Schott, gave a sermon that was...


Christian leaders denounce Trump administration as “cruel and oppressive” | PennLive letters

Christian leaders and scholars across the nation are denouncing President Donald Trump’s administration and urging more active resistance among the faithful to “the injustices and anti-democratic danger sweeping across the nation.”...


Stoking Hate Towards Undocumented Immigrants To Suppress Voting.

Undocumented immigrants can’t vote. It is already illegal under federal law. Doing so can lead to prison, fines, and deportation. Despite the political rhetoric, it almost never happens. According to the Heritage Foundation’s own database, there...


Rejecting Death: Bodies are not Commodities

I wake up to the news of death. 175 in an elementary school in Iran. Over 20,000 children in Gaza. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee and elder. I cry, and my young child asks me why I am sad as we lie together at bedtime. Why does...


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Waitress Has Fed 270,000 Meals to Homeless Floridians Thanks to a Family That Gives Their All

A Florida waitress has served more than 270,000 meals to the homeless, alongside her husband and two vibrant sons who all exemplify their Christian faith. An immigrant from Barbados, Gloria Vargas, has run the operation since in 2012...


The Native Seed Farm Safeguarding California’s Future

On a stretch of prime agricultural land in California’s Sacramento Valley, native grasses, milkweed and wildflowers grow in tight rows under the state’s wide blue sky. Orange poppies, purple lupines and golden tidy tips create a living palette...


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