​Supporting religious freedom and pluralism is a foreign policy priority​

Each year on Oct. 27, the U.S. marks International Religious Freedom Day, the anniversary of the 1998 law that made defending conscience abroad a standing aim of American foreign policy. The observance is best understood as a statement...

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​Advocates to Trump: Confront Xi on China’s Religious Prisoners​

For five months in a Chinese detention center, the pastor had no name. He was T07. His senior pastor, Wang Yi, was T01. “They just made me reduce my name to a number,” Pastor Ding Shuqi of Chengdu’s Early Rain Covenant Church said of...

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​Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says​

Two attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians, the country’s Orthodox Church said, urging authorities to protect civilians and bring those responsible to justice. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Holy...

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​Black Internet Reacts to Yolanda Adams Finally Calling Out Homophobia In the Black Church​

Gospel singer Yolanda Adams is once again stirring up conversation in the church world thanks to an all-new interview. In it, she discussed the Black church and the homophobia that’s often displayed and trust us when we say…the Saints are...

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​The U.S. Alliance Is on the Ballot in Israel ​

Israel-U.S. relations have experienced extraordinary ups and downs over the past four years, from a historic joint campaign against Iran to a new low in Israel’s standing among the American public and growing opposition to the special...

​Religious Freedom and ICE: Appeals Court Sides With Faith Groups​

A federal appeals court has sided with The Episcopal Church and 26 interfaith partners challenging ICE enforcement at churches. The D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that religious organizations have standing to contest the Trump administration’s...

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​Lifeway Executive Charged: 22 Counts of Alleged Financial Misconduct​

A former Lifeway executive faces 22 criminal charges following allegations that he diverted ministry funds for personal use. Tennessee authorities arrested Giancarlo Montemayor-Trejo on Oct. 20 after a Williamson County grand jury indicted him...

​Are 'Real' Catholics as Conservative as Evangelicals? Still no.

I know I have written this before, but my “perch” in the discourse is a very odd one. When I post a graph on social media, I can get hundreds of comments. A lot of them on Twitter are just anonymous weirdos. I try not to read too many of them, but I...

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​Christianity Today and the Need for Institutions​

In case you somehow missed it, two days ago Ruth Graham at the New York Times published an article about the recent upheaval at Christianity Today. The article notes that there have been serious layoffs, accusations of administrative...

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​Want a stronger democracy? Get more religion​

This week I was thrilled to welcome Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid to campus, as guests of the Center for Faith and Flourishing’s “Reimagining Faith and Public Life” series. Matt and Shadi are the authors of a great new book, Can...

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​Are Teachers Unions to Blame for Poor Student Performance?​

Why can’t Johnny read? For over 70 years now, scholars, teachers, and policymakers have debated the causes behind America’s declining literacy rates. Differences in American state education policies provide us with insights into...

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​A Blunt Christian Statement on Racism​

Biblical Christians, of all people, should not avoid or tiptoe around the issue of race. Shout it from the housetop without fear or favor: racism is anti-Christian. White supremacy is evil. Leftist identitarianism is evil. The idea that whites are superior to...

​FDA-Approval for Drill-Free Cavity Care May Be Imminent After Great Phase 3 Treatment Trial

FDA approval may be imminent for a key innovation in dentistry that could spare thousands of children from painful pulling, drilling, and infections with a simple fluid coating. Every year, untreated tooth decay sends thousands of young US children...

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​New study: Googly-eyed buoys and kites help keep seabirds out of fishing nets​

Off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England, a pole rises from a buoy with a pair of big eyes on top. The head spins, creating what researchers call an “animated eye effect.” Its job is to scare away seabirds away before they dive into the fishing net...

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