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IN THE NEWS

Tennessee Speaker appoints conspiracy theorist to develop state social studies standards

Last week, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) announced that he had appointed Laurie Cardoza-Moore to serve on the Tennessee Standards Recommendation Committee to oversee “Social Studies materials being reviewed for use in classrooms statewide.”...

FL Gov. Ron DeSantis Launches 2024 Presidential Bid

Florida governor Ron DeSantis officially launched his 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, promising to lead "our great American comeback." "Our border is a disaster. Crime infests our cities. The federal government makes it harder...

Humanitarian group sends Bibles to country ranked world's worst persecutor of Christians

A faith-based humanitarian organization is working to nourish the “body and soul” of persecuted North Koreans by sending food supplies and Bibles into the country where believers and their relatives are frequently sent to labor camps under the brutal regime of Kim Jong Un....

Only 30 Percent of Churchgoers Volunteer for Church or Other Charities: Lifeway Poll

Less than one-third of churchgoers say they volunteered for a charity or ministry the previous years, according to a new Lifeway Research survey that also found that most congregations encourage their members to be active in service....

“People are picking their religion based on their politics, not their politics based on their religion.”

Political scientist Ryan Burge writes: “There is no doubt in my mind that politics is one of the main culprits for the emptying out of American religion.” After laying out his statistical case, Burge adds...

FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Dodgers disinvite, reinvite queer and trans group for LGBTQ+ Pride Night

The Los Angeles Dodgers decided to revoke the invitation extended to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for their upcoming Pride Night celebration following opposition from Catholic groups for including “queer and trans nuns.”...

California to pay $300K for coercing religious doctors into assisting with suicides

Following the settlement of a lawsuit filed by a Christian physician and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), the state of California has agreed to cease compelling doctors to engage in physician-assisted suicide...

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...

COMMENTARY

Dear God, Shall We Address You As Sir or Madam? – Church of England Says Maybe Neither

In the opening lines of the Bible, familiar to us in the classic King James as “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” the original Hebrew refers to the Deity as Elohim, a plural noun literally meaning “gods.”...

The Neighborhood Church of Mister Rogers

Radical is not a word often used to describe Fred Rogers. But his work in children’s television, and especially Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, was ministry ahead of its time. Almost 40 percent of seminary graduates today plan to use their degrees in contexts outside of the local church....

No, Jesus and His Early Followers Did Not Believe in the Inerrancy of the Bible

It’s typically assumed that Jesus viewed the Jewish scriptures and what we call the Old Testament the exact same way that conservative Christians view the Bible today. He believed in the inerrancy of the Bible, right? Wrong....

Slamming Social Justice is Christianity Without Suffering

I still remember when Glen Beck told viewers of his (then) daily FOXNews show something to the effect of: if the pastor of your church talks about the importance of social justice, then you need to find a new church....

Are You Ashamed of Being Wrong?

I ask my students whether they’d like to know the secret to be a great pastor and teacher. “It’s very simple,” I hint. At this point, they usually grab their pens and lean in, wondering what bit of wisdom I’ll commend to them....

GOOD NEWS

She asked for a toy that looked like her adopted son — and never expected this response

When 5-year-old Archer "Archie" Coffman walks down a toy aisle, he rarely sees himself reflected in the rows of figurines. "When there aren't toys like him, he asks why," Niki Coffman, Archer's mom, tells TODAY.com. "He notices." When asked what it feels like to not see toys that look like him, Archer says it feels "not good."...

Why birds and their songs are good for our mental health

Looking to improve your mental health? Pay attention to birds. Two studies published last year in Scientific Reports said that seeing or hearing birds could be good for our mental well-being. So give them a listen as you learn why they may help....

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