Big Changes in the United Methodist Church's Stance on LGBTQ Rights
Issues concerning LGBTQ rights often pose big questions to politicians and religious leaders alike. While some churches continue to claim that having a sexual orientation other than heterosexuality goes against their tea ...
Category: Human Rights Morality Politics Religion
Clashes Between Government and Religious Leaders in the Balkans
While the world struggles with a global pandemic, it may seem like almost everything else has been put on hold. Unfortunately, political tension and conflict still exist and may be made even more complicated by the dange ...
Category: Politics Religion Political and Religious Controversy
Big Religious and Legal Questions in the Supreme Court
Two very interesting cases have been in the process of going through the Supreme Court in recent months. Both of them involve big questions about the intersection of religious and legal rights, and the outcomes may chang ...
Category: Freedom of Religion Politics freedom from religion
Study: Nearly Half of Americans Think the Bible Should Influence U.S. Law
A Pew Research study found that 49% of Americans believe that the Christian Bible should have at least some impact on American laws and over a quarter believe it should have "a great deal" of influence.
Pro-Life Activists Allowed to Hold Protests Despite Coronavirus Restrictions
Pro-life protestors can continue to protest in Michigan during the state's stay-at-home order after Governor Gretchen Whitmer clairifies what activities are prohibited during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Category: Freedom of Religion
Immunization Through Faith? That Might Just Go Viral
While many parts of the United States have ordered churchgoers to stay home during the coronavirus, some church leaders are still holding services and telling their congregation that faith in God will protect them
Category: Faith Healing Morality
Florida Pastor Arrested for Defying County's Stay-At-Home Order During Coronavirus
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was charged with two misdemeanors after disregarding a county stay-at-home order and continuing to hold services in his megachurch while coronavirus cases increase in Florida.
Category: Freedom of Religion
The Divine Plan: Reagan, John Paul II, and Their Idea To Bring Down Soviet Communism
You may have missed it, but an intriguing and thought-provoking new documentary movie played in theaters for one night only on November 6, 2019. Entitled “The Divine Plan: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Drama ...
Category: End of the World Politics
Poll Finds Nonwhite Democrats More Religious Than White Democrats
With the 2020 presidential election season upon us and gearing up almost by the day, another race is also on: seeing who can most closely predict which candidate will win based on the views, predilections, and issue impo ...
Marriage: One More Difference Between Conservatives and Liberals
The election season is upon us, just ask Democrats. They have already held four presidential debates so far this year, with two more promised during 2019 and four additional between January and April of 2020. And with e ...