Half of American Protestants who attend church want to be part of a congregation that shares their political views, a recent survey shows.
Author: Mark A. Kellner
West Virginia’s top court upholds private school scholarships in victory for parents, advocates say
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is lauding a state Supreme Court ruling that upholds the state’s “Hope Scholarship Act,” a year-old law allowing parents to send children to private and often faith-based schools.
AOC, five other N.Y. Democrats call on Orthodox Jewish university to recognize gay student group
New York’s Yeshiva University should “recognize” a gay student group, a group of congressional lawmakers including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told the orthodox Jewish school in a two-page letter recently.
Newsom’s pro-choice billboards citing Bible verse draw rebukes from religious leaders
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s inclusion of a Bible verse on two billboards in conservative-led states advertising California as an abortion sanctuary is drawing sharp denunciations from religious leaders on the right.
Hawley wants data on Pentagon’s refusal of vaccination exemptions
Reports that the Defense Department denied religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in an assembly-line manner using the same canned language drew a call for full disclosure from a prominent Senate conservative.
USPS would face tougher climb to hike rates under new House bill
Twice-yearly postal rate increases could be reined in if a bill introduced in the House becomes law.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, dies at age 96; Charles is now King
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, died Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, her summer residence, Buckingham Palace announced at 6:30 p.m. London time. She was 96 years of age and had re…
Catholic archdiocese can fire teacher who entered same-sex marriage, Indiana Supreme Court rules
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis can fire parochial school teachers in same-sex marriages or who otherwise don’t live by church teachings, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday.
Democratic lawmakers demand IRS probe of Family Research Council’s tax status
The head of the Family Research Council said Tuesday evening that a call by 40 Congressional Democrats for a Treasury Department/IRS investigation of the group’s “association of churches” tax-exempt status was “factually challenged” and asserted the or…
Biden on ‘path that leads to death’ with abortion order, leading Catholic bishop says
President Biden’s executive order supporting abortion access “is deeply disturbing and tragic,” and walks a “path that leads to death and destruction,” one of the top Roman Catholic pro-life voices said in a statement this weekend.