
Reflecting on ‘Pastor Spies’ in Minnesota
This issue of A Public Witness contemplates historical parallels between the Stasi secret police force in East Germany targeting activist Lutheran churches and DHS agents spying inside ELCA churches today.
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This issue of A Public Witness contemplates historical parallels between the Stasi secret police force in East Germany targeting activist Lutheran churches and DHS agents spying inside ELCA churches today.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday (Oct. 15) that the Pentagon will not livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, backing away from a proposal that triggered widespread pushback from prominent religious leaders.

The execution of the convicted mass shooter by firing squad is set for Dec. 3.

Religious Americans are unhappy with both political parties, Donald Trump, and the state of the country ahead of the midterms, according to Pew Research. The economy and the future of democracy top their concerns.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected the existence of a publicly funded Catholic charter school in the state in 2024, and a deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court later upheld that decision.

A pair of Christian therapists have sued a city in Nebraska over an ordinance that prohibits the practicing of counseling of minors aimed at changing sexual orientation and gender identity