Ex-Assistant Principal on Trial in Case of 6-Year-Old Shooter
Signs outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 25, 2023. Associated Press / Photo by Denise Lavoie, file Loading the Audio Player...
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Revisiting RFRA 30 Years Later
This issue of A Public Witness features a guest post from Holly Hollman, general counsel and associate executive director at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, reflecting on three decades of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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Wisconsin City Says Gov’t Employees Can Put Up Christmas Decorations after Backlash
A city in Wisconsin that garnered pushback for asking public employees not to decorate their workspaces with Christmas imagery has clarified that staff members are allowed to do so
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Battle to Ensure Christian Schools Can Participate in Minnesota Dual Enrollment Program Continues
Two Christian colleges in Minnesota are back in court seeking the right to participate in a dual enrollment program as attorneys for families wishing to apply college credits their children received ...
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One in Four Young Adults Want to Leave America — Here’s Why – RELEVANT
A growing number of America's Gen Z population is showing a growing interest in living abroad, diverging from previous generational patterns. A new survey
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Americans losing faith in science and scientists, but still value gov’t investment in field: study
While a majority of Americans still have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in scientists and believe science has had a mostly positive impact on society, an increasing minority are expressing ...
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North Carolina woman arrested for allegedly setting fire to church, food bank serving 900 families
A North Carolina woman was arrested and charged earlier this week for allegedly setting fire to a church and local food pantry during a barbeque festival last month
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Practicing Christians give more to charity than non-Christians: study
Practicing Christians are far more likely to give to charity than non-Christians, according to a newly released study as part of the American Bible Society s State of the Bible USA 2023 report
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Satanist Club Counters Good News Club in Connecticut School
In Connecticut, a satanist group began an after-school club after a Bible club began meeting, raising media attention and eyebrows.
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Wis. City Urges Staff to Avoid Red, Green Christmas Displays; ‘non-religious symbols’ Like Snowflakes OK
A city in Wisconsin has been accused of censoring all displays and expressions of Christmas on government property, with a conservative law group arguing that such a policy is unlawful
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In Bipartisan March for Israel, Crowd Rejects Cease-Fire, Demands Release of Hostages
The march was intended as a response to numerous demonstrations across the country and the world — some led by Jews — calling for an end to Israel’s retaliatory strikes in Gaza.
