Federal Indictment Accuses Pastor of Using Church in $3.2M Fraud Scheme
A Texas pastor has been indicted for allegedly stealing over 3 2 million from dozens of donors to church entities and using the funds for business and personal expenses
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Florida training librarians to keep schools free of sexually explicit, CRT material
The Florida Department of Education has implemented a new rule requiring school librarians and teachers with classroom libraries to undergo training to ensure their libraries remain free of sexually ...
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TN Christian School Principal Indicted on 11 New Child Sex Charges, 4 Underage Victims Identified
The principal of a small Tennessee Christian school who was arrested in 2022 following accusations of improper sexual activity with an underage girl, has been indicted on 11 additional charges.
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Judge Upholds Religious Exemptions for Faith Based Schools in LGBT Fight
A federal judge in Oregon has ruled in favor of faith-based schools, dismissing a lawsuit that would have ended certain religious exemptions that protect traditional marriage and gender values at faith-based institutions.
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6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Wanted to Set Another on Fire and Watch Her Die: Report
A troubled 6-year-old boy who shot his first grade teacher in the chest as she taught her class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, allegedly told another teacher prior to the ...
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CO Judge Rules in Disturbing Case of Ex-Social Worker Who Filed False Child Abuse Report for Revenge
An Arapahoe County District Court judge in Colorado has ordered an ex-social worker to pay $3 million in damages to Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky after she filed a false child abuse report against the councilwoman.
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Only a Minority of Parents Emphasize Passing on Their Faith to Children: Study
While mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents today, and studies suggest religion is good for mental health, passing on their religious beliefs to their children is not highly ...
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One Party Divided By God?
Religion has been injected into the RNC chair race through whisper campaigns pushing religious bigotry. So this issue of A Public Witness looks at what’s happening in the divisive quest to lead the Republican Party as it preps for the 2024 elections and offers a warning about the danger of weaponizing religion in politics.
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Faith-Based Organizations Urge Biden Not To Enact ‘Asylum Ban’
A number of faith-based organizations and congregations are pleading with the Biden administration, in a letter sent Monday to President Joe Biden and other leaders, not to enact new immigration restrictions. The letter expresses “grave concern” with policies announced earlier this month.
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‘Refreshingly Open to Jesus’: Barna Study Reveals ‘Tremendous’ New Opportunity for the Church
The Church in the U.S. has seen a dramatic shift within the last ten years including a decline in attendance and the rise of "religious nones", but a recent study shows that nearly 75 percent of adults still have the desire to grow spiritually and more than 40 percent of people are "more open" to God.
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More Americans Say They Want to Grow Spiritually Amid Growing Openness to Other Faiths: Study
Despite a growing rejection of organized religion, Spiritual openness is on the rise with a majority of U S adults saying they believe in God or a higher power and want to grow spiritually, new data ...
