An Alaska man who was accused of weaponizing the name of Jesus to rob a bank in Anchorage had those charges dismissed by a local prosecutor earlier this month, but the case against him could still be
Bishop Lamor Whitehead defended himself and his church from jokes and criticism after hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry were stolen by gunmen during a worship service Sunday
NASHVILLE (BP) – In the hours following the historic Dobbs decision, which recognized that the states have the right to make laws regulating the practice of elective abortion, moral panic ensued.
In this issue of A Public Witness, we look at the enduring influence of White evangelicals within the GOP power structure, the early stages of the 2024 presidential campaign, and what it tells us to expect in the months and years ahead.
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The conference “Cree,” Spanish for “believe,” drew more than 500 Hispanic pastors, staff members and lay leaders to New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in a first-ever gathering of its kind to encourage and equip Hispanic church leaders.
Indiana lawmakers are pairing a plan to ban nearly all abortions in the state with promises to spend more to help pregnant women, young children, and adoptions.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead says his family and congregation were left traumatized Sunday after masked gunmen entered their Brooklyn church and stripped them of more than 1 million worth of jewelry
Three people were the victims of a drive-by shooting this weekend when they attended a funeral at a Baptist church in Chicago, Illinois, with all three men expected to survive their wounds
The Interfaith Alliance is one of a constellation of nonprofit organizations on the political left, promoting religious pluralism and democracy. This week the alliance announced that the Rev. Paul Raushenbush, an interfaith leader, journalist and American Baptist minister, would become its new president and CEO, replacing Rabbi Jack Moline.
Mayor Eric Adams has revealed that more than 1,750 New York City employees have now been fired for fighting for their bodily autonomy against forced COVID-19 shots.
Kansas will become the first state to vote on a constitutional amendment about abortion on Aug. 2.
