The Holy Thursday service at ICE detention centers unfolded behind a half-open door at Broadview near Chicago. A guard escorted five immigrant detainees into view, and each wore shackles. The Rev. Paul Joseph Keller questioned …
A federal judge shut down a proposed Johnson Amendment settlement and dismissed the lawsuit behind it. The decision kept the IRS pastor endorsement ban in place, so churches and other nonprofits remain barred from backing …
Dallas crews began removing rainbow crosswalks on Monday, and the city plans to eliminate 30 sites. The work targets rainbow crosswalks, pride crosswalks, and other decorative crosswalks that state officials flagged. Officials say the designs …
Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed FOIA lawsuits over federal prayer services at the Defense and Labor departments. It sued the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Labor on …
Asylum took center stage at the Supreme Court this week. The justices heard arguments over Trump administration border policies that restrict access to refuge. Supporters say the rules protect the border, but critics say they …
Reza’s 267-day detention ended this week, and his church marked the exact count. Pastor Ara Torosian of Cornerstone West Los Angeles shared the news with relief. Torosian said the congregation felt joy, but worries lingered. …
Moody Bible Institute has reached a legal settlement with the Chicago Board of Education. The Moody Bible Institute CPS settlement lets education students complete student-teaching placements in Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The deal ends months …
UMC suspends Rev. Stephanie Remington after leaders learned she worked for Jeffrey Epstein. The Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church ordered a 90-day suspension starting March 12. The move places her position on pause …
A federal case ended with a nine-year prison sentence for Aaron Paul Lockman. The former children’s pastor pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Investigators tied his case to WhatsApp messages and an …
Abortion bans impact rental markets, lowering rents and raising vacancies, as renters choose states that protect reproductive rights now. A new National Bureau of Economic Research paper compares states with abortion bans to states without …