by Zach Dawes Jr | May 19, 2023 | Feature|News
There is a correlation between nations that violate religious freedom and their engagement in “transnational repression,” according to panelists at a hearing conducted on May 10 by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Transnational repression takes...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 18, 2023 | Feature|News
The Biden administration has issued updated guidance regarding constitutionally protected religious expression in public schools. Such updates are required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and by the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act that...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 17, 2023 | Feature|News
The number of white Christians in the U.S. is showing signs of stabilization after decades of decline, while the number of religiously unaffiliated adults continues to rise, according to a Public Religion Research Institute report published May 16. In 1990, white...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 12, 2023 | Feature|News
High levels of acute food insecurity were experienced by 258 million people in 58 nations and territories in 2022, according to the Global Report on Food Crises 2023 report published May 3 by the Food Security Information Network and the Global Network Against Food...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 10, 2023 | Feature|News
The Southern Baptist Convention reported a continued decline in membership in 2022, even as the total number of baptisms increased. Total membership reported by SBC-affiliated churches for 2022 was 13,223,122, a decline of more than 457,000 members from 2021. This...