by Craig Nash | Sep 18, 2026 | News
For the first time since Israel’s founding, the Jerusalem Municipality is seeking to collect property taxes from major Christian churches in the city. Observers say the implications may go much deeper than a simple tax dispute. This summer, Shomrim, an...
by Anita Flowers | Sep 16, 2026 | News
Invested Faith announces its 20th class of Fellows, expanding a national network of faith-rooted social innovators working for justice and community transformation. With this new cohort, Invested Faith has now awarded 95 Fellowships to leaders in 28 states...
by Craig Nash | Sep 9, 2026 | News
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently upheld a lower court decision granting a father, Matthew Bradeen, final decision-making authority over his daughter’s medical care and religious upbringing. The case centers on the child’s mother, Emily Bickford, who brought...
by Craig Nash | Sep 1, 2026 | News
Religious organizations in the United States have historically been allowed to receive federal grants to fund educational programs and social services initiatives. However, restrictions limit their use of those funds for explicitly religious purposes, such as...
by Craig Nash | Aug 31, 2026 | News
Sumud, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) initiative responding to Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestinian lands, has released three episodes of a five-part docuseries focused on the plight of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank and...
by Ken Sehested | Aug 31, 2026 | News
In his August 2026 column, Sojourners’ José Humphreys III introduced readers to Barbara Holmes’s notion of “crisis contemplation.” He wrote, “When the ordinary isn’t ordinary anymore and the crisis is upon us, the self can center in…refuge.” Crisis contemplation is...
