Editor’s Picks

Check back daily for Bruce Gourley’s curated articles that are relevant to people of faith who wish to engage the critical issues facing our communities, nations and world.

March 28, 2024

‘I’m Really Proud to Be on the Frontlines of Religion’: New Gallup Poll Finds Drop in Church Attendance; With its Soldiers Mired in Gaza, Israel Fights a Battle at Home Over Drafting the Ultra-Orthodox; Putin, the Religion Card: How Russia’s Leader Uses Public Piety to Wield Power (and more)

March 27, 2024

A Year After the Deadly Nashville Shooting, Christian School Relies on Faith – and Adopted Dogs; Bible Bill Sent to Tennessee Governor; Listening to the New Emerging Voices of Christianity (and more)

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March 26, 2024

Virginia Parent Hoped Holy Bible Would be a Lesson in Book Ban Debate; An Arizona Church Known for Feeding Migrants Now Says the City is Blocking Its Work; Putting Chaplains in Public Schools is the Latest Battle in Culture Wars (and more)

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March 25, 2024

Thousands of Faithful Attend Palm Sunday Celebrations in Jerusalem Against a Backdrop of War; Gaza Christians Ask for Peace on Palm Sunday; Christian TV Evangelicals Fire Up Trump Support with Messianic Message (and more)

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March 15, 2024

Nex Benedict, Oklahoma Nonbinary Teen, Died by Suicide, Medical Examiner Rules; A Small City in Oklahoma Elected a White Nationalist. Will it Be Able to Vote Him Out?; Church Pews are Sitting Empty. Can They Become Affordable Housing?; Movie Review: ‘Dune 2’ Portrays the Danger of Mixing Religion and Politics. It Doesn’t Know the Half of it. (and more)

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March 14, 2024

Who is Leaving the LDS Church? 8 Key Survey Findings; Bible Quotes Didn’t Help Columbia Anti-Abortion Protester. Federal Judge Found Him Guilty. (The State)
Sex Abuse Survivors Dispute Southern Baptist Leadership and Say Federal Investigation is Ongoing (and more)

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March 13, 2024

Florida Teachers Can Discuss Sexual Orientation and Gender ID Under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Settlement; In States With Laws Targeting LGBTQ Issues, School Hate Crimes Quadrupled; Hidden Jewel for Sale Along Florida Coast Was Once a Baptist Church. Take a Look. (and more)

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March 12, 2024

Iraq Hopes to Lure Christian Pilgrims with New Church in Ancient Ur; A Pro-LGBTQ Movement in the United Methodist Church Eyes Future After Conservative Exodus; Flint Church Plan to Take on Hygiene Poverty With Low-Cost Service Laundromat (Michigan Live)
Only in Oklahoma: Dispute Rages Over Church’s Designer (and more)

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March 7, 2024

‘Extraordinary’: Islamic and Jewish Science Emerge in 11th -Century Astrolabe; Scientists Unearth Ancient Roman Imperial Cult Temple; Peter Wehner: When Did Evangelicals Go Wrong? (and more)

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March 6, 2024

Kentucky Governor Marks Civil Rights Event by Citing Bible in Condemning Limits on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Greek Orthodox Authorities Slap Religious Ban on Local Politicians Who Backed Same-Sex Marriage; ‘They’ve Told Me He’s Jesus’: Unpacking Trump’s Empty Pseudo-Religion (and more)

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March 5, 2024

The ‘Subversive Spirituality’ of Bob Marley is Still Being Overlooked; Black-Led Utopia Legacy Lives on in Soul City, North Carolina: ‘Courage and Conviction’; Sen. Tom Woods ‘Filth’ Comments Expose Oklahoma’s Real Moral Crisis – LGBTQ+ Kids are Dying (and more)

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March 4, 2024

MAGA Furious at Merrick Garland’s Remarks at Selma Church; Red-State Christian Women are Rising Up, Speaking Out to Defend IVF; A 17th-Century Nun’s Feminist Manifesto (and more)

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March 1, 2024

Christian Nationalism’s Support is Strongest in Rural, Conservative States; Oklahoma Governor Quoted Scripture in Recent Speech, But Religious Leaders are Taking Issue. Here’s Why.; Islamic Scholars Call Muslim Nations to Cut Fossil Fuels, Echoing ‘Laudato Si’ (and more)

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February 28, 2024

The Supreme Court’s NetChoice Cases Could Change Online Speech Forever; ‘Anger and Fear’: School Nurse Reacts to West Virginia Bill Allowing Religious Exemptions for School Mandated Vaccines; Megachurch Pastor Admits He Broke the Law Telling Church to Vote Republican (and more)

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February 27, 2026

Trump Tells Christian Nationalists They Will Have Power at ‘Level You’ve Never Before Used’; Three West Texas Billionaires are Pushing Texas to Far Right Christian Nationalism; Alabama IVF Ruling Divides Far Right Christians: ‘Fewer Children Will Be Born’ (and more)

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February 22, 2024

US Supreme Court Declines to Decide Legality of Excluding Jurors Based on Religion; Southern Baptists to Launch New Org to Oversee Abuse Database; Christian Nationalist Second Trump Term Plans: Bring Back the Seventeenth Century! (and more)

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