Photos of GU272 descendent Donna Comeaux’s family. Photo by Claire Vail
Need to know: Monday, June 24, 2019
History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website
The website includes a spreadsheet of 314 individuals whom genealogists have identified as being part of the group sold by the Jesuit priests.
‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ at Washington state libraries attracts protesters
As drag queens read 'Not all Princesses Wear Pink' and 'Love Is Love Is Love' inside, protesters cited the Apostle Paul in saying that God’s wrath will be revealed.
These women power through high-intensity workouts. Then they finish with prayer.
If some of the newer fitness center brands draw millennials with no particular faith, FiA draws people who tend to be more religiously conventional.
Boy’s removal from church service spurs debate in UK on welcoming those with autism
According to the National Autistic Society in the U.K., more than a quarter of people with autism and their families have been asked to leave a public place because of behavior linked to their autism.
How a Catholic bishop and Jordan Peterson became fellow travelers
Peterson and his 'new atavists' share with their Catholic brethren a disillusionment with what they see as the feminization of contemporary, post-feminist, post-sexual-revolution America, writes Tara Isabella Burton.
India rejects critical US religious freedom report
India hit out hard against a US religious freedom report saying religious intolerance in India was growing under its right-wing government, setting off a new spat before a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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China tariffs could lead to a ‘Bible tax’ in the US, say Christian publishers
(RNS) — The parent company of the two largest Bible publishers in the United States is warning the Trump administration that proposed tariffs on China would amount to a 'Bible tax.'
Archbishop chose church’s reputation above children, inquiry finds
The highest-ranking Catholic leader in England and Wales defended the reputation of the church rather than protecting children in the face of allegations of sexual abuse, a report by the independent sexual abuse inquiry has concluded.
Philadelphia Episcopalians explore what happens when church is separated from Sunday
Rather than focusing on Sunday attendance, the once-shuttered St. Stephen's is invested in being present for the community.
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About AOC and “concentration camps”
When you are speaking to people who refuse to hear, sometimes you have to scream. Like it or not, that is what AOC was trying to do.
Sebastian Gorka, evaluator of rabbis
Who made this man an expert on Judaism?
With ‘The Other Side of Heaven 2’, Christian filmmaker swims with summer blockbusters
"The Other Side of Heaven" is getting a sequel after 18 years, and filmmaker Mitch Davis is counting on Americans of faith to help the film compete against the blockbusters, writes Jana Riess.
