Vice President Mike Pence, left, at the 2019 Taylor University commencement at the invitation of President Lowell Haines, right. Photo courtesy of Taylor University
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Taylor University president resigns after hosting VP Pence as commencement speaker
Taylor University President Paul Lowell Haines has resigned from the nondenominational Christian university a month after it hosted Vice President Mike Pence as commencement speaker.
Greek Orthodox church in US gets 1st new leader in 20 years
Elpidophoros was unanimously elected by senior Greek Orthodox officials last month to succeed Archbishop Demetrios, who recently retired at age 91 after serving in the post since 1999.
The Supreme Court made the Bladensburg Cross a special case. Let’s keep it that way
In deciding to allow a Christian cross to stay on a Maryland highway, the court rejected some of the extreme arguments that may have had more far-reaching consequences for the Establishment Clause, writes Amanda Tyler.
Indiana Catholic school fires gay teacher, caving to archdiocese
Cathedral High School in Indianapolis said the “agonizing decision” to follow Archbishop Charles Thompson’s mandate came after months of dialogue.
Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
In a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, Muslim women bathed in suits covering their entire bodies - apart from the face, hands and feet - in the city of Grenoble on Sunday.
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History of slaves sold for Georgetown detailed in new genealogical website
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‘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.
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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.
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?
