Archbishop Wilton Gregory speaks during a Mass to repent clergy sexual abuse and to pray for molestation victims, on June 14, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Need to know: Thursday, April 4, 2019
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory tapped to lead Washington, DC, Catholics
'It’s a reason to break a Lenten fast and pour a drink, because it’s great news for the Archdiocese of Washington, which has been mired a bit in all kinds of stuff,' the Rev. Ray Kemp said of the announcement.
US Methodists plot ways to resist new LGBT rules
On Thursday, April 4, a group of 30 clergy, bishops and activists led by megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton will gather in Decatur, Ga., to strategize a future for those churches that cannot remain in a denomination that denies LGBT rights.
How 15 millennial coed Catholics live in unity in a New York City brownstone
Even in an expensive city that breeds unusual living arrangements, this is not your average New York roommate situation.
Prayer that mentioned Jesus 13 times sparks debate in Pennsylvania Legislature
A prayer that mentioned Jesus 13 times — given just before the swearing-in of a Muslim state legislator — has caused controversy in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Washington gets Wilton Gregory, a great bishop
Washington should rejoice to have such a good bishop; too bad we may not have him very long, writes Thomas Reese.
Texas bans chaplains from execution chamber following Supreme Court decision
Texas has decided to bar all prison chaplains from its execution chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the state violated an inmate’s rights by denying his request for a Buddhist chaplain to be by his side at the time of his scheduled death.
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Some North Dakota GOP lawmakers abstain from Hindu prayer
Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism in Nevada, offered prayer as the guest chaplain in the House, a day after he delivered the invocation in the Senate without incident.
Ronnie Floyd, Arkansas megachurch pastor, elected to head SBC executive committee
Arkansas megachurch pastor Ronnie Floyd, part of President Trump's informal group of evangelical advisors, was elected to lead the Southern Baptist Convention's Nashville-based Executive Committee.
On Capitol Hill, persecuted Muslims unite to protect religious minorities’ rights
More than 125 members of the minority Ahmadi Muslim sect spent the day on Capitol Hill lending their voices on behalf of beleaguered Uighur Muslims.
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Taking stock of the clergy sexual abuse crisis: Transparency
It's unlikely that Catholic bishops will ever regain credibility until they have adopted full disclosure, made amends and done penance for their and their predecessors’ failures, writes Thomas Reese.
Death v. Religion at the Supreme Court
How the Establishment Clause failed to persuade the justices in one death penalty petition, and then succeeded in an almost identical one.
The real reason div students need to hear Jordan Peterson’s canceled lectures
Peterson, who applies psychology to biblical studies, is as much a product of the 'unmooring' from Western values that he decries as he is a bulwark against it, writes Tara Isabella Burton.
