Georgia
In wake of abortion scandal, Herschel Walker attends closed-door prayer event
By Jack Jenkins — October 4, 2022
(RNS) — Walker, who has denied recent allegations he paid for an abortion in 2009, told the church's congregation earlier this year, 'Did I not say I’m a Christian? That means you’re supposed to be pro-life.'
Herschel Walker paid for girlfriend’s abortion, report says
By Bill Barrow — October 4, 2022
(RNS) — Walker responded with a statement saying he would file a lawsuit against the Daily Beast, the news outlet that reported the allegation.
In his debut country album, Rhett McLaughlin breaks up — with God
By Riley Farrell — August 11, 2022
(RNS) — The ‘Good Mythical Morning’ comedian goes on a spiritual deconstruction journey in his album, ‘James and the Shame.’
America sacramentalizes guns as God’s gift to the good. This is heresy.
By Thomas Reese — November 30, 2021
(RNS) — Recent high-profile murder cases show America's gun culture overwhelming its ability to protect its citizens.
Attorney: No more `Black pastors’ in court for Arbery case
By Russ Bynum — November 12, 2021
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn’t want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat with the slain man’s family. Kevin Gough represents William “Roddie” Bryan, who along with father […]
Human trafficking suit spreads to Hindu temples in 5 states
By David Porter — November 11, 2021
A lawsuit in which workers accuse a Hindu organization of human trafficking by luring them from India to build a temple in New Jersey for as little as $1.20 a day has widened to four other states. In the initial lawsuit filed in May, workers at a Hindu temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey, claimed leaders […]
Base booster or blasphemy? Bible-quoting pro-Trump billboard raises eyebrows in Georgia
By Heather Greene — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — The ad, comparing Trump to Jesus, disappeared a few days later, leaving behind a flurry of confusion and outrage.
Georgia faith leaders to leave water bottles around Capitol in protest of new voter laws
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — March 30, 2021
(RNS) — Faith leaders also joined in a lawsuit charging that provisions of Georgia's new law are unconstitutional and violate the Voting Rights Act.
Is it time for us to rethink the Passover plagues?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 28, 2021
(RNS) — The modern Pharaoh is denial. OK, pun intended.
High court revives ex-student’s suit on religious literature
By Jessica Gresko — March 8, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reviving a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian literature on campus, but was only seeking $1.
Marjorie Taylor Greene must go — now!
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 1, 2021
(RNS) — There is a sadistic Jew-hating conspiracy theorist in Congress. Get rid of her.
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority
By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow, and Russ Bynum — January 6, 2021
ATLANTA (AP) — A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler.
Georgia’s Black-Jewish campaign is the latest chapter in an old story
By Mark Silk — January 4, 2021
(RNS) — The experiences of the two communities in Atlanta have run parallel since the Civil War.
Senate race thrusts ‘Black America’s church’ into spotlight
By Aaron Morrison — January 3, 2021
(AP) — A high-stakes Senate race and a Trump-era cultural debate have thrust Ebenezer Baptist Church into the center of the current political debate.
Raphael Warnock, heir to MLK’s pulpit, heads for runoff for Georgia Senate seat
By Paul O'Donnell and Adelle M. Banks — November 3, 2020
(RNS) — The pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, once co-pastored by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., now faces incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler.