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New report finds ‘surge’ in corporate attention to religious diversity

Explore the changing landscape of corporate diversity. Learn how more Fortune 500 companies are embracing religious diversity and inclusion.

1,200 Jewish professors urge Senate to reject antisemitism definition

Discover why 1,200 Jewish university professors are opposing the codification of a controversial definition of antisemitism into federal law.

Black church’s versatile pandemic innovations foster broader community, online giving

Explore how Woodville Church of the Nazarene, a Black Church in Virginia, adapted during the pandemic, increasing their community and giving.

United Methodist Church Makes Historic Moves Toward LGBTQ Inclusion

The United Methodist Church moved a step closer this week toward lifting its decades-old ban on same-sex weddings and LGBTQ clergy through a series of groundbreaking votes at the denomination's General Conference.

Taylor Swift’s ‘TTPD’: Religious Imagery for a Spiritually Syncretic Era

Though Taylor Swift hasn’t explicitly stated anything publicly about her faith since the now-famous 2018 documentary clip where she claimed "I live in Tennessee. I'm a Christian," her growing cache of religious references in her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," reveals a comfortability with her generation’s revolving divine du jour.

Israelis Prepare for a Passover Overshadowed by War and Loss

As the normally joyous communal holiday of Passover approaches this year, many Israelis say the war in Gaza has dampened the prospect of holding a Seder — the communal retelling of the ancient Israelites’ escape from Egypt from enslavement based on the Bible’s Book of Exodus. 

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce Gender Care Ban While Lawsuit Plays Out

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to enforce House Bill 71, a law banning Idaho youth from receiving gender-affirming care medications and surgeries.

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