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The Supreme Court 2016

It was a term defined by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Nevertheless, the High Court completed its work this week (June27) after handing down a number of decisions important to religious...

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Violence, Law Enforcement, Race and Justice

Amid this week’s interfaith memorial service for the slain police officers in Dallas and ongoing protests against police killings of black men, many faith leaders have been calling for dramatic changes...

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The Boxer

“In life there is so much temptation,” says boxing coach Mike Mosley. “There’s so much bad out there that it’s hard to know that you’re doing the right thing. I know 100 percent of the time when I’m in...

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$70K Minimum Wage CEO

Dan Price, the 32-year-old CEO of Gravity Payments, made national news last year when he announced he was putting in place a scaled pay policy that would raise the minimum wages of employees to $70,000...

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Faith-Based Relief in Louisiana Flooding

“It's just amazing to see how it doesn't matter what race you are, anything like that; it's just everybody has the same needs, so we all pitched in and just started helping out,” says Jared Stockstill,...

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Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

There’s been a lot of negative campaign language about Islam this election season—calls for banning Muslims from entering the US and for patrolling Muslim neighborhoods. But there are also serious...

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Morally Conflicted Voters

As voters head to the polls on Election Day, many acknowledge the strong negative feelings they have about the campaigns. Some are frustrated with the tenor of the political rhetoric. Others feel...

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Andrew Finstuen: Gut Check Politics

During the presidential campaign, Americans have wondered how anyone in good conscience could vote for the other candidate. Many have wondered also how we can’t do any better than Donald Trump and...

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F.A.R.M. Café

Located in Boone, North Carolina, the FARM Café is a volunteer-operated restaurant whose mission is to Feed All Regardless of Means—anyone who needs a free meal and who can in return offer the café an...

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America’s Incarcerated

Why does the US have so many people in prison—2.3 million Americans at an estimated cost of $80 billion a year? Correspondent Tim O’Brien goes to Dearborn County, Indiana, which has one of the highest...

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