Month: May 2021

A bullet-riddled SUV rammed a car into a restaurant after a deadly shooting in West Park

A white SUV — with a shattered window and several bullet holes on its front passenger door — was traveling east when it swerved off the road and jumped a concrete median. It plowed through bushes before hitting a parked car in the plaza, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The impact pushed the parked car forward, through the front window of the Rhythm and Juice restaurant. ... Read More

What Joe Biden Puts in the Collection Plate

Tax records show gifts to three churches, two religious charities, a food bank, and more. Joe and Jill Biden gave $1,000 to St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church last year, the Greenville, Delaware, congregation where the president regularly receives Communion and visits the graves of his first wife and two of his children. The Bidens gave another $1,500 to the First Lady’s church, Westminster Presbyterian, a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation in nearby Wilmington. According... Read More

Worried about professors’ political views, FAU trustees could vote on tenure

“One paragraph doesn’t tell us a lot about a professor, his viewpoints, his research, his political affiliations or potential donations,” among other factors, she said. “I’m concerned about tenure moving forward. I speak not just for myself but for the governor. I can’t think of any other position out there where people have a job for life.” ... Read More

Evangelical Colleges Consider Vaccine Requirements for Fall

Most schools opt to strongly encourage inoculation and continue safety measures. Only one of the roughly 140 US schools that belong to the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) is planning to require students to receive COVID-19 vaccines before starting school in the fall: Seattle Pacific University. The rest will “strongly encourage” vaccines, according to CCCU spokeswoman Greta Hays, while leaving the ultimate decision up to individual students and their... Read More

The Fire This Time: Reflections on a Year of Racial Reckoning

A free webinar on how it has changed us, and where the church should go from here. One year after George Floyd's death, Christianity Today invites Christian scholars, ministers, and activists to discuss the meaning of a transformative era in American society. How has it changed us, and where does the church go from here? Panelists include: Cecilia Williams (president, Christian Community Development Association), Theon Hill (professor, Wheaton College), Noemi Vega Quinones (PhD student... Read More

Punk Rock Priests Offer Up Their ‘Parallel Love’ in Music and Sacrament

There’s no other band quite like Luxury, the evangelical indie rockers from the ’90s who journeyed through tragedy and faith to Eastern Orthodoxy. The evangelical indie rock scene of the 1990s can be difficult to explain. A rebellious, unhinged underground movement that emerged from megachurch basements and religious colleges? A generation of musicians who broke ties with conservative Christianity but maintained a fan base built through youth groups and Young Life? You kind of had to be... Read More

Christians Can Learn from Muslims. But There Are Lines We Shouldn’t Cross.

One writer’s attempt to relate Islam to her faith yields some lessons along with some stumbles. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve witnessed firsthand how painful, exhausting, and occasionally frightening it is to live among people who passionately disagree. In this maelstrom of masks, quarantines, vaccines, and lockdowns, we’ve often forgotten how to love our brothers, sisters, and neighbors, to say nothing of our enemies. This makes me all the more thankful for the example... Read More

DeSantis’ gambling deal means billions for Florida, but is it enough?

In the currently proposed deal, sports betting alone could account for more than $100 million of the revenue, according to an analysis from state economists. That would be more than double the $49.4 million brought in by New Jersey, the largest legal sports betting market according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, in 2020 when many sports leagues were shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic. ... Read More