The Great Project 2025 “Sabbath Overtime” Panic: Faith, Fairness, and the Reality
The uproar over Project 2025’s “Sabbath overtime” reads like a scene straight out of America’s current political fever dream. Online pundits warn of creeping theocracy. TikTok prophets insist the blue laws are coming back. Cable commentators toss around words like “control” and “Christian nationalism” until they lose meaning. Take a deep breath. The truth, like […]
Read MoreChurch or Wedding Venue? Group Says Township Broke Federal Law by Curbing Wedding Ceremonies
Dimondale church fights occupancy limits after wedding fines, citing federal protections Property marketed as “The Tarrington” for ceremonies while congregation seeks full worship rights under the First Amendment and RLUIPA Seats filled for three September weddings at a longtime church site in Dimondale. Days later, Windsor Township posted nine citations totaling 4,500 dollars, according to […]
Read MoreThe Final Word Belongs to God
All Saints’ Day, the Capuchin Crypt, and the Promise That Death Cannot Break Capuchin Crypt. Photos by the author. June 2025 There is a church in Rome that does not hide from death. It doesn’t cover it with flowers or soften it with marble. It meets death face to face, and dares to speak of […]
Read MoreTexas Appeals Court Blocks Methodist Conference’s Lawsuit Over Disaffiliating Churches
Court says judicial review of church governance violates First Amendment protections A Texas appeals court has ruled that the United Methodist Rio Texas Conference cannot sue dozens of churches that disaffiliated from the denomination without completing formal procedures, saying the case raises questions of church governance that secular courts have no authority to decide. The […]
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