Category: Current Events

Fascism, Defined: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why the Label Often Misses the MarkHistorians give fascism a clear meaning. Campaigns and commentary often use the word for many things it does not describe. A hard word can travel faster than a careful fact. In a single news cycle, “fascist” might be pinned…

Cracker Barrel has done the unthinkable: it changed its logo. Not the menu, not the rocking chairs, not the gift shop full of candy you thought was discontinued in 1982, but the logo. And America, bless its heart, is not okay. A Barrel of Feelings The old design, with a kindly bearded fellow leaning against…

Nations claim His banner, but Jesus offered a different weapon—love. by Charles Mills Bible-preaching Christians tend to maintain the seemingly off-the-wall concept that God will fight their wars for them. They may have developed this idea from verses such as: “The Lord will fight for you: you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14, NIV)…

The FBI has imdicsted that the August 27, 2025 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, which killed two children and wounded 17 others, is being investigated as a hate crime directed at Catholics. The gunman, 23-year-old Robin M. Westman, who reportedly was known as Robert Westman before changing names in 2020, died by suicide…

Court says church autonomy forecloses claims tied to religious teachings and finds causation lacking for tithing-use theory Filed August 26, 2025. They came to court with two paths to a racketeering claim. One turned on what church leaders taught about foundational events of the faith. The other challenged how tithes were used. On Tuesday, a…

On August 21, 2025, Christian revival organizers filed suit against the City of Los Angeles, alleging that their attempt to host a MayDay USA event on Hollywood Boulevard was derailed by viewpoint discrimination. The federal complaint, lodged in the Central District of California, names Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Interim Fire…

Decision blocks state effort to ban religious colleges from requiring faith statements for dual-credit students, setting up likely appeal. What this is: This article covers a federal judge’s August 22, 2025, ruling striking down Minnesota’s 2023 law that barred religious colleges from requiring faith statements in admissions under the state’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program….

From Rome to Silver Spring, too many expect faith leaders to echo partisan identities. But the church’s mission is spiritual, not ideological. Photo by the author – June 18, 2025 By Michael Peabody – On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—an Augustinian missionary and canon lawyer from Chicago—was elected the 267th Bishop of Rome….

On August 14, 2025, Mobile County deputies arrested Pastor Robert Michael Wagley of the St. Elmo Seventh-day Adventist Church on three counts of intimidating a witness. According to jail records and witness accounts, several church members who had assisted law enforcement in a separate criminal investigation were subsequently stripped of their church duties and escorted…

In September 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit brought by dozens of former New York City employees who had refused to comply with the City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Now on appeal, the case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit combines questions of…