3 Years After Revival at Asbury: Why the United Methodist Church Is Locking Out Its Largest Seminary
A historic Methodist seminary is cut off from its denomination over the politics of sex, exposing a deep rift in American Protestantism.
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Texas Judges Draw a Sharp Line Between Biblical Curriculum and Player Safety
Fort Bend Christian Academy cannot be sued for how it handles bullying or academics, a court ruled, but it must face claims that coaches ignored…
High Court Curbs Federal Jurisdiction Over Global Human Rights Abuses
In a 6–3 decision, the justices rule that domestic corporations cannot be sued under the Alien Tort Statute for aiding overseas surveillance and torture.
Midnight in Toledo: How the Ohio Conference Apparently Abandoned Two 18-year-old Camp Counselors on Father’s Day
Whistleblowing, a midnight transit drop-off, and why a corporate church hierarchy can't hide from a father who happens to be an expert in institutional accountability.
Ninth Circuit Deals Setback to Governor Newsom: Preliminary Injunction Granted Against AB 1955 Policies on Gender Identity Disclosure
A federal appeals panel has blocked state officials from enforcing policies that restrict school disclosure of student gender identity, ruling in favor of objecting parents.
Proximate Cause and Proximate Justice: A Legal Assessment of Exodus 21:22-23
The legal architecture of the ancient Near East often serves as a proxy battlefield for modern moral debates.
Juneteenth: Two and a Half Years Late, and Paid in Blood
Juneteenth marks the day emancipation stopped being a promise. The army that delivered it cost the country hundreds of thousands of lives.
Do Giants Pitchers Have a Legal Right to Refuse the Pride Cap?
The Bible verses, the plain caps and the MLB warning, sorted by what Title VII really requires after Groff v. DeJoy
The Great Northern Shift: How Canada’s Bill C-9 Reconfigures the Landscape of Hate Speech
As an American, my baseline for "hate speech" is comfortably anchored in the First Amendment.
Borrowed Light: The Faith Beneath the American Welcome
The plane lands and the visitor steps into a country she was warned about.