Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision
After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling…
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Juneteenth celebrates emancipation, but how people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word…
Opinion: The forgotten history of Memorial Day grew up in aftermath of Civil War
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and…
An expert’s view of the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the Supreme Court when he…
Opinion: Make holiday decisions that work for everyone
This is a holiday season like no other. Many people have been apart for nearly two years and have had…
In Pence, evangelicals had their ’24-karat-gold’ man
Mike Pence has remained one of the only constants in the often-chaotic administration of President Donald Trump. Pence – variously…
Warnock joins select club of pastor politicians
Raphael Warnock, by winning Georgia’s U.S. Senate election against Sen. Kelly Loeffler, will join Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., as one…
Why do so few clergy serve in Congress?
While campaigning for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., fellow Republican and Georgian Rep. Doug Collins – a former pastor – attacked…
China beat virus with science, public health priorities
People in China are able to move around freely right now. as COVID-19 ravages the United States. Americans may believe…
At home for the holidays, help block COVID-19
No over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s condo. No flying to a beach gathering with the family…
Pope is moving Catholics toward more expansive idea of family
Pope Francis referred to gay people as “children of God” in a recently released documentary, “Francesco.” He further noted that…
Biden’s win will affect race relations, foreign policy, Supreme Court
The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting president a…
A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
By Patty Heyda, Washington University – The U.S. Postal Service is under threat of collapse and privatization. This comes after…