Financial Divestment as a Biblical Justice Strategy  —  Various campaigns have adopted the tactic of divestment to compel action toward a safer, more just, and more sustainable world. Does it work?  The Sojourner editors answer yes.  See their editorial and their June 2015 issue for the arguments that students can consider, pro and con.

Justices Boost Workplace Religious Protections  —  The Supreme Court strengthened religious civil rights protections for employees and job applicants ruling in favor of a Muslim woman who did not get hired after she showed up to a job interview with clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch wearing a black headscarf.

President of World Bank Builds Alliance with Religious Leaders Roundtable  —  A group of religious leaders have joined forces with the World Bank to attempt to end extreme poverty by 2030.  More than 30 religious leaders and heads of global faith-based organizations signed the joint statement.

Business Against Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act  —  The risks a new Indiana law range from potential workplace lawsuits on religious grounds to a broader and deeper business chill in the state, with money-making conferences and major corporations threatening to pull out, difficulty attracting key job creators like tech companies and a wide-ranging ripple effect […]

Trinity Foundation Monitors Global Religious Fraud  —  The Trinity Foundation at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Dallas recently announced their plans to investigate religious fraud on a global scale following the release of research earlier this year indicating that religious fraud globally may total $100 billion in the next decade.