The Pew Research Center numbers Christians in the Arabian Peninsula at 2.3 million—more Christians than nearly 100 countries can claim. The Gulf Christian Fellowship, an umbrella group, estimates 3.5 million. These migrants bring the UAE’s Christian population to 13 percent. Among other Gulf states, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar are each about 14 percent Christian, while Oman […]
In an almost unprecedented move, five federal judges issued an opinion sharply criticizing their court’s refusal to correct its recent decision that would force the Little Sisters of the Poor to assist the federal government with its contraception distribution plan. The opinion criticizes the decision against the Little Sisters as reflecting a “dangerous approach to religious liberty,” noting […]
In this detailed article, “Motions for Defense,” World Mag’s Washington Bureau writer, J.C. Derrick covers the cases and responses of several Christian campuses to various same-sex marriage and gender challenges. Most state statutes that have religious freedom exemptions come with a provision that applies to anyone who needs it, but the Title IX exemption only […]
Oliver Olson has written a 72 page monograph revisiting the practice of confirmation. Says Mark Mattes in his introduction: “If we were to adopt the implication of Olson’s work, admit that a grave error was made in the late 1960’s, the educational program of the church for young people would look quite different. We would […]
What does science know and not know (scio, Latin, to know)? Perspectives vary on the role of science in culture. Two recent popular articles–one from National Geographic and the other from Mercatornet–provide students with an opening discussion on some of these views as an introduction to the larger discourse.
This case on student religious speech involves students gathering during free time in the school day for prayer and discussion. The school maintains that the activity occurs during instructional time. Students have brought their case to the ADF for litigation. The case can serve as a good example of both students and administrators trying to […]
Shanghai would seem an unlikely place, on the edge of WW II, for Jewish refugees to flee. But as the Nazi regime stepped up its anti-Semitic persecution in the mid-1930s, German Jews were running out of options. This improbable cross-cultural intersection of world events reveals some profound truths about the arc of God’s redemption […]
In this both-kingdoms case and an evident recognition of at least some role of natural law in the left-hand kingdom, Judge Richard J. Leon of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that employers do not need to provide insurance coverage for contraception even if their objections are moral rather […]
An oncologist addresses the patient’s questions about God, medical care, and caregivers, asking, “If they balk at the mere mention of God, do doctors miss an opportunity to comfort patients in their most trying times?” Students can consider the pros and cons of heath care workers including or excluding matters of faith in their care […]
This JAMA research on meetings of family and health care providers in the intensive care unit finds that considerations of faith or spirituality occurred in fewer than 20% of goals-of-care conferences, and health care professionals rarely explored the patient’s or family’s religious or spiritual ideas. Students can discuss the role and place of religion in family and […]
