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From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Someone said that if we want to know Jesus, read the Beatitudes, for they list the good things that all religions usually agree on because they are ethical teachings from Jesus of humility, mercy, peacemaking, moral philosophy, etc. They are a “good life guide.” Is this a fair picture of Jesus? ...Read more

Two San Francisco Bay Area USDA employees are among a group of federal workers suing Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, alleging she violated the First Amendment by sending agencywide messages that promoted Christianity to thousands of employees.

In an Easter email to Bay Area federal government employees Thomas MaGee, Anne Poopatanapong and...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Are God and Satan equal opponents? I sometimes feel like Satan has the upper hand. – G.S.

A: Satan is not God’s equal in power, in presence, or in any other way. Satan is a fallen angel, not a fallen god. Satan is under God’s authority (as we see in the story of Job). Satan had to receive ...Read more

Following the Florida education commissioner’s March memorandum to protect religious rights in public schools, the state board of education tweaked its policy to clarify its stances on excused absences for religious instruction or religious holidays.

The new rule clarifies that each school district must adopt a policy to allow “release time...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Just east of the front doors of St. Cecilia’s Church in the Fox Chase neighborhood, there sits a memorial to victims of sexual abuse — a rare sight not only in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, but at churches nationwide.

Consisting of a stone pillar embellished with a light and a blue wreath, in a parish that has reckoned ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — For the past several weeks, young people have been running through Church of Scientology buildings. They’re often clad in masks and costumes and film themselves trying to get as far into the building as possible — all to the chagrin of bewildered church staff.

The trend gained popularity after a teenager, who uses the social...Read more

Q: Thank you for your columns. I would like to ask you about the one on happiness. If happiness comes from serving others, does that make God utilitarian?

Does God value people less if they can't go to soup kitchens? In Psalm 62 it says, "My soul finds rest in God alone." That sounds like knowing God is happiness. I believe that....Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Surveys are showing that church attendance is up, yet immorality is running rampant. Do these really go together? So many people claim to be “people of faith,” but their lifestyles don’t reflect lives set apart from what used to be called worldliness, couched in public displays of ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Vatican at the end of this month, his office announced Wednesday.

The trip will take place from May 26 to 30 and include stops in Rome and Vatican City, according to a statement from the mayor’s press office that highlighted Johnson and Leo’s shared ties ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: There’s a popular teaching in Bible classes today claiming that before we can love Jesus, we have to forgive ourselves. I’ve beaten myself up over sins I’ve committed and have tried to overcome them, but friends say that I must practice “self-compassion” that releases me from the guilt and...Read more

MIAMI — After an Evangelical pastor presided over the unveiling of a golden statue of President Donald Trump at his Doral golf course last week, several Florida religious leaders are likening the homage to idolatry and a violation of the biblical prohibition against worshiping false idols.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday at Trump ...Read more