Christianity

The University of North Carolina is disputing the Trump administration's accusations of bias in a Middle East studies program that the school operates with Duke University. In a letter sent to the department Friday and obtained by The Associated Press throug…

According to the fairytale, in 1284, the German town of Hamelin was experiencing a rat infestation, and thus hired a man to take care of it, the Pied Piper. However, the town double-crossed him and refused to pay him, so in retaliation he played his pipe and …

The U.N. Secretary-General is calling on all leaders to come with realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by 2020. USA TODAY WASHINGTON Theres a big exception to President Donald Trumps tendency towards a go-it-alone strategy o…

In every era and cultural context, Christians have wrestled with how best to represent Christ in the realm of politics and public life. Our own 21st-century American moment is no exception. As the social and cultural ground has shifted beneath us, our interfa…

Once or month or so Tommy Kidd and I get together for lunch at our favorite taco joint. Over the carnitas and barbacoa and guacamole we catch up on how our writing projects are going, and perhaps gossip a bit about what’s happening at Baylor University, where…

(Informed Comment) – In 1948 rumors spread that jazz trumpet great Dizzy Gillespie was considering converting to Islam. Gillespie told journalists that the important religious issue for him was not the success of another religion but the failure of Christiani…

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Washington on July 15. The Intelligence Whistleblower Case Could Spark the Most Serious Clash Over Presidential Power Since Watergate Trump Administration Orders Changes to Duke, UNC Curriculum Bec…

When Wisconsin’s Appleton North High School held its graduation ceremony last June, the most notable thing about it was that a school board members addressed the crowd… with a sermon. After telling the students and family members that Jesus Christ gave him st…

The Department of Education has ordered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University to remodel their joint Middle East studies program, alleging that it inappropriately uses federal grants to advance "ideological priorities" and that t…

A statement from the UNC-Chapel Hill says the consortium deeply values its partnership with the Department of Education and is committed to working with the department to provide more information about its programs. Officials at Duke declined to comment. The …