On Wednesday (August 24), President Joe Biden announced his student loan forgiveness plan, which will eliminate $10,000 in student loans for individuals making less than $125,000 a year. Eligible borrowers who have received a Pell Grant can receive up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness. Loan forgiveness for students was a feature of Biden’s presidential campaign, and his … [Read more...] about Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Announced; Christians Have Strong Feelings
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Progressive Evangelical Non-Profit Uses Billboards To Persuade Faith Voters To Avoid Christian Nationalists
A non-profit called Vote Common Good, led by executive director and co-chair Pastor Doug Pagitt, has been using billboards to urge evangelical and Catholic voters to rethink how they vote in upcoming elections. The non-profit recently posted an image on social media capturing a billboard they created for Pennsylvania. It features photos of the state’s … [Read more...] about Progressive Evangelical Non-Profit Uses Billboards To Persuade Faith Voters To Avoid Christian Nationalists
Christian School Defends Ban on Gay Students: ‘There Are Things Worth Standing Up For’
The administrator of a Florida Christian school is defending its long-standing human-sexuality policy, which prohibits gay and transgender students as well as any type of premarital sexual activity. In a video statement last week, Barry McKeen, a pastor who oversees Grace Christian School in Valrico, Florida, responded to an NBC … [Read more...] about Christian School Defends Ban on Gay Students: ‘There Are Things Worth Standing Up For’
North Carolina Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban, Citing Roe Reversal
By Diana Chandler RALEIGH, N.C. (BP) – A federal judge’s reinstatement of a North Carolina ban on abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy is among the latest fruit from the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. U.S. District Judge William Osteen cited the reversal of Roe as his reason for reinstating the ban he had ruled unconstitutional in 2019. Urgent medical … [Read more...] about North Carolina Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban, Citing Roe Reversal
The Bible, ‘Gender Queer,’ Anne Frank Adaptation Among 41 Books Removed by Texas School District
The Bible, Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” and a graphic novel adaptation of Anne Frank’s “The Diary of Young Girl” are among 41 books that were pulled from the shelves yesterday by officials with the Keller Independent School District (Keller ISD) based in Keller, Texas. Keller ISD has been at the center of a heated statewide controversy over which books should and … [Read more...] about The Bible, ‘Gender Queer,’ Anne Frank Adaptation Among 41 Books Removed by Texas School District