Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred responded to Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) letter condemning it for threatening players wearing Bible verses on their hats, explaining the rationale for the policy.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred after the MLB warned players against writing Bible verses on "Pride Night" hats.
The Pentagon had just reduced its official list of military religious affiliation codes from more than 200 down to 31. Reasonable enough on its face. But buried in that new list was a classification scheme that placed certain faiths under a "Christian" label and left others off it entirely. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the largest faith communities in the country and one with deep roots in the American military, was not included among the religions the federal government had designated as Christian.
Democratic Texas State Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico claimed that the Bible does not take a stand on abortion and argued that the government should not restrict the practice.
A Protestant bishop and a member of Finland's parliament have been convicted under hate crimes laws for publishing a book that explains what the Bible teaches about men, women, and sex.
Today, President Donald Trump is expected to participate in a national event centered on prayer, thanksgiving, and the symbolic “rededication” of America to God. Predictably, critics will dismiss it as political theater, while supporters will celebrate it as patriotic revivalism. But beneath the headlines lies a far more profound question:
