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  Ali made the world “a better place,” pastor tells Louisville mourners

  “What set (Muhammad Ali) apart was the way in which he poured out his heart through nonviolent action and deed to fight for a better world. And he indeed succeeded in making our world a better place.” — Louisville pastor Jason Crosby

  06/08/2016 - By Marv Knox

• Cautious praise offered for new rules on payday lending

  Some consumer advocates—including representatives from the faith community—offered cautious praise for proposed new rules designed to clamp down on payday lending abuses.

  06/03/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Do No Harm Act seeks to rein in RFRA claims

  Some of the original supporters of the national Religious Freedom Restoration Act believe it needs to be amended to prevent discrimination. (BNG)

  05/24/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Heartache permeates commencement services for Clementa Pinckney

  Civil rights martyrs pursued the path of resistance despite the possibility of injury or death. However, their children did not.

  05/18/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Supreme Court sends contraceptive-mandate cases back to lower courts

  Zubik v. Burwell—in which religious nonprofits claim Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate violates their religious beliefs—is going back for further review.

  05/16/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Religiously diverse groups say mosque should get OK

  Baptists, Sikhs and Hare Krishnas told a federal court they think a proposal to erect a New Jersey mosque should be approved.

  05/12/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Holy Twitter! Trump takes on SBC ethics agency chief

  Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, has mounted a Twitter war with the Southern Baptist Convention’s chief ethicist, Russell Moore. 

  05/09/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Target boycott petition attracts 895,000 signers

  Mississippi-based American Family Association launched the boycott, claiming that sex offenders exploit non-discrimination laws to gain access to the women’s room. Media Matters for America called the assertion an “urban myth.”

  04/27/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Religious leaders urge political parties to reject Islamophobia

  Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders joined to urge the Democratic and Republican national committees to protect religious minorities on the campaign trail.

  04/18/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Christians see predatory lending as sinful

  Self-identified Christians in 30 states—from Alabama to Wyoming—say it’s a sin to lend money to someone who can’t afford to pay it back.

  04/14/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Faith coalition cites survey condemning payday lending

  Faith for Just Living, a diverse coalition of religious groups, released a report titled “The Collateral Consequences of Payday Loan Debt,” which reports the experiences of churches and borrowers in dealing with payday and car-title loans.

  04/14/2016 - By Marv Knox

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  Nonprofits, government move toward compromise on contraceptive mandate

  Both the Obama administration and religious nonprofits that object to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate have responded positively to a Supreme Court proposal for middle ground.

  04/13/2016 - By Marv Knox