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New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration outlining how federal employees may engage with faith practices in the workplace garnered mixed reactions from religious groups, with some raising concern about the blurring boundary between church and state.

The guidelines, announced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in a ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My friend was bragging recently about having met very important people, and “lorded” it over me in an effort to intimidate me and diminish my opinion about our topic of conversation. Is it right for someone to go out of their way to belittle another person just because their life experiences are...Read more

Eleven religious groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security in response to a Trump administration policy reversal ending a decades-long practice protecting houses of worship, schools and hospitals from immigration officials looking to enforce action.

The lawsuit, filed July 28 by Democracy Forward and the Washington Lawyers’ ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What does it mean to have a clear conscience? – C.C.

A: The Bible says that we should “strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and [others]” (Acts 24:16, NKJV). Conscience is a vigilant eye before which each imagination, thought, and act is held up for either censure or ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is the devil as powerful as Jesus? Is it Satan that makes us sin and do the things we don’t really want to do? If so, we can’t help ourselves since we are not as powerful as the devil, right? – T.C.

A: Someone may say, “The devil made me do it!” But the truth is that Satan, the devil, can...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Technology is taking over the world! Who, other than tech gurus, can keep up with the constant change, the advancements? Even the vocabulary has been impacted, having to consult an online dictionary for the latest meaning and application of a word. This ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Safehouse, the nonprofit aiming to open a supervised drug consumption site in Philadelphia, is legally entitled to argue that it has a religious right to prevent overdoses by operating a facility where people can use drugs under medical supervision.

The decision overturns a previous ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Amid a wave of arrests and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced plans to bolster delivery of hot meals, groceries and prescription medicines to parishioners living in fear of deportation and ongoing enforcement raids.

The archdiocese’s donation-funded Family ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Pérez has released a letter calling for solidarity with immigrants, as ICE increases its enforcement in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

“You are not alone. The Church is a community of faith, and the divine person of Christ, who was forced to flee his homeland as a child, holds you in his ...Read more