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A House bill prohibiting a school district from punishing an employee for engaging in private religious expression was approved by the Senate Education committee Tuesday.

Under the legislation, while a school district employee is on duty, the employee can engage in religious expression and discussions and share religious materials with other ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said his office on Monday sent a judge the proposed redactions for its report on Catholic clergy sexual abuse, meeting the deadline to do so.

The redacted names, which many number more than 200, include individuals who are living, are accused of abuse, or hiding, enabling, assisting in the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’m having to disengage with my friends [fellow teachers] because of their activities that lead to godlessness, which follows their extreme progressive thoughts and behavior. They try to coax me from a traditional lifestyle, which they claim is my soapbox, into a progressive lifestyle they call �...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why is the Bible filled with mysteries? I thought Jesus came to clear things up with people. Why are we left with so many questions about suffering, sickness, and despair? Our world is filled with it, and I am at a loss to help my friends who are not believers to understand where Christians get ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Monday is the deadline for the Maryland Attorney General’s Office to give a Baltimore judge a redacted version of its 456-page report into the history of sexual abuse within the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore, clearing the way for its public release.

The report is the product of a four-year investigation and will detail the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What is the conscience and does it have anything to do with our relationship with God, or is the conscience simply a natural part of the human experience? – G.C.

A: Nature in her laws tells of God, but the message is not too clear. It tells us nothing of the love of God and the grace of God. ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: It is concerning to hear all the murmur that science is the answer to all of man’s problems. Now I am hearing that if something in the Bible cannot be supported by science, it reveals that part of the Bible is not true. There are actually intelligent people who believe this. Are they deluded or ...Read more

Sometimes Rabbi Joshua Franklin knows exactly what he wants to talk about in his weekly Shabbat sermons — other times, not so much. It was on one of those not-so-much days on a cold afternoon in late December that the spiritual leader of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons decided to turn to Artificial Intelligence.

Franklin, 38, who has dark ...Read more

Q: I thought to myself who could I ask this question? You were the first one to pop into my head. My husband of 59 years passed away five months ago. I am missing him terribly. I thought I was doing well with my grief and then there was a posting on the internet about how there are no marriages in Heaven. Per the Bible. I can’t even begin ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I grew up in a Christian home and my parents were wonderful believers. They raised me in church and taught me the basics of Christianity, but I am unsure that I’ve been born again. Is this the same as being converted, and do the converted possess righteousness? My parents both recently died and I ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Irish Catholics will be walking on thin, green ice if they want to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day.

The Archdiocese of Chicago will not be granting parishioners a general dispensation on the March 17 holiday from the obligation to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent.

However, the archdiocese’s decision ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: My daughter’s teacher told her she is suffering from a guilt complex. When my daughter denied this, she boldly asked the teacher if this was really her own problem. I was stunned at my daughter’s boldness, and amazingly, the teacher broke down and sobbed, sharing with her a sense of guilt for ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I often hear Christians say that their weapon is the Bible. Is that really a good thing to say about God’s Word, that it is a weapon? Doesn’t the word weapon indicate something bad? – T.S.

A: A weapon can be used against someone but it can also be used to defend oneself or someone else. ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: What was Jesus’ destination when He came to Earth? Was His mission successful in the realm of humanity or only in Heaven? – J.K.

A: Jesus Christ was born to be King. His salvation and His Kingdom speak to the problems of humanity from the past and present. But His kingship also has future ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The insurance carrier for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed a lawsuit Friday contending that because the diocese violated the terms of its insurance policies, the company should not have to pay out any money to settle claims from hundreds of people alleging they were victims of sexual abuse by clergy over the past ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is prayer a necessary part of living the Christian life, or something that certain people are gifted in doing? – P.L.

A: True prayer is a way of life and strengthens us in our daily walk with Jesus Christ. We should make prayer a habit, not a ritual. Prayer builds our relationship with the Lord. ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth died recently, I listened to a speech she gave where she mentioned God’s righteousness. This surprised me. It’s not a word that is popular and is very misunderstood. Does it still have relevance today, and are Christians expected to be righteous? – R.O.

A: ...Read more

Q: I feel we head up the mountain before we know we are looking for God. He knows us and he’s trying to clue us in. But we are a bit self-absorbed lot, we humans. We have spiritual ADHD. We hike around and up and down the “mountain” making twists and wrong turns.

Hopefully, we at some point get tired and realize there is something bigger...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I read a lot about blending various faiths from around the world and many support a one-world religion. Years ago, this was frightening to some, but now people from all faiths are coming on board as “people of faith.” We’re told that we should concentrate only on the common ground of our ...Read more

Hundreds of recently filed sexual abuse lawsuits could lead to the bankruptcy of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, the diocese's bishop said this week in a letter to the congregation.

The diocese's financial predicament stems from a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019 that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations regarding child ...Read more