October 4, 2026 Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that he believes the United States is ready to elect its first Jewish president. Moderator Kristen Welker asked whether the country was ready; Emanuel answered yes and said his faith was not the central problem, arguing instead that Americans have…
October 8 update: Maggie Chapman Defends Position; Jewish Council Criticizes Greens Remarks reported: October 7, 2026. Source published: The Courier, October 7 at 5:01 p.m. BST. Update added: October 8, 2026. Scottish Green MSP and Dundee University rector Maggie Chapman backed the England and Wales party’s motion, according to The Courier. She described Zionism as…
October 4, 2026 The Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for November 3 in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a dispute over Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program. Two Catholic parishes challenge the state’s equal-opportunity condition, which requires participating providers to serve eligible children without discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The parishes say…
October 4, 2026 Southern Baptist Convention President and pastor Willy Rice called on pastors to take part in the political process ahead of the midterm elections. Rice described abortion, marriage, gender identity and immigration as deeply theological and moral issues, and said pastors should “step up.” He also argued that Christians had been encouraged to…
October 4, 2026 Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton is urging voters to support the Republican ticket in a new campaign advertisement. She says the election is about helping the full Republican slate win, rather than focusing on individual candidates. The ad does not name her estranged husband, Ken Paxton, who is the Republican nominee for…
October 4, 2026 The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments December 8 in a dispute over Arizona voter-registration rules. The case asks whether the National Voter Registration Act or a 2018 consent decree prevents Arizona from requiring documentary proof of citizenship from applicants using the state registration form, and whether federal law bars officials…
October 4, 2026 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced on September 30 that Generac Power Systems reached an agreement providing monetary and injunctive relief to resolve a religious-accommodation charge. The employee had asked to use biological sex-based pronouns when referring to a transgender coworker. According to the EEOC’s reasonable-cause finding, Generac did not fully engage…
October 4, 2026 A September 28 federal court order in Bernier v. Turbocam, Inc. addressed cross-motions for summary judgment in Lillian Bernier’s lawsuit. Bernier alleges Turbocam denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming care. The court granted Turbocam summary judgment on Bernier’s Americans with Disabilities Act claim, but denied its motion on the Title VII claim. The…
October 3, 2026 Robert P. Jones, founder and president of the Public Religion Research Institute, argued in a new interview that portions of White American Christianity have traded religious principles for political power and are helping drive what he views as an authoritarian political movement. Jones compared the current political moment to Germany in the…
October 3, 2026 Florida State Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon condemned protesters who opposed a planned Islamic center and school near Delray Beach, characterizing parts of the opposition as Islamophobic and accusing an outside activist of coming to “terrorize” Muslim residents and spread hate. Local reporting on the October 2 meeting documented a…
