Religion

Hate crimes are up in Arizona — particularly Islamophobic hate crimes. And, at the same time, GOP state lawmakers are focused on one of the organizations that tracks those hate crimes.

Sister Lynn Winsor — a legend in Arizona sports and longtime Title IX advocate — is retiring. The so-called "Energizer Nunny," and Arizona Sports Hall of Fame inductee has led Phoenix's Xavier College Prep to national record 40 state girls golf titles.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt and ASU President Michael Crow offer there thoughts on when the federal government should get involved in cases of antisemitism at universities.

Arizona lawmakers advanced a bill that would ban disrupting religious services. The measure would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor to deliberately disturb worship services by creating noise, acting indecently or using profane language.

There’s a brand new theater company in the West Valley. It’s called The 602 Stage, and they’re targeting this fall for their first production.

Commentator Herb Paine documents the Trump administration’s continuing campaign on what he calls "a coordinated effort to narrow, sanitize and control the stories Americans encounter about their own culture and history" and offers an "inventory" of the damage already done — and the implications of allowing it to continue.

Last year, an Arizona man named Chris Pelkey addressed a courtroom from beyond the grave. “The Ethics of Digital Ghosts” author Alexis Elder says we shouldn't rush to answer the thorny questions of AI and grief.

Todd Korpi said pastors shouldn’t run away from AI. He's a pastor and missiologist who wrote a whole book about how. It’s called "AI Goes to Church: Pastoral Wisdom for Artificial Intelligence" — and he’ll be speaking at Redemption Tempe about it next week.

Commentator Herb Paine examines a crucial but under-explored dimension of the current moment: How the Jewish community responds ethically when Jewish continuity intersects with political power in Israel.

Many are still processing Charlie Kirk's death, including Caleb Campbell, lead pastor at Desert Springs Bible Church in north Phoenix. Campbell didn't always agree with him, but he believes that vilifying someone who meant so much to so many is not the way forward.