Religion

WOSU found through a records request that one Jewish organization in Columbus reported protest activity critical of Israel's actions in Gaza to police. The group's actions play into a larger debate in American society about whether criticizing Israel is antisemitic.

WOSU found through a records request that one Jewish organization in Columbus reported protest activity critical of Israel's actions in Gaza to police. The organization was also reporting antisemitic attacks on the Jewish community.

About a dozen pastors from area churches went on the tour at the invitation of the Butler County Sheriff's Office after they expressed concerns over a contract with the federal government to hold ICE detainees.

Ohio churches are having mixed reactions to news that the Internal Revenue Service will relax enforcement of the ban on churches as tax-exempt entities from endorsing political candidates.

Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments for Catholics where a baptized person affirms their commitment to God and the Catholic Church. Previously, the sacrament was typically offered to children between the ages of 12 and 16.

The legal filing in the Ohio Supreme Court stems from a complaint a former employee made to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

On Sunbury Road, a would-be Muslim Community Youth Center building sits half finished. In Forest Park, the Muslim American Society of Columbus has aspirations for a grand youth center. And in Hilliard, Noor Islamic Cultural Center has hit a legal roadblock in its expansion attempt.

LifeWise Academy, a program that provides off-site Bible study for public school students during school hours, released a report saying they are now in more than 600 schools nationwide.

The data comes from the Pew Research Center's most recent Religious Landscape Study.

LifeWise Academy, which holds off-site school day Bible study classes for public school students, doubled its revenue as a nonprofit in the last fiscal year.