Yesterday’s inaugural Republican primary event gave us our first official glimpse into the 2024 election-year love affair between Trump and White evangelicals—and judging from the results they haven’t lost that loving feeling.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry subject of clergy misconduct complaint over handling of allegations
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, head of the Episcopal Church, is the subject of an internal clergy misconduct complaint for his response to abuse allegations against Bishop Prince Singh, the former bishop of the Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan.
UK government says the lslamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is antisemitic and moves to ban it
The U.K. government said Monday that the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is antisemitic and should be banned as a terrorist organization.
How Old Is Too Old to Lead a Church?
In 2014, Christianity Today published a feature by Warren Bird, author of Next: Pastoral Succession That Works, about how 100 prominent US pastors successfully—and unsuccessfully—passed their role down to a new leader. Bird and co-author William Vanderbloemen found that half stepped down by age 65 and that…
‘Internet Priests’ Help Explain Catholic Same-Sex Blessings
The Vatican’s decision to allow priests to bless couples in what they called “irregular relationships” continues to get lots of media attention.
Israel’s ravaged kibbutzes have become museums of the macabre. Their former residents want to go home.
For Ido Felus, returning to his home in Kfar Aza is not a choice but an imperative that has guided every decision he has made — including what to study in college — since Oct. 7.
In Iowa and beyond, evangelical Christian voters follow their party more than their faith
The drive between Eastern Illinois University, where Ryan Burge teaches political science, and Mt. Vernon, Illinois, where he is pastor of a small Baptist church, takes a little more than an hour and a half.
Third Baylor conference on racism will address ‘The Truth that Will Liberate Us All’
BNG columnist Greg Garrett will host the final of a three-year sequence of programs on confronting racism in the white church and seeking God’s justice. The Feb. 15-17 event at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary — “The Truth that Will Liberate…
Polyphony plans gathering for church musicians in February
A renewed organization serving musicians in traditional worship settings plans its second post-pandemic gathering next month in Rock Hill, S.C. Polyphony’s conference, titled “The Call: Reclaiming Our Deep Passion,” will be held Feb. 1-3 at Oakland Baptist Church and Grace…