After a sometimes tense week that included passionate exchanges, the 11th assembly of the World Council of Churches approved a statement on Thursday (Sept. 8) regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that denounces the war but does not single out the…
Muslim Americans see their political clout grow 20 years after 9/11
The political and cultural power of Muslim Americans has grown in the past 20 years as a result of an expanding voter base and record numbers of candidates running for office at both at the local and national level.
From shoeboxes to war zones: How Samaritan’s Purse became a $1 billion humanitarian aid powerhouse
Each week, in a hulking warehouse in this small, western mountain town, Samaritan’s Purse employees load semi trailers full of supplies for the people of Ukraine: medicines, food, tarps, blankets, hygiene kits and school bags for kids.
King Charles to be Defender of the Faith but also a defender of faiths
At the coronation of King Charles III in the coming months, the new sovereign will take an oath, promising to rule according to law, to exercise justice with mercy and to maintain the Church of England.
High court blocks recognition of LGBTQ campus at Yeshiva U
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order that would have forced Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ group as an official campus club.
Is the Future of Christian Music on TikTok?
Montell Fish is a Christian musician whose songs took off with tens of millions of streams. But unlike artists who have risen through the ranks of CCM, his main platform isn’t a worship stage.
Shia LaBeouf’s Newfound Catholicism Part Of His Hollywood Redemption Story
Celebrity news coverage and religion couldn’t be more polar opposites most of the time. Coverage of actors, models and others in the entertainment industry often resembles a list for the seven deadly sins.
Utah rep. told Mormon bishop not to report abuse, docs show
A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse to authorities, a decision that allowed the abuse to continue for years,…
In Vermont, Becca Balint is running for Congress with the hope (and wariness) of a second-generation Holocaust survivor
Becca Balint threw her palms up to her cheeks, mimicking her Holocaust survivor father’s horror when he learned the mailman was friendly.
The Kenyan Presidential Election Is Over. The Conversation About Christians and Politics Has Just Begun.
William Ruto sees the hand of God in Kenya’s presidential election results.
Watauga church preaching violence toward LGBTQ community faces second eviction this year
A Watauga church where the pastor called for gay people to be executed is facing the possibility of its second eviction in a year.
AME bishops condemn leaders who took massive kickbacks from church sales in New York
A group of New York clergy took more than a million dollars from a real estate developer who sought to turn distressed Black churches into lucrative properties, according to settlements with that state’s attorney general.