I was raised in a Muslim family in Tehran, Iran. My mother was a teacher and the principal of an elementary school. She knew a lot about Islam and did her best to follow its teachings. She helped me learn…
Brian Foreman named CBF’s coordinator of congregational ministries
North Carolina educator Brian Foreman has been named coordinator of congregational ministries for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He was chosen for the newly created position by an eight-member search committee, then affirmed in the role by the CBF Governing Board….
Republicans pitch religious, family values as gun violence solution
Republicans are pushing traditional religious and family values as a solution to the epidemic of mass shootings in addition to their calls to harden schools and focus on mental health.
Pope says traditionalist Catholics “gag” church reforms
Pope Francis has complained that traditionalist Catholics, particularly in the United States, are “gagging” the church’s modernizing reforms and insisted that there was no turning back.
There is no one ‘religious view’ on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains
The Catholic Church’s official line on abortion, and even on any artificial birth control, is well known: Don’t do it.
Canadian megachurch discloses 38 reports of sexual misconduct by 4 pastors
One week after members of the Canadian megachurch The Meeting House saw their former pastor arrested and charged with sexual assault, their leadership revealed that not one but four of its former pastors have now been credibly accused — and…
Baylor study indicates children safer in faith-based care
Preliminary findings of Baylor University researchers indicate children in the care of faith-based providers are significantly safer than children cared for by secular child welfare agencies.
United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ from showing
The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters.
California Sikh man sues sheriff’s office for delaying investigation into racist threats
Rouble Paul Claire, a first-generation Sikh American, is suing Sutter County in the Sacramento metro area, claiming that authorities have failed to properly investigate and prosecute threats of racial slurs and violence he experienced a year ago.