More than 2,000 faith leaders and religious activists are calling on members of Congress to honor the result of November’s election and avoid “a delayed and drawn out objection” this week when President-elect Joe Biden’s win is set to be…
117th Congress, like the old, is overwhelmingly Christian, heavily Protestant
The 117th session of Congress got off to a testy start on Sunday (Jan. 3), including an opening prayer from an ordained member whose pairing of “A-woman” with the traditional “Amen” raised both hackles and questions about the meaning of…
Turnover Rate Rising for Christian College Presidents
Todd Voss spends most of his week making decisions about COVID-19 for Southern Wesleyan University, where he’s been president since 2011. When he’s not doing that, he’s responding to the hundreds of emails he receives every day and figuring out…
Next BNG free webinar will survey global religious issues and human rights
International religion expert Knox Thames will be the featured guest for Baptist News Global’s first free webinar of the new year on Monday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. Central Time. Registration for the 75-minute webinar is free. However, registration is…
Jericho March plans DC return in the new year to pray Pence will overturn election
A die-hard group of Trump supporters hopes 2021 will start with prayer, fasting and perhaps a miracle.
Student-led petition calls for Liberty University to close Falkirk Center, its political think tank
A new petition from a group calling itself Liberty United Against Falkirk is calling for Liberty University to shut down the Falkirk Center, a conservative political think tank at the evangelical Christian school in Lynchburg, Virginia.
What to expect on the religious scene in 2021: Experts cast their sights on the year ahead
This past year upended U.S. religious life in ways no one could have predicted and in some ways many have.
Honesty, Ethics Perception Rises for Medical Professionals
Perception of the honesty and ethics of U.S. doctors, nurses and pharmacists in the U.S. increased in 2020, according to a Gallup report published Dec. 22.
Faith leaders and religion influencers who died in 2020
2020 has been a year of mourning of seemingly biblical proportions, including a mounting global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, nearing 2 million as the year closes out.
In 2020, TV and film still couldn’t get abortion right
According to decades of research, abortion is an incredibly common and safe medical procedure.
Top German Catholic bishop urges shift on women’s ordination, homosexuality
Bishop Georg Bätzing, the current president of the German national conference of Catholic prelates, called for a more inclusive church on Tuesday (Dec. 29), suggesting that the Catholic hierarchy could shift its positions on women’s ordination and homosexuality.
LDS church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday (Dec. 28) for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for…