Heart health has something to do with attitude, according to a new Baylor University study on stress and cardiovascular disease. The most deadly attitude is “cynical hostility,” according to the study, which was published in the journal Psychophysiology. That carrying a hostile…
Adam Taylor succeeds Jim Wallis as Sojourners president
The Rev. Adam Taylor has been named the new president of Sojourners, the national Christian social justice advocacy organization founded and led by the Rev. Jim Wallis since the 1970s.
Tennessee lawmakers take aim at COVID-19 vaccination with bill to allow religious and conscience exemption
A bill introduced in the Tennessee legislature would remove provisions in state law that limit the application of religious exemptions from vaccination requirements in the case of an epidemic or where immunization is necessary to protect the health of others….
In Georgia runoff, GOP attacks Warnock by tying him to controversial Chicago preacher
As the fight for U.S. Senate majority turns to the runoff election for Georgia’s two Senate seats, Republicans are ramping up attacks on one of the Democratic candidates, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, by sharing short clips of his sermons and…
Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance
Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect’s support for abortion rights presents…
Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’
Former President Barack Obama’s new book, “A Promised Land,” only mentions four pages in its index under the category “faith and.”
Emboldened religious left leaders vow to keep up pressure under Biden
For nearly four years, President Trump has inspired a cadre of liberal-leaning religious activists to organize, mobilize, protest and pray in opposition to his policies regarding refugees and asylum-seekers, Muslims, white supremacy and health care.
NFL player looks to shed light on Palestinians’ plight
NFL players have kneeled during the national anthem and taken stands to protest social injustice across the United States.
Rachel Held Evans’ father on his daughter’s final days and the ongoing impact of her life
Peter Held is sipping coffee on the deck of the house his daughter had built but never lived in. After agonizing over whether or not to complete the dream home they had designed together, her widowed husband and their children…
KC Baptist Church Embraces LGBTQ+ People
For the past two years, members at Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, talked about issues of human sexuality and gender identity. Now the congregation has decided to welcome individuals who are LGBTQ+ into the full life of the church.
In a moment of turmoil, US Catholic bishops meet virtually
Catholic bishops of the United States open a national meeting Monday under dramatic circumstances.
Court weighs challenge to Colorado discrimination law
A Colorado web designer should not have to create wedding websites for same-sex couples under the state’s anti-discrimination law because it would amount to forced speech that violates her religious beliefs, a lawyer told an appeals court Monday.