The Trump campaign has announced a new Jewish outreach effort that will focus on the president’s record regarding Israel and anti-Semitism.
Restorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo Pieta
A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist’s tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust and wax.
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Andrew Smith, associate professor of religion at Carson-Newman University, writes in response to a recent opinion piece by Isaac Sharp. Read all Letters to the Editor and find guidelines for how to submit your comments.
Being a good guy with a gun is what God wants, say ‘sheepdog’ evangelicals
Does Jesus want you to own a gun? It’s a question Richard Berry said he wrestled with for years, unsure of how to match his Christian faith with his appreciation for firearms and self-defense. A native of Olathe, Kansas, he…
Education Department rule insulates faith-based student groups at public universities from nondiscrimination requirements
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos last week issued a final rule that, among other things, bars public universities from denying organizational privileges to faith-based student groups that have discriminatory membership or leadership restrictions. According to a Department of Education Fact Sheet, the…
Biden talks faith and poverty at Poor People’s Campaign event
Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the faith-based anti-poverty group the Poor People’s Campaign at a virtual event on Monday evening (Sept. 14), telling its members, “I want to be part of your movement.”
Southern Baptist President Pushes for Downplaying ‘Southern’ Name
Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear would like Southern Baptists to be less known by the word “Southern,” which references the convention’s birth as Baptists in the southern part of the U.S. in 1845 broke away from the national body…
Churches report giving boost months after pandemic started
Giving to congregations has shifted upward after churches closed their buildings earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey shows.
Evangelicals for Social Action Leaves Behind ‘Evangelical’ Label
Evangelicals for Social Action, the justice-focused group founded by Ron Sider, has called itself “a different kind of evangelical.” As of today, it’s the kind that doesn’t call itself evangelical.
Black Lives Matter co-founder denounces Pat Robertson for saying the movement is ‘anti-God’
Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, is denouncing televangelist Pat Robertson for comments he made about the Black Lives Matter movement being “anti-God.”
Salvation Army starts red kettle program early amid ‘tsunami of human need’ caused by pandemic
Crowds gather every year at 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the anniversary of the horrific day when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klansmen went off just before worship, killing four Black girls.
Salvation Army starts red kettle program early amid ‘tsunami of human need’ caused by pandemic
The Salvation Army is kicking off its annual red kettle campaign more than two months early this year in hopes of meeting an increased need for assistance during the coronavirus pandemic.