Seven evangelical Christian organizations have jointly criticized the Trump administration for allowing refugee resettlement to hit a historic low at a time when the global refugee crisis is intensifying.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker notes ‘moral crisis’ at Baptist convention
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged attendees at the Progressive National Baptist Convention to use their faith to change the country, with his words coming on the third day of the organization’s 57th annual session on Wednesday.
Report: US churches aren’t inclusive for children with learning disabilities
Religious communities strive for their church to be known as a place where everyone is welcome, regardless of your background. But many U.S. churches are failing children with health conditions and learning disabilities like autism, ADD and ADHD. And this has been…
Willow Creek pastor, elders step down, admit mishandling allegations against Bill Hybels
Answering critics’ calls to let new leaders shepherd northwest suburban Willow Creek Community Church, lead pastor Heather Larson and other church elders resigned Wednesday and apologized for mishandling allegations that church founder Bill Hybels engaged in improper behavior with women.
A kind of homelessness: Evangelicals of color in the Trump era
As President Trump and his administration continue racialized policies and rhetoric, the question of how evangelicals of color will identify — how they manage their religious and racial identities — is becoming more fraught.
Are churches safer when worshippers are armed?
Connie Peterson is an accountant whose work requires a calculator, not a weapon. But she doesn’t go anywhere without her gun — not even to church.
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By Marv Knox Late Monday mornings, the foyer of Kingdom Manifesters International Ministries sounds like the United Nations. Children from all over—all over the world, not just all over their neighborhood—stream into the building. They laugh and talk, and many…
Starting a conversation about anti-blackness
The term anti-blackness is relatively new. Some think it should replace racism and white privilege as the organizing concept for addressing the mistreatment of African Americans.
He’s a superstar pastor. She worked for him and says he groped her repeatedly.
Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her.
Duke Divinity dean steps down with no explanation. She had sparked some controversy.
Elaine Heath, dean of Duke Divinity School, left that job Thursday, according to a story published on the university’s website.
Headed for a larger stage, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her ‘house’ in order
Ten years after founding Denver’s House for All Sinners and Saints as a 39-year-old seminary student, Nadia Boz-Weber has stepped down to explore life as a full-time “public theologian.”
In a time of irrational fear and new media: The deadly ‘dance plague’ at 500
The deadly “dance plague” of 1518 took place in a rapidly changing world where suddenly old verities were in question and a new media brought all manner of unconfirmed, superstitious ideas. Sound familiar?