First Baptist Church of Dallas didn’t just get political. It’s been that way for a long time.
How partisanship drives religious attitudes
A new book by University of Pennsylvania political scientist Michele Margolis challenges conventional wisdom linking people’s political choices with their childhood faith.
Congress could declaw restrictions on politicking from the pulpit — over the objections of many churches
Deactivating the tax provision known as the Johnson Amendment could increase the flow of dark money, reducing accountability in campaign finance.
Evangelicals’ embrace of Donald Trump may cost them the future
Religious right leaders are driving people out of the pews with their hypocritical defenses of Donald Trump.
Why the US and Turkey are fighting over a US pastor
“Washington’s been doing the right things on the Brunson case for kind of the wrong reasons,” an expert says.
Pompeo issues declaration calling for world governments to prioritize religious freedom
The Potomac Declaration and an accompanying plan of action were released at the inaugural Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom conference in Washington, D.C.
Sessions announces ‘religious liberty task force’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the cultural climate has become less hospitable to people of faith, and as a result many Americans feel their freedom to practice their faith is under attack.
Atheists are sometimes more religious than Christians
A new study shows how poorly we understand the beliefs of people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular.
Luther Seminary to pilot two-year M.Div.
The M.Div.X program hopes to train innovative church leaders—with no student debt, says seminary president Robin J. Steinke.
Study: U.S. churches exclude children with autism, ADD/ADHD
Children with the greatest need for a supportive community were the most likely to feel unwelcome.
Inspired by the Beatles’ love gospel, ‘submarine churches’ bucked tradition
The 1968 release of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film influenced fashion, graphic design, music — and even a short-lived organization of “submarine churches” based on the gospel of Lennon and McCartney: “All You Need Is Love.”
Brownback opens religious freedom summit with plea to fight persecution
Some say the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom demonstrates how the Trump administration prioritizes religious freedom. Others call it an attempt to appeal to Trump’s base of white evangelical supporters, who have long called religious liberty a priority and…











