For a few minutes during Saturday evening’s (Dec. 15) service, it was Christmastime as usual at Willow Creek Community Church.
In the Rio Grande Valley, plans for a border wall ignite fight between church and state
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville is resisting the government’s efforts to take over the historic chapel that gave Mission its name. And a man known as the “cowboy priest” finds himself at the center of a national debate with local…
Christmas Eve marks 200th anniversary of beloved carol ‘Silent Night’
Exactly 200 years ago this Christmas Eve — Dec. 24, 1818 — in a little church in what is now Austria, the world heard for the first time a poem set to music that eventually would be hailed as one…
First Muslim superhero returns after 70 years – just in time to take down a few Nazis
In 1944, the world met Kismet, an Algerian superhero who fought against fascists in southern France while wearing a yellow fez.
‘Freedom From Religion’ Group Takes Aim At Camden Courthouse Wall Art
According to the letter, an unidentified complainant in the community alerted the foundation to the displays. The two images at issue are a 9/11 Memorial Painting and a Bible verse.
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Former Religious Herald editors: Virginia Baptists, step up for a free Baptist press
Virginia Baptists – long champions of religious liberty, including freedom of the press – should be at the forefront of an endeavor that has never been more important.
China Closes Megachurches Before Christmas
Raids on major congregations led by pastors Wang Yi and the late Samuel Lamb represent “the most horrendous evil of Chinese society … hindering [non-Christians] from coming to Jesus.”
A holy mess: Churches, other nonprofits confront parking tax
Republicans’ tax overhaul is going to have religious leaders across the country suddenly contemplating the finer points of their parking lots.
Nashville secular group celebrates faith-free Christmas
The sounds of the season filled the halls of the Scarritt Bennett Center at Vanderbilt University on a recent Sunday morning.