A nonprofit has calculated that every religious congregation in the U.S. — Christian or otherwise — would have to raise an additional $714,000 every year for the next 10 years to make up for the 2018 budget cuts President Trump…
I preached about a gun rights advocate. He wasn’t who I thought.
I’m a liberal. He’s a conservative. But we found common ground in the Bible and the idea that nobody is the stereotype we believe they are.
Tracing grace in the contours of my face
I can hold this paradox without question: I never would choose cancer, but I wouldn’t trade this experience. The richness of God’s infusion into our lives more than compensated for the agony.
Why cash remains sacred in American churches
It was important for churches to have something to put into the collection plate, and it was important that it be cash that people actually possessed — not a promise to pay someday on their credit card accounts.
Illinois Catholic bishop decrees no Holy Communion, funerals for same-sex couples
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Ill., is calling on priests there to deny Holy Communion and funeral rites to people in same-sex unions unless they show “some signs of repentance” for their relationships before death.
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Tickets still available for the Friends of BNG dinner in Atlanta
Come by our booth in the Exhibit Hall at the General Assembly to pick up your tickets! This year’s Friends of BNG Dinner during the CBF General Assembly will feature a creative approach to the faith-based news organization’s emphasis on…
Montreal Catholic Church will fingerprint all priests working with children
The new rule is part of a 10-step screening process first tested in a pilot project launched last year.
Did Billy Graham’s wife shape their son Franklin more than he did?
Franklin followed his father into the pulpit and succeeded him as head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. But Franklin’s temperament and tone — more uncompromising than Billy’s in his prime and later years — are closer to his mother’s.
U.S. Catholic bishops committee dismayed over Trump’s new direction on Cuba
Disappointed with President Trump’s decision to reverse U.S. policy on Cuba, a committee of American Catholic bishops is calling on the president to keep ordinary Cubans in mind as he curtails trade and tourism.
The Rev. Henry Lyons forced out as pastor of Tampa church amid accusations of theft, misconduct
The one-time leader of the largest black Baptist organization in America — toppled by infidelities and imprisoned on fraud charges — has kept a relatively low profile while running a century-old church in Hillsborough County the last dozen years.
Ken Ham disputes reports the Ark Encounter is sinking
Answers in Genesis founder Ken Ham is disputing reports the ministry’s Noah’s Ark-themed park is taking on water.
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