From mosque surveillance to new religious-exemption laws, a look at some of the issues likely to come up under Trump.
Roof found competent for sentencing, gets extra prep day
After a judge ruled Monday that Dylann Roof is competent to represent himself, the same jury that last month unanimously found him guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church will return to court to…
The Evangelical scion who stopped believing
The son of a famous pastor, Bart Campolo is now a rising star of atheism, using the skills he learned in the world he left behind.
Paula White, prosperity preacher once investigated by Senate, is a controversial pick for inauguration
The Associated Press said that Trump’s inauguration will be the first time a prosperity gospel preacher takes the national stage at an inauguration.
Biblical archaeology’s top 10 discoveries of 2016
A glimpse at the important excavation work revealed this year.
At Trump’s inauguration, Franklin Graham, Cardinal Dolan and four more clergy will pray
The inaugural committee said that Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Rev. Franklin Graham, Rabbi Marvin Hier, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and Pastor Paula White will all give readings at the ceremony.
Muslims in a Bible Belt town hold their breath
The president-elect has repeatedly cast doubt on the patriotism of Muslims and his selected national security adviser has called Islam a “cancer.” A deep unease has seeped into the daily life of many in the Muslim community Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The joy of things and the trap of excess
An ethicist and an anthropologist ask: How much is too much?
Five key findings on religion in the U.S.
Almost eight in 10 identify with a religion, mostly Christian, but 21 percent have no religious identity, up from 15 percent in 2008.
To protect themselves, more American Muslim women give up hijab
“I’m sad about what it means about our religious freedoms in general in our country; I’m sad that I had to give it up,” says Nassrene Elmadhun, a Boston surgeon who stopped wearing her headscarf after a man threatened her…
Designing for places of worship: An architect’s guide
The faithful of all creeds are perhaps best served when architecture discovers that still point in a fast spinning world offering true solace and peace.
Why God is a curvy, black woman in ‘The Shack’ and some Christian critics say it’s ‘heresy’
Just as the book earned widespread notoriety and scathing critiques nearly a decade ago, the film is garnering its own praise and condemnation.











