George H.W. Bush, who died Friday, was a lifetime Episcopalian, part of the blue blood of America’s founding Christianity. But as a presidential candidate, he was part of a Republican opening to evangelicalism that changed the country’s landscape.
Southern Baptist seminary, in #MeToo age, appoints ‘women’s support coordinator’
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has appointed its first “women’s support coordinator” to address any gender-related “difficulties or challenges” that women encounter on its campus.
American exorcism
Priests are fielding more requests than ever for help with demonic possession, and a centuries-old practice is finding new footing in the modern world.
My evangelical church is gaslighting me, but I refuse to fall for it anymore
The church that warned me against moral relativism now calls me a heretic when I apply the very principles they taught me to real situations, with real stakes for real people.
In the #MeToo era, theologians publish ‘Women’s Bible’
Tired of seeing their holy texts used to justify the subjugation of women, a group of feminist theologians from across the Protestant-Catholic divide have joined forces to draft “A Women’s Bible”.
After arrest of protected immigrant, sanctuary church members cry out for justice
A man who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday as he attempted to keep an immigration appointment lived outside of ICE’s reach for nearly a year by dwelling in the basement of a Methodist church in…
America’s epidemic of empty churches
Religious communities often face a choice: Sell off the buildings they can no longer afford, or find a way to fill them with new uses.
How Salvation Army’s red kettles became a Christmas tradition
Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee’s legacy lives on – providing inspiration to millions of Americans, whether they care about religion or not.
Christmas controversy in the US military: A Bible cake and a Muslim ordered to don a Santa suit
The U.S. military is already grappling with a seasonal uptick in complaints about unconstitutional Christian iconography and symbols popping up at bases—especially in Muslim countries.