Churches and other faith groups collect tens of billions of dollars in donations each year. But not all of it ends up where it’s supposed to. About 1 in 10 Protestant churches has had someone embezzle funds.
Will Millennials forge a future for the progressive black church?
The Hampton University Ministers’ Conference, while clearly having a stake in the national politics of the day — the invitation of then-Senator Barack Obama in 2007 shows this — has not focused on political conversation through the lens of black…
The pay gap is worse for pastor-moms
Even in the church, where marriage and families are celebrated—and, in many traditions, expected—female pastors are paid disproportionally smaller salaries if they’re married with kids, according to research published last month in the journal “Sociology of Religion.”
Gene editing: Gateway to Promised Land, or key to Pandora’s box?
News that scientists for the first time successfully edited genes in human embryos created a stir this week.
Christians are more than twice as likely to blame a person’s poverty on lack of effort
Which is generally more often to blame if a person is poor: lack of effort on their own part, or difficult circumstances beyond their control?
How white supremacy afflicts U.S. notions about equality
The New York Times has exposed a new initiative of the U.S. Justice Department. At the apparent behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department is recruiting and intends to hire lawyers to investigate whether affirmative action programs in…
Seth Meyers’ breakdown of trump’s spirituality will make you cringe
Despite President Donald Trump’s attempts to pass as a pious Christian, late night host Seth Meyers is not convinced. Read also: Pastor says Trump ‘true friend’ to evangelicals Joshua vs Jesus: Why white evangelicals love Donald Trump Evangelicals should be deeply troubled…
Livingstone feels God called her to Baylor presidency
Linda Livingstone accepted the post as Baylor University’s president when the school faced multiple investigations regarding its handling of sexual abuse complaints for one simple reason: She felt God called her to the position. Read also: Livingstone named 15th Baylor…
Serving God by suing others: Inside the Christian conservative legal movement
The Christian legal movement, a collection of advocacy groups working in the legal, public policy and public relations arenas to advance and protect conservative Christian moral values, have turned the courts into key battlefields in the culture wars. Read also:…