Supporters of Trump’s budget are eager to restore the central role of faith-based organizations in serving the poor, but it’s not clear they can be an adequate substitute for government.
‘Religious left’ emerging as U.S. political force in Trump era
This disparate group, traditionally seen as lacking clout, has been propelled into political activism by Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, healthcare and social welfare, according to clergy members, activists and academics.
A move to part-time clergy sparks innovation in congregations
Although church leaders often worry that switching from full-time to part-time clergy will lead to decline, congregations across the country are finding new vitality by reimagining the roles of clergy and laypeople.
How atheist campaigner Madalyn Murray O’Hair became America’s most-hated woman
Melissa Leo stars in Netflix’s upcoming biopic of the contentious figure who was ridiculed and largely forgotten about, but who often talked sense.
Steve Bannon’s would-be coalition of Christian traditionalists
From American evangelicals to Russian Orthodox, they’re united against Islam. Is that enough to overcome all that divides them?
Princeton Theological Seminary reverses decision to honor Redeemer’s Tim Keller
Faced with mounting criticism for its decision to give a major award to the Rev. Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and one of the country’s best-known conservative Christian thinkers, Princeton Theological Seminary has reversed course.
A story about finding a new story
I had the classic Texas Baptist starter package. I went to Carl’s shop to trade it in.
Robert E. Lee worshipped here
A Southern church wrestles with its Confederate history.
Supreme Court justices in the pews and on the bench — and where Neil Gorsuch fits in
The religious faith of a justice, standing alone, tells us little about how he or she will vote in church-state cases or on other controversial social issues.