In an opening with historic import, Pope Francis has said he wants to study the possibility of ordaining women as deacons, a step that could for the first time open the ranks of the Catholic Church’s all-male clergy to women.
Few pastors say adultery should permanently ban them from the pulpit
1,000 church leaders weigh in on how to investigate allegations and when the congregation should be told.
As U.S. attitudes change, some evangelicals dig in; others adapt
America’s culture war, waged in recent years over gender roles, sexuality and the definition of marriage, is increasingly being fought inside evangelical Christian circles.
North Carolina’s HB2 and the shifting battle over LGBT rights
Discourse around HB2 represents a noteworthy shift in both tactics and cultural attitudes.
Hillary Clinton: ‘Make countering BDS a priority’
On the eve of her religious denomination’s quadrennial meeting, Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to Jewish agency heads saying she opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel that the United Methodist Church will consider.
Southern Baptists asked to endorse ban on public display of Confederate battle flag
America’s largest Protestant denomination, still overwhelmingly white and with roots in an early 19th-century dispute over slavery, may be asked this summer to endorse a ban on the public, government-sponsored display of the Confederate battle flag.
Don’t misread Russell Moore’s disavowal of ‘Christian Nation’ and anti-Trump stance
Republicans of all kinds — religious and political leaders alike — are faced with a difficult choice these days: they can either capitulate to Trump, do a delicate two-step trying to differentiate themselves from him, or reject him outright.
TV shows are finally ready to have a serious talk about religion
Two new television series are tackling head-on the subject that has long been considered taboo for TV — religion.
‘Biblical masculinity’ and ‘sanctified testosterone:’ why biblical manhood is idolatrous
Jason Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, describes the need for “biblical manhood” for “anemic churches.” However, the notion of “biblical manhood” is idolatrous.