Read the full story: Religion News Service
Some Americans may be behaving like the COVID-19 pandemic no longer hinders them from socializing with friends and family, many of whom they may not have seen in months.
Sections
Support independent, faith-based journalism. Donate
Search 
More Articles
-
If you really respect law enforcement, don’t obstruct, obfuscate, object and misdirect on Jan. 6
-
Despite the challenges, Americans still favor immigration
-
‘Frederick Buechner, meet Mary Lou Wells’
-
The church and a future worth fighting for
-
Blind guy travels … and sings, and plays accordion, and makes Legos more accessible to the visually impaired
-
‘No, Beth Moore, I will not take your phone away’
-
Ministry jobs and more
-
Disputes between bishops and dissidents roil United Methodists
-
Not all churches are back to indoor or in-person worship, and those that are have some questions
-
How our family is celebrating Christmas in July
-
Repeating Exodus through vaccine denial
-
From purity pledges to the Equality Act: How evangelical concern about sex has shifted and what it has to do with creation
-
Does the church in America need a new Barmen Declaration?
-
Why I’m leaving my church: A theology of death
-
Pressure mounts on White House to rescind another Trump immigration policy
-
Letter to the Editor: Build a bigger table
-
In latest Nigerian school kidnapping, 28 Baptist students regain freedom, but many others remain in captivity
-
It is impossible to afford rent almost anywhere in the U.S. with a minimum-wage job
-
Beware the Anti-Anti-Racist Evangelical Complex
-
The kingdom of heaven is like the opening ceremony of the Olympics
-
‘Critical Race Theory is the kryptonite of white evangelicals,’ professor declares
-
We will continue to teach Critical Race Theory
-
Politics, partisanship and the powerless
-
Interviewer asks Robert Jones how far white Christians will go to control government
-
Think your kids aren’t paying attention at church? Consider this …
-
Despite the challenges, Americans still favor immigration
-
Blind guy travels … and sings, and plays accordion, and makes Legos more accessible to the visually impaired
-
Ministry jobs and more
-
Disputes between bishops and dissidents roil United Methodists
-
Not all churches are back to indoor or in-person worship, and those that are have some questions
-
Pressure mounts on White House to rescind another Trump immigration policy
-
In latest Nigerian school kidnapping, 28 Baptist students regain freedom, but many others remain in captivity
-
It is impossible to afford rent almost anywhere in the U.S. with a minimum-wage job
-
‘Critical Race Theory is the kryptonite of white evangelicals,’ professor declares
-
Interviewer asks Robert Jones how far white Christians will go to control government
-
Francis Collins: ‘Give God the glory’ for vaccines ‘but roll up your sleeve’
-
Japanese Christians seek global help for 1 million hours of prayer during Olympics
-
Interfaith coalition asks Biden to stop Arizona land swap to protect Native American religious liberties
-
Poor People’s Campaign plans a march in Texas to protest restrictive voting legislation
-
Facing increased attacks, Canada’s Muslim women take up self-defense classes
-
Anatomy of a lie: How one private school amplified a persistent COVID vaccine myth
-
American support for same-sex marriage continues to increase, even as religious conservatives battle LGBTQ community on other fronts
-
Federal judge’s ruling against DACA ignites faith leaders’ demands for Congress to finally do something
-
Ministry jobs and more
-
New ‘non-binary’ category almost a non-event for United Methodists
-
Will U.S. departure from Afghanistan create a humanitarian and religious freedom crisis?
-
Family and friends do have influence in vaccination decision
-
Ecumenical network seeks to address causes of migration at the source
-
While Americans reject COVID vaccines, other parts of the world beg for access
-
At this conference, religious minorities told each other’s stories of persecution
-
If you really respect law enforcement, don’t obstruct, obfuscate, object and misdirect on Jan. 6
-
‘Frederick Buechner, meet Mary Lou Wells’
-
The church and a future worth fighting for
-
‘No, Beth Moore, I will not take your phone away’
-
How our family is celebrating Christmas in July
-
Repeating Exodus through vaccine denial
-
Does the church in America need a new Barmen Declaration?
-
Why I’m leaving my church: A theology of death
-
Letter to the Editor: Build a bigger table
-
Beware the Anti-Anti-Racist Evangelical Complex
-
The kingdom of heaven is like the opening ceremony of the Olympics
-
We will continue to teach Critical Race Theory
-
Politics, partisanship and the powerless
-
Think your kids aren’t paying attention at church? Consider this …
-
In their own words: Young faith leaders on why young adults should get vaccinated
-
‘Consider the birds’: Reflections on a pandemic church year
-
Speaking truth to power means denouncing lying politicians and their preachers
-
Letter to the Editor: Don’t throw away your neighbor’s shot
-
Why I refused to sign a school’s belief statement just to get a job
-
Three reasons 2021 looks like 1961 in voter suppression
-
On the collapse of Christianity into politics
-
The peril of getting too comfortable in church
-
Nice white women participate in white supremacy too
-
While we’re talking about guns in America, let’s talk about our fear-based theology that also drives gun sales
-
Why church musicians become scapegoats in anxious church systems and how to make personnel changes gracefully
-
Police officer says Jan. 6 insurrectionists ‘perceived themselves to be Christians’
-
Study: Only half of American households donate to charity
-
Reparations bill gains momentum as an interfaith cause
-
U.S. seizes Jewish funeral scrolls, manuscripts thought ‘lost for all time’ in Holocaust
-
Billy Graham’s grandson Jonathan Lotz, son of Anne Graham Lotz, in hospital with COVID-19
-
In Japan, Greek-influenced Olympics meet another kind of pagan heritage
-
Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
-
Three Baptist pastors detained in Cuba released
-
Mississippi asks Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
-
Federal judge blocks Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban
-
Wally Funk’s church celebrates her Blue Origin spaceflight: ‘What an inspiration she’s been to us all’
-
Missouri church leaders implore congregants: Get vaccinated
-
Biden’s town hall at Catholic university riles bishop, abortion opponents
-
Georgia Church Loses Pastor, Then Its Assets, to Regional UMC Leaders
-
Lawsuit against Liberty alleges mishandling of sex assaults
-
Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to burning D.C. church’s banner
-
David Platt’s dreams for McLean Bible Church sour as members file lawsuit over elder vote
-
After Challenging Season, World Relief Names New President
-
Global interfaith prayer service advocates for vaccine equity
-
Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass
-
Promise Keepers says it has changed. The times have changed more.
-
Court: UI violated religious club’s First Amendment rights
-
Jewish group condemns United Church of Christ resolution on Israel, Palestinians
-
School IDs buildings honoring racists, says names can’t go
-
United Church of Christ declares racism a public health crisis