Burnette Chapel Church of Christ Minister David Joseph Spann, 60, was critically hurt in the shooting that killed one and seriously injured seven others, authorities said.
After the storm, rebuild — but where?
Adapting to climate change requires something that’s hard for Americans: choosing collective solutions over individual ones.
Conveners at New Baptist Covenant summit urge, ‘We’ve got work to do’
The work of racial reconciliation doesn’t follow a pre-made template, says NBC Executive Director Hannah McMahan. “It’s not spelled out.”
Shocked by Aung San Suu Kyi’s insensitivity to ethnic cleansing? Don’t be.
More than 420,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar over the last several weeks. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s comments about that in a recent speech are disturbing.
The God whisperers: The most powerful Trump advisers you’ve probably never heard of
While the loyalty of some faith leaders can be traced to the belief that America should be restored as a “Christian nation,” many board members cite a far more practical reason: unprecedented access to a notoriously independent president.
The Bible is like a Rorschach test
People look at the same thing, or same person, and come to widely different conclusions about the nature and significance of those things or persons. That says more about the people than the thing observed.
Church on a mission to extend sanctuary learns to live with uncertainty
The first church in North Carolina to extend sanctuary to an undocumented immigrant facing deportation finds that the decision to open their doors is just the beginning of the journey.
The confused debates over religion’s role in politics
Asking a judicial nominee to explain statements made about the relationship between her faith and the law is fair game. It is peculiar for religious conservatives to be squeamish about such questions.
Masterpiece cakeshop: Meet the Christian legal group behind the high-profile court case
Alliance Defending Freedom has garnered its fair share of both praise and criticism from actors on both sides of the culture wars.
Will the Supreme Court abandon true government neutrality toward religion?
The high court chips away at the once impregnable wall between church and state.
Congregation once led by Robert E. Lee votes to remove his name from their church
Leaders of R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Va., voted to change the parish’s name to Grace Episcopal Church — what it was originally called when Lee moved to town after the Civil War and joined the congregation.
Undercover with the alt-right
As a result of the growing influence of the far-right social-media ecosystem, once-moribund hate groups in both the United States and Europe are enjoying a striking uptick in recruitment.
Evangelical college football players face arrest over hazing incident
Several football players at an evangelical college outside Chicago are facing arrest over actions that took place during the alleged hazing of a freshman teammate in March 2016.
Mike Huckabee and the rise of Christian media under Trump
The former Arkansas governor has a new television show on Trinity Broadcasting Network, and a powerful first guest.