Raphael Warnock, U.S. senator and Baptist pastor, was wrapping up his time on Capitol Hill before heading back to his native Georgia in time for what is perhaps the busiest week of the year for Christian clergy.
Martin Luther King Jr. Looks to God in New Statue
On Monday, Kathy Fincher looked into Martin Luther King Jr.’s eyes and knew something wasn’t quite right.
Lawsuit: Celebrity-friendly church required workers to tithe
A Seattle-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some of their earnings back to the religious organization or risk…
Mayflower Church members face deportation to China
Chinese Christians who have been living in Thailand after fleeing persecution in their native country have been arrested, and they face a March 31 hearing that could result in their deportation and near-certain imprisonment in China.
Pilgrimage and revolution: How Cesar Chavez married faith and ideology in landmark farmworkers’ march
On March 31, 1966, labor rights pioneer Cesar Chavez wasn’t celebrating his birthday in any usual manner. Rather, he was 14 days into a 25-day pilgrimage in California from Delano to Sacramento.
GOP Rep Slams ‘Unchristian’ GOP Immigration Proposals
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) just made life more difficult for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.
Faith leaders and religious groups voice opposition to Biden’s plan to restrict asylum
Taking advantage of a required public comment period, a broad array of faith leaders and religious groups, including faith-based refugee aid organizations, are speaking out against a proposed federal rule that would generally deny asylum to migrants who arrive at…
Carl Lentz, in first staff position since Hillsong, joins Transformation Church in Tulsa
Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is led by pastor, author and popular YouTuber Michael Todd.
UK’s Religion-Free Speech Debates Enter ‘Thoughtcrime’ Zone
Wherever he goes, Father Sean Gough prays for the people he encounters — sometimes out loud and often silently.
Jimmy Carter believes Black lives matter. Would his decency be considered ‘woke’ today?
Former President Jimmy Carter’s uncommon decency – that led to a Nobel Prize-winning human rights campaign – would be called woke in today’s America because he truly believes Black lives matter.
The Man Who Leads Senate Prayer Is Fed Up With ‘Thoughts And Prayers’
After another mass shooting took the lives of six people, including three 9-year-old children, at a Nashville, Tennessee, school, Senate Chaplain Barry Black used his opening prayer to urge lawmakers to take action.