On January 6, 2021, when a mob of Donald Trump’s most fervent and militant supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election, Christian symbolism was on prominent display.
LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks
“The T stands for transgender,” a teacher explains in a video on a Maine Department of Education website launched during the coronavirus pandemic.
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
When the people of Dayton, Tennessee, welcomed the world’s attention to their community for the 1925 Scopes trial, municipal leaders printed an informational brochure on whose cover was the question: “Why Dayton of all places?”
Russian Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
Thanks to the insistence of Hungary, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from the latest round of European Union sanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, four EU diplomats told The Associated Press.
How the role and visibility of chaplains changed over the past century
The COVID-19 pandemic brought new attention to the work of chaplains.
Australia Had a Pentecostal Prime Minister. Did It Matter?
Scott Morrison went to church. And he invited the journalists along too.
Hatzalah sues another Jewish ambulance service in Florida for trademark infringement
Chevra Hatzalah, the New York-based Jewish ambulance service, is suing another emergency medical service company in federal court for trademark infringement.
Clergy of color face unprecedented mental health challenges
About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio neighborhood, the Rev. Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional duty — helping congregants deal with anxiety.
The Oldest Church In Philadelphia Is Swedish, Anti-Racist And Holds Together Brick By Historical Brick
Inside the oldest church building in Pennsylvania, Jeanette Woehr stands next to a wooden church pew painted white — sixth from the front on the right side — the pew where her grandmother, her mother and she worshipped their entire…
Mennonite Church USA passes resolution committing to LGBTQ inclusion
The governing body of the largest Mennonite denomination in the United States passed a resolution on Sunday (May 29) confessing to “committing violence against LGBTQ people” and committing to LGBTQ inclusion.
Officials: Man fatally shot 2 women, self in Iowa church lot
Authorities planned to release more details Friday about a shooting outside an Iowa church in which a man fatally shot two women before apparently killing himself.
On serving both God and guns, and banning someone from the Eucharist
Today the meaning of “religion” is universally recognized as tied to a particular institution, community, or system of beliefs and practices.