Billy Graham was a born salesman, and he knew it. In the summer of 1936, after graduating from high school, he crisscrossed South Carolina selling Fuller brushes door to door. By the end, he had posted the best record in…
Church of England seeks to improve its public witness
The Church of England has appointed Bishop Graham Tomlin to oversee its new Centre for Cultural Witness.
Across US, $89 Million Of Taxpayer Money Goes To Christian Abortion Alternative Programs
Six years after Roe v. Wade, Francis Schaeffer and C. Everett Koop’s book and film “Whatever Happened to the Human Race?” galvanized evangelicals to declare abortion their No. 1 social and political issue.
Black seminary grads, with debt higher than others, cope with money and ministry
The Rev. Melech E.M. Thomas attended two seminaries and graduated from the second, a historically Black theological school, in 2016.
How white Christian nationalism is part of the ‘freedom convoy’ protests
Part of the “freedom convoy” occupying Ottawa are white Christian nationalists.
Vatican tries to reboot priesthood amid crisis over abuses
The Vatican opened a three-day conference Thursday on rebooting the Catholic priesthood amid a drop in vocations and a credibility crisis over the “depraved” clergy sex abuse and cover-up scandal.
Sharpton: Without no-knock warrant, Locke would be alive
The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for Amir Locke’s funeral that the 22-year-old Black man would still be alive if Minneapolis had banned no-knock warrants.
A 300-year-old church hopes to connect with spiritual but not religious neighbors
For three centuries, Trinity Episcopal Church has tried to meet the spiritual needs of the small community of Southport, Connecticut, about an hour and a half outside of New York.
Biblical inerrancy’s long history as an evangelical activist for white patriarchy
Last week saw another clash about women’s (in)equality play out online between leaders in evangelical Christian culture. In the clamor for the high-ground of evangelical legitimacy, something happened that outsiders may not fully appreciate the implications of: the participants contested…
Oklahoma bill would penalize teachers $10,000 for contradicting student religious beliefs
A controversial bill proposed in the Oklahoma state senate would make public school personnel – including teachers – personally liable for “promot(ing) positions in opposition to” a student’s “closely held religious beliefs.” If enacted, Senate Bill 1470 would entitle parents who bring…
Amid debate, women lift their voices with Muslim sacred text
The young woman could hear her heart pounding so hard that she worried the microphone placed in front of her would pick up its sound. Seated around her were officials from Islamic nations, including her country’s president. Cameras clicked.
No response from Cuba regarding detained pastor
The Cuban government failed to respond to a request from five United Nations human rights advocates for information about the treatment and continued detention of a Protestant pastor who has been held seven months.







