Nineteenth Avenue is a relatively small congregation with limited resources even before the pandemic ever put restraints on its potential.
Ex-youth leader gets 20 years after child molesting plea
A former northern Indiana youth leader was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested several boys.
Venture Capitalists See Profit in Prayer
Tech investors have discovered religion—or at least religion apps.
University of Alabama partners with the Smithsonian to show religious aspects of January 6th US Capitol attack
The University of Alabama and the Smithsonian Institute worked together to take a closer look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Ransom freed some missionary hostages in Haiti, workers say
An unidentified person paid a ransom that freed three missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti under an agreement that was supposed to have led to the release of all 15 remaining captives early last month, workers for their Ohio-based…
Amid Unrest, Kazakhstan Adds More Restrictions For Religious Meetings
President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev signed into law amendments to the religion law to make holding religious events away from state-registered places of worship more difficult. The amendments come into force on Jan. 9.
European court declines to take pro-gay marriage cake case
A top European court declined Thursday to rule in a high-profile discrimination case centered on an activist’s request to have a cake decorated with the “Sesame Street” characters Bert and Ernie and the words “Support Gay Marriage.”
Pope decries Church conservatives encased in “suit of armour”
Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, lamenting those whose religion he said was self-referential and encased in a “suit of armour”.
Carter warns America ‘teeters on the brink of a widening abyss’ in stark op-ed ahead of January 6
Former President Jimmy Carter warned Wednesday that democracy is being threatened throughout the country, cautioning that “our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss.”
With child tax credit stance, Manchin runs afoul of former faith allies
As Democrats struggle to revive talks over the stalled Build Back Better bill, Sen. Joe Manchin is facing pushback from a spectrum of religious groups frustrated by his position on the child tax credit — including conservative-leaning faith organizations whose…
2021: The year in religious liberty
In many ways, the year 2021 felt like an unwanted sequel: COVID-19, Part 2. The year in religious liberty stories was no exception. The focus of discussion and controversy shifted somewhat, as did the outcomes, thanks in part to a…
What happened to the nonbelief channel at Patheos?
Visitors to Patheos, the multifaith media platform that hosts commentary from writers in many of the world’s religions, may have noticed some changes lately.