Pope Francis’ efforts to build a “poor church for the poor” got a little closer to becoming a reality on Wednesday (March 24) when he issued pay cuts for Vatican clergy and employees to aid the Holy See’s struggling finances,…
Growing number of Southern Baptist women question roles
Emily Snook is the daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor. She met her husband, also a pastor, while they attended a Southern Baptist university.
United Methodist bishops cancel virtual special session of General Conference
United Methodist bishops have canceled a special session of the global denomination’s General Conference that was scheduled to meet May 8 online.
Church removes Atlanta shooting suspect from membership, urges ‘no blame’ on victims
The church of the alleged gunman in the fatal shootings of eight people, including six Asian women, in Atlanta-area spas has distanced itself from the suspect, saying it was “absolutely distraught when we found out that the shooter was a…
Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait
Pope Francis on Sunday denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and only to emerge and show that “our supposed social progress is not as real or definitive” as people think.
With Beth Moore’s exit, more evangelical women are challenging strict gender norms
Growing up in Southern Baptist churches, Courtney Moore assumed she would marry, have children and live a life circumscribed by the theology of biblical womanhood, i.e., faith, marriage, motherhood.
Asian American churches plan acts beyond prayer for healing
Asian American Christian leaders said Thursday their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people — most of them women of Asian descent — at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. And they’re calling for action beyond prayers.
Biden, Harris offer solace, denounce racism in Atlanta visit
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden “in plain sight” as they visited Atlanta on Friday, just days after a white gunman killed eight people,…
Federal Court upholds California’s COVID-related restrictions on singing, chanting in religious worship
Via Religion Clause, a federal court in California declined to issue an injunction that would halt the state’s prohibition on singing and chanting during worship services after concluding the regulations did not treat religion differently than secular activities. The plaintiff churches…
Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings
Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to blame his actions on a “sex addiction.”
Christian leaders wrestle with Atlanta shooting suspect’s Southern Baptist ties
Years before being suspected of killing eight people in a suburb of Atlanta, including six Asian women, Robert Aaron Long was active in his Southern Baptist congregation, his youth pastor said Wednesday.
Arrested Atlanta Massage Parlors Shooter Talked of Faith at Southern Baptist Church
On Tuesday (March 16), authorities arrested a 21-year-old White man for allegedly shooting people at three massage parlors in the Atlanta, Georgia, area — killing eight people, including six Asian women. Robert Aaron Long, the man arrested for the murders,…