Claims that contraception is dangerous to women’s health echo the conservative Catholic and increasingly Christian right expectation that women should only have sex for reproductive purposes and should abstain from sex if they don’t wish to become pregnant.
NAACP labels Louisiana church fires ‘domestic terrorism’
The NAACP called a string of fires at four historically black churches in Louisiana last week examples of “domestic terrorism” as federal agents investigate the blazes.
Baptist church and its neighbors reach a good-faith compromise on parking and historic homes
Hayes Barton Baptist Church and residents of the surrounding neighborhood have agreed to a compromise: The church will remove some historic homes to make way for parking, but leave others standing for use as affordable housing.
Pete Buttigieg rips ‘unbelievable hypocrisy’ of evangelical Trump supporters
The South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 hopeful said he “can’t believe” Christians would want to back the president.
Displaced by St. Landry church fires, congregants pray for answers, justice
Authorities say suspicious fires at three historically African-American churches in a single Louisiana parish appear to be connected but are hesitant to say whether race is thought to be a motivating factor.
Future of decades-old CBS religion documentary program in doubt
The future of a decades-old CBS documentary series focused on religion is in doubt, as the network is potentially discussing cutting back or even ending a stream of faith-related segments that CBS has run since the 1940s.
Africa is set to be the global center of Christianity for the next 50 years
By 2060 six of the countries with the top ten largest Christian populations will be in Africa, up from three in 2015, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
African American students respond to Southern Seminary’s slavery report
After an unflinching look at its racist past, SBC’s flagship seminary aims to honor a more diverse population on campus.
Same-sex marriage isn’t apostasy, LDS church decides
The LDS church hasn’t quite moved with the times, but its new ruling may mollify young members troubled by the church’s previous restrictions.