White evangelicals’ attitudes toward the coronavirus pandemic are considerably more relaxed than those of other religious groups, a new study said.
Controversy and Coronavirus Keep Church Plants Out of Schools
When Alabama megachurch pastor Chris Hodges liked recent social media posts from conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, he launched a chain of events that led to two of his church’s campuses being expelled from their meeting spaces in Birmingham public schools.
Rural Missouri pastor: Virus ‘just started to sprout up’
Pastor Joshua Manning is waiting for test results, but he can tell by the persistent fever and body aches that he probably has the coronavirus. His wife and three kids have symptoms, too, and so many members of his Community…
How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that
The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s.
Hospital Chaplains Grapple With COVID-19’s ‘Tsunami’ Of Grief
HuffPost talked to six chaplains about trying to connect with people without the aid of touch or sometimes even personal presence, the trauma they’ve witnessed among their medical colleagues, and how the United States might begin to grapple with the…
Baptists and Walmart criticize rebel-themed Mississippi flag
The Confederate-themed Mississippi flag drew opposition Tuesday from two big forces in the culturally conservative state: Southern Baptists and Walmart.
Pope Francis accuses priests who defied pandemic safety measures of acting like ‘adolescents’
On Sunday (June 21), Pope Francis praised “the difficult and sometimes heroic service” of medical personnel and priests during the COVID-19 pandemic but expressed sharp criticism for the behavior of those priests who defied safety measures.
Dozens of Christian College Faculty Eliminated in Spring Budget Cuts
Five evangelical Christian colleges and universities have eliminated more than 150 faculty and staff positions this spring. While some officials cite COVID-19 as the reason for the cuts, most say the financial reckoning comes in response to the ongoing crisis…
Three-in-ten or more Democrats and Republicans don’t agree with their party on abortion
When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Almost all Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives stand with their party in support of abortion rights, while almost all Republicans reflect their party’s position against abortion rights.
Tennessean editor denounces ‘horrific’ Nashville Islam nuclear prophecy advertisement
The editor of the Nashville Tennessean has vowed to investigate how a full-page ad predicting a nuclear attack by Muslims purchased by a breakaway Seventh-day Adventist group ran in the paper.
Vatican: Climate change efforts go forward even without US
The Vatican stressed Thursday that the movement to combat climate change is unstoppable and worldwide, although it said it would welcome a U.S. return to the Paris agreement.
Black Practicing Christians Are Twice as Likely as Their White Peers to See a Race Problem
Over the last few weeks in the United States, the black community and its allies have spoken out against the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. Powerful and at times contentious protests have taken place in every…