Nixon asked people to pray for him and ended with “God bless America” to remind the nation that he was religious and therefore moral, and thus either innocent or deserving of forgiveness. Trump is doing the same with his gaggle…
Josh Harris, fallen evangelical mega-pastor: ‘I excommunicated myself’
Josh Harris, once one of America’s most famous evangelical pastors, admitted in his first interview since renouncing Christianity that he ruined lives and marriages, so he excommunicated himself from the faith that made him famous.
Former President Jimmy Carter is back teaching Sunday school
Former President Jimmy Carter taught a Bible lesson on life after death Sunday less than two weeks after breaking his pelvis in a fall.
New rule would allow foster care, adoption agencies to exclude on religious grounds
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would allow adoption, foster care agencies, and other social service providers receiving taxpayer funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to refuse to serve people based on religion, sexual…
Evangelical allies praise Trump after exclusive meeting as impeachment talk heats up
Evangelical leaders gathered at the White House this week to hear about the president’s “continuing, remarkable accomplishments,” one attendee said.
Harriet Tubman, in movie and real life, guided by faith in fight for freedom
“Harriet,” which opens Friday, details how her heroism was wedded to her lifelong religious beliefs.
Southern Baptist church: Racial prejudice a factor in rejection of black pastor
A prominent Southern Baptist church in southwest Florida has acknowledged that “racial prejudice” was a factor in its congregation’s decision not to appoint a black senior pastor candidate.
Southwestern defends female profs after leaked email from Patterson staffer
The new Southern Baptist seminary president works to repair relationships—and maintain donors—in his predecessor’s wake.
Biden’s communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict
A Roman Catholic priest’s denial of communion to Joe Biden in South Carolina on Sunday illustrates the fine line presidential candidates must walk as they talk about their faiths: balancing religious values with a campaign that asks them to choose…
A Rocha co-founder, CEO killed in crash in South Africa
Miranda Harris and Chris Naylor helped lead the organization’s groundbreaking global efforts to bring together Christian convictions and environmental concerns.
America has already forgotten the Tree of Life shooting
One year after the attack in Pittsburgh, survivors are grappling with a new reality: The rest of the country has moved on.
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin says he’s boycotting Dove Awards
Grammy-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin says he’s boycotting the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards after they edited out part of his acceptance speech earlier this month in which he called for prayers after a police shooting in his hometown of…










