The Potomac Declaration and an accompanying plan of action were released at the inaugural Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom conference in Washington, D.C.
Sessions announces ‘religious liberty task force’
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the cultural climate has become less hospitable to people of faith, and as a result many Americans feel their freedom to practice their faith is under attack.
Atheists are sometimes more religious than Christians
A new study shows how poorly we understand the beliefs of people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular.
Luther Seminary to pilot two-year M.Div.
The M.Div.X program hopes to train innovative church leaders—with no student debt, says seminary president Robin J. Steinke.
Study: U.S. churches exclude children with autism, ADD/ADHD
Children with the greatest need for a supportive community were the most likely to feel unwelcome.
Inspired by the Beatles’ love gospel, ‘submarine churches’ bucked tradition
The 1968 release of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine film influenced fashion, graphic design, music — and even a short-lived organization of “submarine churches” based on the gospel of Lennon and McCartney: “All You Need Is Love.”
Brownback opens religious freedom summit with plea to fight persecution
Some say the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom demonstrates how the Trump administration prioritizes religious freedom. Others call it an attempt to appeal to Trump’s base of white evangelical supporters, who have long called religious liberty a priority and…
Charting the succession of the ‘true church’ through history
Landmark Baptists believed that an unbroken chain of Christians kept alive the true teachings of the New Testament.
Baylor ‘set the football program on fire’ as scapegoat in sex-assault scandal, says ex-athletic director
Baylor University’s former athletics director has a clear interpretation of how its high-profile sexual-assault scandal unfolded two years ago: A handful of board members and university officials concocted a plan to ensure that the football team would take the fall.