The president weighs in on a long-standing debate over using public money to support religious organizations.
Baptists in Louisville to commemorate 400th anniversary of slavery in America
Simmons College of Kentucky, the National Baptist Convention of America, International, Inc. and several other religious organizations will focus on education and wealth gaps between blacks and whites.
Faith groups provide the bulk of disaster recovery, in coordination with FEMA
In a disaster, churches don’t just hold bake sales to raise money or collect clothes to send to victims; faith-based organizations are integral partners in state and federal disaster relief efforts.
Pope Francis on climate change denial: ‘Man is stupid’
“When you don’t want to see, you don’t see,” the pope says while flying over the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.
Stop the presses! There’s a next generation for mainline Protestantism
While mainline Protestantism continues to shed white adherents, it is doing a better job of keeping and/or attracting young white adults than either evangelicalism or Catholicism. So which is it, keeping or attracting?
Trump backs churches suing FEMA over Harvey aid
President Trump also donates $100,000 to Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse for Texas hurricane relief efforts.
Destroying the Johnson Amendment helps special interests, not churches
Our churches are not PACs. Let us bring the light of the Church out into the world without sullying our sanctuaries. Let us live in our faith as citizens without becoming cashiers for the tawdry transactions of political machines.
Conservative Christians and religious ‘nones’ fear each other, but it’s more about politics than faith
Contemporary concerns about faith seem to be driven more by politics than personal faith, as political leaders compel their memberships to view certain believers — or nonbelievers — as threats to the party’s cause.
I came to America when I was 3. What am I supposed to do in Mexico?
My parents didn’t teach me Spanish, I have an Alabama accent, and I have no memories of Mexico. Still, the president thinks it’s a good idea to deport me.
Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
Following “considerable prayer and discussion” prompted by last month’s white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va., Washington National Cathedral has decided to remove stained-glass windows honoring two Confederate generals.
Study: Political parties transformed by racial, religious changes
A new study illustrates how seismic shifts in the nation’s racial and religious identities have altered the composition of the two major political parties significantly. But the parties are not changing at the same pace.
Texas churches flooded by Harvey sue FEMA for discrimination
Building upon Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran ruling, a lawsuit claims excluding churches from relief grants violates First Amendment.











