The clash over differing conceptions of religious liberty and the idea of ‘a wall of separation’ was on full display in Monday’s Trinity Lutheran decision, and more cases are on the docket for next term.
Rev. William Barber builds a moral movement
Barber’s mix of piety and politics may just breathe new life and leadership into America’s political left.
CBF surpasses $12-million endowment fundraising goal supporting long-term sustainability
Nearly 80 percent of the campaign goal will increase CBF’s endowments, which will help sustain CBF ministry for the next 25 years. Additional funds will support block grants to the Fellowship’s 18 state and regional organizations for ministry in their…
Young white Evangelicals are increasingly showing support for marriage equality
The data signals a significant departure from the overarching views of the evangelical community among younger generations.
Cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex assault charges
Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, took a leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial chief Thursday to fight criminal charges in his native Australia that alleged he committed sexual assault years ago.
Arkansas’ new Ten Commandments monument at Capitol destroyed
Officials say Arkansas’ new Ten Commandments monument was destroyed by someone driving a vehicle into it less than 24 hours after the monument was placed on state Capitol grounds.
With a history of bucking tradition, Baylor’s first woman president brings fresh start to Baptist university
Two decades before she took office as the first woman president in Baylor University’s 172-year history, Linda Livingstone helped break down a different barrier.
Conversions gradually transforming Orthodox Christianity
Almost half the nearly 1 million Orthodox Christians in the United States today are converts, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America reported in 2015. The majority of these married into the church. But a…
Analysis: Congregations can’t make up for proposed federal budget cuts
A nonprofit has calculated that every religious congregation in the U.S. — Christian or otherwise — would have to raise an additional $714,000 every year for the next 10 years to make up for the 2018 budget cuts President Trump…
I preached about a gun rights advocate. He wasn’t who I thought.
I’m a liberal. He’s a conservative. But we found common ground in the Bible and the idea that nobody is the stereotype we believe they are.
Tracing grace in the contours of my face
I can hold this paradox without question: I never would choose cancer, but I wouldn’t trade this experience. The richness of God’s infusion into our lives more than compensated for the agony.
Why cash remains sacred in American churches
It was important for churches to have something to put into the collection plate, and it was important that it be cash that people actually possessed — not a promise to pay someday on their credit card accounts.











