The Message Bible and the rest of Eugene Peterson’s catalog may no longer be sold at LifeWay Christian Stores, the country’s largest Christian retail chain, due to the retired pastor’s revisited views on same-sex marriage.
Photo surfaces of evangelical pastors laying hands on Trump in the Oval Office
A group of evangelical leaders — including Southern Baptist pastors Jack Graham, Ronnie Floyd and Robert Jeffress — met with President Trump on Monday and laid their hands on him as he prayed while meeting in the Oval Office.
Muslim refugees to U.S. are declining as Christian refugees overtake them
Christians made up the majority of refugees admitted to the U.S. in the first five months of the Trump administration, reversing a trend that saw Muslims entering the country at higher numbers under President Obama, a new report shows.
The American church has a better reputation than higher ed or the media
Institutional trust continues to decline in surveys, but religious organizations still rank high.
The Catholic Church says no to gluten-free communion. Here’s why.
A new Vatican letter to Catholic bishops worldwide has stirred up questions again over what kinds of bread and wafers should be used during communion in Catholic churches around the world.
Marco Rubio is tweeting the most Republican part of the Bible
Each day, the Florida senator is quoting a verse from Proverbs, the GOP’s favorite part of the book. Why?
Muhammad Ali’s Muslim faith is being scrubbed from his legacy
“The Greatest” was one of America’s most famous Muslims, but you wouldn’t know that from his official social media accounts — and that’s a problem.
300 show up for nuns’ chapel dedication to express opposition to pipeline
A convent is refusing to sell an easement to the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in Pennsylvania, believing it will harm the environment. Now they’ve constructed a chapel in the path of the fracked-gas infrastructure.
The survival of a Southern Baptist who dared to oppose Trump
Russell Moore was the most prominent anti-Trump voice in the Southern Baptist Convention. It almost cost him his job. Related story: Russell Moore: Religious Right must change or die
Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal?
Like Catholics, fundamentalists preach strict obedience to religious authority. Sex is prohibited outside of marriage and rarely discussed. Overlapping dynamics of silence and submission make conservative Christians a ripe target for sexual predators.
Instead of ‘Merry Christmas’ in July, how about celebrating Jesus’ birthday his way?
Christians who get all high and mighty about whether others say “Merry Christmas” come off as hateful jerks rather than loving soul winners. Ramping up on “Merry Christmas” may be a productive political ploy, but it’s atrocious evangelism.
Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for artifacts smuggled from Iraq
Hobby Lobby, whose owners are evangelical Christians, said it began collecting a “variety of Bibles and other artifacts” several years ago with the goal of preserving them for future generations.