With each new megachurch leader flashed across national news for financial scandals, abuses and promiscuity, it is easy to become skeptical of evangelicalism entirely. But what causes dynamic pastors to abuse their power?
Faith-based and other relief efforts underway to assist Pakistan flood victims
Faith-based and other relief services are raising funds and providing emergency assistance to families in Pakistan, where record-breaking floods are estimated to have killed and injured thousands of people and destroyed large parts of the country, including homes and farmland….
Texas School District Rejects ‘In God We Trust’ Signs In Arabic And Rainbow Font
Under a new law, Texas public schools must display posters that say “In God We Trust” if they are donated to a campus. But when a parent offered signs written in Arabic and rainbow colors, they were rejected.
Japan PM apologizes for party’s church links, will cut ties
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday his ruling party will cut ties with the Unification Church following a widening scandal triggered by former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination last month, and apologized for causing the loss of public trust in…
World Vision Employee Sentenced to 12 Years Prison in Israel
A World Vision International employee has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Israel for terrorism. The humanitarian organization says Mohammad el-Halabi’s conviction is unjust and the Israeli court’s ruling is “in sharp contrast to the evidence and facts…
North Texas ministers say state abortion bans violate United Methodists’ religious freedom
Texas’ near-total ban on abortion and its so-called “bounty” law have had a chilling effect on the ability of Methodist ministers to counsel pregnant parishioners in line with their faith’s doctrine, according to a letter sent on behalf of four…
In India’s BJP-Ruled States, Christians Under Attack For Alleged Forced Conversions
Last month, Pastor Satish Kumar and his family were invited to a birthday celebration of a 6-year-old girl in the North Indian state Haryana. The joyous birthday celebration turned into a nightmare for him and his family.
Religion in the public square
Conservative defenders of religious liberty are pushing a new version of an old argument: Liberals and secularists, they contend, will not protect religious liberty in the public square.
When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash
As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should we define when life ends?
Calls for accountability mark genocide anniversary in Myanmar
Advocates for human rights and religious freedom marked the fifth anniversary of the genocidal campaign against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims by calling for an end to military rule in the nation.
Pope expands ranks of cardinals who’ll likely pick successor
Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns — the latter a step he has said he’d consider if…
An activist plans to test Texas’ ‘In God We Trust’ law with signs in Arabic
There are those who heed the warning “don’t mess with Texas,” and then there are those who do the exact opposite.