A Louisiana church led by the spokesman for the Conservative Baptist Network — which claims the Southern Baptist Convention has become too liberal — has been ordered to turn over nearly a decade of financial records to former members.
Faith leaders, labor advocates push for White House meeting on poverty
Faith-led advocacy group the Poor People’s Campaign is pushing for a broad-based meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss poverty, arguing the White House has not adequately responded to requests for a summit despite the president endorsing the group while…
Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate
Pope Francis added fuel to rumors about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned…
Reexamining the shaky theology that gives humans ‘dominion’ over all creation
Dominion theology—the idea that humans are created uniquely like God and given godlike rule over the rest of creation—is built on a very tiny bit of Bible, namely, a couple of verses in the first creation story in Genesis (1:1–2:4a)…
Why Trump’s MAGA Resonates With White Christian Nationalism
On January 6, 2021, when a mob of Donald Trump’s most fervent and militant supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election, Christian symbolism was on prominent display.
LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks
“The T stands for transgender,” a teacher explains in a video on a Maine Department of Education website launched during the coronavirus pandemic.
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
When the people of Dayton, Tennessee, welcomed the world’s attention to their community for the 1925 Scopes trial, municipal leaders printed an informational brochure on whose cover was the question: “Why Dayton of all places?”
Russian Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
Thanks to the insistence of Hungary, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from the latest round of European Union sanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, four EU diplomats told The Associated Press.
How the role and visibility of chaplains changed over the past century
The COVID-19 pandemic brought new attention to the work of chaplains.
Australia Had a Pentecostal Prime Minister. Did It Matter?
Scott Morrison went to church. And he invited the journalists along too.
Hatzalah sues another Jewish ambulance service in Florida for trademark infringement
Chevra Hatzalah, the New York-based Jewish ambulance service, is suing another emergency medical service company in federal court for trademark infringement.
Clergy of color face unprecedented mental health challenges
About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San Antonio neighborhood, the Rev. Norma Fuentes-Quintero found herself taking on an additional duty — helping congregants deal with anxiety.