More than 100 students at a Christian boarding school in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna were kidnapped early Monday morning.
Infighting in the Southern Baptist Convention shouldn’t be a surprise – the denomination has been defined by such squabbles for 400 years
Concerned over the direction that some leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have recently taken, a number of pastors in the denomination have formed the “Conservative Baptist Network.”
Catholic bishop of Syracuse decries Doctrine of Discovery, suggests pope do the same
The Catholic bishop of Syracuse, New York, is speaking out against the Doctrine of Discovery and revealing plans to ask Pope Francis to repudiate theological teachings used for centuries to justify the subjugation of Indigenous peoples.
Letter ties rise in anti-Asian hate to politicians’ Christian nationalist rhetoric
Sometimes a vampire is not just a vampire. Take Dracula. To Lucas Kwong, an assistant professor of English at New York City College of Technology, the popular turn-of-the-century novel and its titular bloodsucker are a parable of white European fear…
Not just neo-Nazis with tiki torches: Why Jewish students say they also fear cloaked anti-Semitism
As Julia Jassey packed up her things before flying off to college in Chicago, she had the usual concerns — beginning her life as an adult, making friends and getting her work done. It never occurred to her to be…
Colorado memorial draws religious freedom concerns
A memorial honoring veterans in a cemetery in Monument, Colorado, has attracted national attention due to its reference to Jesus Christ. Organizations ranging from the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation have called for…
UK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriages
Britain’s Methodist Church announced Wednesday that same-sex couples will be allowed to get married on its premises.
Pastor Ed Litton Removes Over 140 Video Sermons After Being Accused of Plagiarism
Pastor Ed Litton has removed dozens of videos from his church’s YouTube channel after he was accused of plagiarizing sermons.
For 3 weeks, clergy and immigrants fasted to pressure lawmakers for pathway to citizenship
For about two years, Rosa Gutierrez Lopez avoided deportation by taking sanctuary in Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, residing in the Bethesda, Maryland, church just nine miles from the White House.