A new petition from a group calling itself Liberty United Against Falkirk is calling for Liberty University to shut down the Falkirk Center, a conservative political think tank at the evangelical Christian school in Lynchburg, Virginia.
What to expect on the religious scene in 2021: Experts cast their sights on the year ahead
This past year upended U.S. religious life in ways no one could have predicted and in some ways many have.
Honesty, Ethics Perception Rises for Medical Professionals
Perception of the honesty and ethics of U.S. doctors, nurses and pharmacists in the U.S. increased in 2020, according to a Gallup report published Dec. 22.
Faith leaders and religion influencers who died in 2020
2020 has been a year of mourning of seemingly biblical proportions, including a mounting global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, nearing 2 million as the year closes out.
In 2020, TV and film still couldn’t get abortion right
According to decades of research, abortion is an incredibly common and safe medical procedure.
Top German Catholic bishop urges shift on women’s ordination, homosexuality
Bishop Georg Bätzing, the current president of the German national conference of Catholic prelates, called for a more inclusive church on Tuesday (Dec. 29), suggesting that the Catholic hierarchy could shift its positions on women’s ordination and homosexuality.
LDS church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday (Dec. 28) for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for…
The creche brings home the Christmas story for these ‘mega’ collectors
For the Rev. Carol Hull, it all started with a “beautiful” Nativity set, or creche, that her father brought home from a trip to Mexico when she was a child.
Sculpture honors 1st Black president of an American college
The first Black president of an American college is being honored with a sculpture installed in the Vermont city where he was born in 1826.