For the past two years, members at Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, talked about issues of human sexuality and gender identity. Now the congregation has decided to welcome individuals who are LGBTQ+ into the full life of the church.
In a moment of turmoil, US Catholic bishops meet virtually
Catholic bishops of the United States open a national meeting Monday under dramatic circumstances.
Court weighs challenge to Colorado discrimination law
A Colorado web designer should not have to create wedding websites for same-sex couples under the state’s anti-discrimination law because it would amount to forced speech that violates her religious beliefs, a lawyer told an appeals court Monday.
How law-and-order evangelicals helped shape today’s criminal justice system
When it comes to mass incarceration, American evangelicals are complicated. So says Aaron Griffith in his new book, “God’s Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America.”
Vatican calling: Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election
It’s not exactly divine intervention, but even the pope considers the U.S. presidential race over.
Rev. Raphael Warnock considers vote sacred as pastor and Senate candidate
Many clergy, having risen to occupy the pulpit once held by Martin Luther King Jr. and his father, “Daddy King,” might consider their careers made and not look beyond the Kings’ historic, 6,000-member Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Many a…
Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report
Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians, seeking to salvage a papal legacy that has been badly tarnished by his inaction on clergy sexual…
Trump divided the nation and their church, experts say, but evangelical fans have few regrets
Trillia Newbell believes the Bible tells her to pray for America’s leaders, so after the 2016 election, the evangelical author and speaker posted an online prayer asking God to watch over President Donald Trump and give him strength and wisdom.
Turkey offended by Pompeo’s plan to discuss religious issues
Turkey took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul and called Wednesday on Washington to focus on racism and hate crimes in the United States…