Analysis: The bigger factor behind the SBC’s decline isn’t the struggle to gain new converts; it’s keeping their own.
Owners of biblical Noah’s ark replica sue over rain damage to property
The owner of the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark in Northern Kentucky has sued its insurers for refusing to cover rain damage.
The impossible future of Christians in the Middle East
An ancient faith is disappearing from the lands in which it first took root. At stake is not just a religious community, but the fate of pluralism in the region.
China’s alarming AI surveillance of Muslims should wake us up
This has created a humanitarian crisis for the Uighurs. But two factors make the full implications far wider.
Army denies soldier’s request to grow beard in observance of Flying Spaghetti Monster religion
Why are we here? What is our purpose? Why are U.S. service members not allowed to grow beards?
Poll: American Jews feel threatened, blame Trump
A survey of 1,000 Jewish voters released Wednesday (May 22) by the Jewish Electorate Institute shows 73% of registered Jewish voters believe Jewish Americans are less secure than they were two years ago, at least in part, respondents said, because of the…
The U.S. is less religious now. Are we richer for it?
The relationship between secularism and economic growth might surprise you.
The Debate Grows Over What Religious Freedom Means
Congress passed the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act 25 years ago on an almost unanimous basis. Since then, the advocacy of religious freedom has become highly contentious and more partisan.
New Haven mosque struggles to resume Ramadan rituals after arson attack
A week after an arson attack left the imposing Diyanet Mosque of New Haven uninhabitable, nearly three dozen members of this Muslim community gathered in front of the building for what should have been a familiar Ramadan ritual — a…