Elizabeth Schrader was a singer-songwriter for 12 years until she wrote a song about Mary Magdalene—the Jewish woman who witnessed Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection—that inspired her to change careers.
In U.N. speech, Trump announces new religious freedom initiatives
Cheering U.S. faith principles, the president pledges new funds and business support to curb persecution.
Rice band takes aim at Baylor LGBTQ stance in halftime show
The Rice Marching Owl Band (MOB), which describes itself as the university’s “infamously irreverent non-marching marching band,” took a shot at Baylor’s LGBTQ stance Saturday with its esoteric halftime show.
Relevant founder Cameron Strang accused of creating racially insensitive workplace
Cameron Strang, the founder and CEO of Relevant Media Group, found himself under attack from a host of former employees this week who accused him of behavior they said was racially insensitive and changed depending on his mood.
Jail ends Bible-based ‘God Pod’ amid Muslim inmates’ discrimination lawsuit
A Virginia jail has ended a program that inmates dubbed the “God Pod” after a lawsuit alleged it provided favorable treatment to Christians and discriminated against Muslims.
United Methodists float plans to split denomination after LGBTQ vote
The United Methodist Church’s deadline for petitions for its next global meeting passed Wednesday, setting the terms for a final reckoning with LGBTQ issues that have divided the denomination for more than 40 years.
Pastafarian pastor leads prayer at Alaska government meeting
A pastor wearing a colander on his head offered the opening prayer on behalf of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to open a local government meeting in Alaska, the latest blessing from a nontraditional church since a court…
Not everybody wants thoughts and prayers after a disaster, according to a study of hurricane survivors
While Christians value these gestures from religious people, some atheists and agnostics would pay money to avoid them, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Renowned journalist Cokie Roberts, lifelong Catholic, dies at age 75
Cokie Roberts, a broadcast journalist and political commentator who spoke publicly about her Catholic faith and her admiration for the Sacred Heart sisters who taught her, died Sept. 17 due to complications from breast cancer. She was 75.