It turns out that the question of whether or not Jesus was literate is very much up for debate.
Duke University’s student government rejects Young Life over LGBTQ policies
The decision by the Duke Student Government Senate comes amid ongoing clashes nationwide between religious student groups and colleges and universities that have added more robust nondiscrimination policies.
Biden’s abortion shift tests the politics of his faith
So far, Biden has faced little criticism over his shift on abortion funding relative to other aspects of his record, and polls show that he remains Catholic Democrats’ overwhelming favorite in the presidential field.
Suicide of prominent pastor Jarrid Wilson forces church leaders to confront mental health
Recent decades have seen more churches embrace compassion and turn away from longtime teachings about suicide and the afterlife. Related BNG commentary: Jarrid Wilson and the urgency of pastors being themselves – for their sake and the church’s
Chanequa Walker-Barnes: Black women change the conversation on reconciliation
The theologian and psychologist investigates the history of the reconciliation movement and offers, in her new book, a womanist view that recognizes the complexity of racism and centers the conversation on its victims.
‘Hate is on the rise again’: Joe Biden delivers impassioned speech on race in Birmingham
Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned speech to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, warning that racism and white supremacy still persist in the country.
20 years after church massacre, Fort Worth’s Wedgwood Baptist hopes to be ‘known for more’
A gunman killed seven people and injured seven more at Wedgwood Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1999. On Sunday, the church held a memorial service in which victims’ family members spoke about their grief and healing.
In some Christian circles, a new #oncegay movement makes a comeback
For a large segment of Christianity including evangelicals, charismatics, Pentecostals and Catholics, the belief that homosexuality is a sin — and therefore a choice — is pervasive and deeply ingrained. At the same time, the ex-gay movement in Christian circles…
Liberty students plan a protest after new Falwell revelations
In the wake of reports alleging objectionable rhetoric and conduct by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., students at the evangelical Christian school plan to call for internal and external investigations into the president and administration at a protest on…