The Christian Academy in Japan, which no longer has a boarding program, was founded by six missionary agencies: Resonate Global Missions, Serve Globally, The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM), WorldVenture, One Mission Society and SEND International.
Religious liberals want to change what it means to be a Christian voter
Religious activists in Iowa’s Democratic circles are talking among themselves about faith, activism and what it means to be Christian and progressive. Their community is larger than perhaps most people realize.
Judge barred from execution cases seeks Arkansas justices’ recusal
An Arkansas judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration the same day he blocked the state from using a lethal injection drug wants state Supreme Court justices to disqualify themselves from hearing his request to handle execution-related cases again.
Pastor’s exit exposes cultural rifts at a leading liberal church (revised)
Editor’s Note: The New York Times updated this story with a new headline after publication. Supporters say Amy Butler lost her job at New York City’s Riverside Church because she spoke out against harassment and pursued better treatment of women…
A church is fighting back against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
“We’re supposed to leave this earth in the shape we found it or better. That’s why we’re fighting this monster.”
Letter to the Editor – Freedom of the press is precious, yet it is illusory
Freedom of the press is precious, yet it is illusory by Toby Druin, Waxahachie, Texas
Could tariffs cause Bible shortage?
Millions of Bibles are printed in China each year. Critics of a proposed tariff say it would make the Bible more expensive for consumers and hurt the evangelism efforts of Christian organizations that give away Bibles as part of their…
Pastor surveilled after ministering to migrants sues US government
A prominent Manhattan pastor has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that U.S. officials violated her religious freedom when she was put on a watchlist over her ministry to migrants at the border.
Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo address Christian pro-Israel summit
“We stand with Israel because we cherish that ancient promise that Americans have always cherished throughout our history: that those who bless her will be blessed,” Pence said.
At Capitol, faith-based organizations shine light on human trafficking
Participants at a daylong conference sponsored by the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the District of Columbia Baptist Convention lobbied lawmakers for tougher legislation.
By the power vested in me by God or the Internet: The fight over online ordinations
With lay officiants on the rise, Tennessee’s ban spurs religious freedom challenge.
Former Sojourners staffer recounts personal opioid crisis in ‘Addiction Nation’
In “Addiction Nation: What the Opioid Crisis Reveals About Us,” published last month, former chief strategy officer for Sojourners magazine Timothy McMahan King combines his story with Christian theology and scientific studies of addiction.