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Church replaces ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign

By Bob Allen After vandals stole its ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign, First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain, Mass., now has two. While a crowd of about 100 gathered Nov. 1 for a reinstallation ceremony covered by the Boston Globe, an…

Church’s waning clout no surprise to ‘remnant’

By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist scholar says a recent Pew study indicating Americans as a whole are growing less religious but that those who still belong to a religion are as faithful as ever simply confirms a “remnant” theme…

5 things about Prophet Muhammad that might surprise you

(Ex-)ex-gay activist Alan Chambers on his Prop 8 epiphany

Modern Orthodox Judaism says ‘no’ to women rabbis

In religious arbitration, Scripture is the rule of law

Pope Francis expected to visit US-Mexico border in February, adviser says

The self-care struggle

By Starlette McNeill I am sitting in the chair and my feet are in the water. I agree that the temperature is good. My pedicure has begun but the argument in my head continues. Do I really have time for…

Never give up … Royals style

During a walk with my family yesterday afternoon, my eyes glanced over toward a wooded spot along the trail. It’s a place where my gaze frequently lingered the past few months. Early in the summer, my three-year-old son found a…

The 4 realities of 21st century religious life

By Alan Rudnick The Pew Research Center released its 2015 U.S. Religious Landscape Study and it can be confusing to read. According to The Atlantic, it can be challenging to interpret the massive data dump of spiritual information because of…

7 reasons not to participate in Operation Christmas Child this year

Each and every year around this time, thousands of churches around the country participate in an organization called Operation Christmas Child. If you are unfamiliar with Operation Christmas Child, the gist is this: churches distribute pre-printed shoebox-sized cardboard boxes, which…

Rubio says US shouldn’t be held accountable by international court

Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people

The real American religion: A July 4 postmortem

9 months later, schools are paying for firing teachers over Kirk posts