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Is Rick Santorum a Catholic or an evangelical? Yes.

NEW YORK (RNS) — Just days after Rick Santorum surged to a virtual tie for first in the Iowa caucuses, conservative activists at an invitation-only summit along the South Carolina coast were buzzing about the former Pennsylvania senator’s sudden and…

Supreme Court sides with churches in employment fights

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 unanimously threw its support behind a church school that fired a teacher, using a widely watched church-state case to bolster a legal doctrine that exempts religious institutions from some civil…

Beloved hymns carried King through troubled times

NEW YORK (RNS) — At 87, C.T. Vivian can still recall the moment, decades after the height of the civil rights movement. As he stood to conclude a meeting in his Atlanta home, Martin Luther King Jr. joined his activist…

Virginia judge rules against breakaway Episcopal parishes

NEW YORK (RNS) — Seven congregations that broke with the Episcopal Church in 2006 over its liberal policies on homosexuality are not entitled to keep parish property estimated to be worth millions, a Virginia judge ruled on Jan. 10. The…

Traveling repairmen help rebuild Baptist churches

MEMPHIS, N.Y. (RNS) — Brent Howard left his job as a home remodeler in Ohio in 2007, moved his young family into a trailer and began traveling to wherever he was needed. Over the past 4 1/2 years, he has…

Beloved hymns carried King through troubled times

OPINION: Warning, this sermon may be X-rated

Mega-church preacher Ed Young Jr. is challenging married couples in his church and beyond to conduct a “sexperiment” — to have sex for seven straight days as a way to improve their marriage. Videos promoting Sexperiment: 7 Days to Lasting…

Christian unity as Christ’s victory, and our task

By Steven Harmon The theme for the 2012 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18-25) is “We Will All Be Changed by the Victory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Based on First Corinthians 15: 51-58, the theme encourages Christians…

Former congressman named to Baylor chair

By Lori Fogleman Former U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards has been appointed the W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service at Baylor University. Edwards, who represented parts of central and north Texas in Congress from 1990 to 2011, will serve the…

Supreme Court upholds ‘ministerial exception’ to employment discrimination laws

By Bob Allen A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 11 that churches can fire their ministers for reasons that for other employers would be job discrimination. The decision marks the first time the high court has recognized a “ministerial…

Nobody dislikes Southern Baptists more than Al Mohler

Trump EEOC claims more religious discrimination on vaccine mandates

What I wish Christians knew about Sharia Law

On telling a brother he is going to hell

Is Rick Santorum a Catholic or an evangelical? Yes.

Supreme Court sides with churches in employment fights

Beloved hymns carried King through troubled times

Virginia judge rules against breakaway Episcopal parishes

Traveling repairmen help rebuild Baptist churches

Beloved hymns carried King through troubled times

OPINION: Warning, this sermon may be X-rated

Christian unity as Christ’s victory, and our task

Former congressman named to Baylor chair

Supreme Court upholds ‘ministerial exception’ to employment discrimination laws

Poll finds Mormons worry about acceptance but embrace differences

Prayer Never Disappeared From Public Schools — But New Laws Could Change Its Role

Pope Leo has initiated the conversation Black Catholics have been waiting for

As reports of anti-Christian incidents in Israel increase, advocates press police to act

The Arc de Trump is Worse Than You Think

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Nobody dislikes Southern Baptists more than Al Mohler

Trump EEOC claims more religious discrimination on vaccine mandates

What I wish Christians knew about Sharia Law

On telling a brother he is going to hell