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Youth at Suffolk church spend weekend preparing for Easter ministries

Youth fill Easter eggs for their church's annual egg hunt. SUFFOLK, Va. — The weekend of March 12-14 was a busy one for the youth at Holland Baptist Church in Suffolk, Va., as they prepared for a variety of ministry…

China’s religious head says 4 million house churches must register

HONG KONG (RNS/ENI) — The Chinese government’s new head of religious affairs has downplayed the role of house churches during his first official visit to Hong Kong, saying they must be registered with the government for their own protection. Wang…

Abuse scandal imperils pope’s drive to reclaim Europe’s Christian heritage

PARIS (RNS) — Days after being elected pope in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI referred to one of Europe’s patron saints, Benedict of Norcia, as he explained his choice of papal name to thousands of pilgrims massed in St. Peter’s Square….

RIGHT or WRONG? Women deacons

Our church is thinking about electing women deacons. But some members claim this is another example of contemporary liberalism taking over our theology. Is this so? Changing a church’s polity always is a challenge. My best advice is to encourage…

Some black church leaders feel jilted by President Obama

WASHINGTON (RNS) — When President Obama was elected, some black pastors — fresh from a campaign that featured extensive outreach to their churches — expected meetings with the president, or at least to be enlisted as informal advisers. For better…

Michigan Hutaree militia a cult, experts say

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (RNS) — When militia expert Jack Kay first ran across a MySpace page for the Michigan-based Hutaree militia six months ago, he thought it was just another group wrapping itself in God and country. But following raids…

Barbie gets ordained, and she has the wardrobe to match

WASHINGTON (RNS) — With her careers as veterinarian, astronaut and U.S. president behind her, Barbie has at last found her true calling — as an Episcopal priest. Julie Blake Fisher, an Episcopal priest in Kent, Ohio, created Episcopal Priest Barbie…

Christians outside the West view Bible differently from affluent westerners

RICHMOND, Va. — Christians in the developing nations read Scripture differently than their brothers and sister in the affluent West, according to missiologist Caleb Oladipo. “The way we read the Scriptures in the western world particularly is through empirical knowledge—that…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war

Youth at Suffolk church spend weekend preparing for Easter ministries

China’s religious head says 4 million house churches must register

Abuse scandal imperils pope’s drive to reclaim Europe’s Christian heritage

RIGHT or WRONG? Women deacons

Some black church leaders feel jilted by President Obama

Michigan Hutaree militia a cult, experts say

Barbie gets ordained, and she has the wardrobe to match

Christians outside the West view Bible differently from affluent westerners

Churches wrestle with giving drop

Reading the Bible through the eyes of poverty yields different interpretations

ANALYSIS: Churches can help poor people avoid predatory lending trap

Suffolk youth launched Easter ministries

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Defying pope and facing excommunication, SSPX consecrates bishops at huge outdoor Mass

BWA Leader Transitions to Full-Time Role with BWA Women

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

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Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war