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Free to profess

Last week, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom turned 222 years young. It was enacted by the Virginia General Assembly on that date in 1786. Virginia had just passed through a paradigm shift, moving from a…

OUT LOUD

“It is not a sanctuary that will help us reach a new generation.” Robert Jeffress The pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas was discussing plans to replace the 1891 sanctuary which launched the careers of legendary Baptist pastors George…

Death penalty opponents find new allies among evangelicals

CARRBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Stephen Dear has spent the past 10 years waging an uphill battle to abolish the death penalty in the American South — with virtually no help from the region's powerful evangelical ministers. But unlike in years…

Survey: Unchurched Americans say church is full of hypocrites

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Almost three-quarters of Americans who haven't darkened the door of a church in the last six months think it is “full of hypocrites,” and even more of them consider Christianity to be more about organized religion than…

RIGHT OR WRONG

Reading what the Apostle Paul said about our bodies being “the temple of God,” I became convicted about what I allow my children to eat — too many sweets, etc. But my husband resists my words of caution and models…

Rob Bell: Christians shouldn’t fear controversy over doctrine

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Precise definitions and formulations of doctrines aren't necessary prerequisites to evangelism or Christian unity, said author Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., who has become an increasingly controversial figure among…

FAITH DIGEST

Evolution and religion compatible, scientists insist. A top panel of scientists has published a new book asserting that belief in the theory of evolution and religious faith “can be fully compatible,” and creationism has no place in science classes. The…

Mission Board to sponsor church and clergy tax seminars

RICHMOND — A number of unique rules apply to churches and “ministers for tax purposes.” To help church staff and church lay leaders understand and comply with the tax laws, a series of church and clergy tax seminars sponsored by…

WMUV announces new staff additions

Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia has added three persons to its staff. Kristen White joined the staff as youth missions coordinator on Jan. 17. Kristen graduated with a bachelor's of art degree in religion from the University of Mary Washington…

Du Mez, Jones and Bass say lies about California fires are portents of things to come

Hearing voices

What drove young white males to vote for Trump?

Landmark study documents religious faith of LGBTQ Americans