The LGBTQ community continues to bear a disproportionate amount of hateful gun violence in America, writes Shane Claiborne in an op-ed.
Embrace Church had two years left to live. Rather than wait for the end, the church sold its building, reinvented itself and invested in a local coffee house.
Most have remained silent about his new campaign, while others have hinted at allegiances to other potential contenders such as Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis.
Same-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.cSame-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.
Religious life in America was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But did it lead to a loss of faith as well as a decline in churchgoing?
A decennial study of US religious life shows that the number of participants in congregational services has not kept up with the overall population growth. But religious groups drawing large numbers of immigrants have seen steady growth.
The gun safety initiative in Oregon would ban the sale of magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds and would require permits and firearm safety courses to purchase any gun.
Legal activists argue that Brackeen v. Haaland could inhibit Native American children’s contact with their religious traditions while extending a long history of white Christian efforts to convert Native children and remove them from their homes and families.
The Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, which will make recommendations to the secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, convened for the first time in early October.
Many professors at the 146-year-old school no longer hold that sex outside of heterosexual marriage is sinful. The university gave them permission to dissent on that issue.
Keller said many of his fellow Christians have become afraid to say they are sorry and admit when they are wrong. Others use forgiveness to hide the truth.
While Vatican officials defended the deal for promoting dialogue with China, members of the federal commission say things have only gotten worse.
As Christian nationalists get more specific, ideological and theological divisions have reemerged.
Participants gain from two-way learning experience with Presbyterians from across the country.
The brutal murder of Emmett Till became a catalyst for the civil rights movement and has enduring relevance in today's anti-racist activism.
'Pro-choice Catholics don’t just exist, we are the majority,' reads a line from a Catholics for Choice voter guide.
'It seems to have picked up some steam within the last couple of years, particularly since the George Floyd murder,' said a spirituals expert about churches offering royalties.
The Patriarch reportedly said churches 'must not add fuel to the fire' of political conflict but has been widely accused of doing just that.
The South Carolina church’s head pastor, the Rev. Dawn Hyde, was a plenary speaker last month at Stewardship Kaleidoscope.
Religion and spirituality could help remedy the youth mental health crisis, Springtide Research finds.
Patty Krawec on why rethinking — or ‘unforgetting,’ as she calls it — history is important.
The popular Jesuit priest and author says he felt called to minister among the LGBTQ+ community following the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, when few Catholic leaders were speaking out.
Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies welcome the new program, while advocating for refugees who have gotten less media coverage of late.
The Yalla food truck serves food that meets the most stringent dietary needs of two constituencies: Jews and Muslims. The food is both certified kosher and halal.
The survey also found that most pastors say congregational giving is in line with the previous year.
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