Head of Anglican church visits Christian refugees in Jordan
Source: Associated Press By SAM McNEIL and OMAR AKOUR AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The head of the Anglican Church met with Iraqi refugees Tuesday during a visit to Jordan in […]
Francis and Benedict: Two popes, two divergent approaches to Islam
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Learning about Mormonism from a Ted Talk with a sense of humor
Ted Talk: Letting Go of God When two young Mormon missionaries knock on Julia Sweeney’s door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in […]
China convicts Christian lawyer of subverting state power
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court has convicted a prominent Christian human rights lawyer on charges of subverting state power and sentenced him to three years in […]
Pope Francis faces another delicate — and dangerous — task in Egypt trip
Source: Religion News Service By Christopher Lamb VATICAN CITY (RNS) Even as Pope Francis was on his way to the violence-plagued Central African Republic almost two years ago, security advisers […]
Among white evangelicals, regular churchgoers are the most supportive of Trump
Source: Pew Research Center BY GREGORY A. SMITH White evangelicals overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election and were a key part of his constituency. As his presidency […]
Pope Francis Calls For ‘Revolution Of Tenderness’ In Surprise TED Talk
His Holiness Pope Francis: Why the only future worth building includes everyone … Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza; Overnight Editor for Huffpost Pope Francis delivered a stern warning to […]
America is abandoning independent Christians in China
Source: Religion News Service By Chloë Starr | April 21, 2017 (RNS) When Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had their first face-to-face meeting earlier this month in Mar-a-Lago, the plight of […]
Christian Women On Twitter Unload About Misogyny In The Church
Source: The Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg A Twitter hashtag about Christian women has revealed some ugly truths about misogyny in the church. Christian author Sarah Bessey started the thread […]
Step Inside The Technicolor World Of The International Church Of Cannabis
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg HELEN H. RICHARDSON VIA GETTY IMAGESA photo of the interior of the International Church of Cannabis. 670 At Denver’s newest church, the aim is to […]
Jakarta governor likely to be spared jail if found guilty of insulting Islam
Source: The Guardian Kate Lamb in Jakarta Indonesian prosecutors call for two years’ probation for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, instead of maximum five-year prison term Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, […]
How Bill O’Reilly used religion to fuel fear — and his show
Source: The Washington Post By Christopher Hale April 20 at 2:01 PM Bill O’Reilly attends the Hollywood Reporter’s 2016 35 Most Powerful People in Media at Four Seasons Restaurant on […]
Shame on those who preach intolerance in the name of Christianity
Source: The Guardian By Catherine Pepinster All across the continent, compassion has run dry as the right ignores the Gospel lessons It is chocolate time for French children this morning, thanks […]
How can we build the Third Temple together?
Source: Muslim Sunrise Spring 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a recent interview President Trump said about his son in law, […]
Dr. Robert Price & Dr. Bart Ehrman Debate: Did Jesus Exist?
Suggested Reading and Viewing 24 Video lectures: The Great Courses: How Jesus Became God? Video: How Jesus Became God, by Prof. Bart Ehrman?
Judge tosses charge against pastor in faith-healing death
Source: Associated Press By MARK SCOLFORO BERNVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ruled there was insufficient evidence to charge the leader of a church that rejects modern medicine, […]
Sub-Saharan Africa will be home to growing shares of the world’s Christians and Muslims
Source: Pew Research Center BY DAVID MCCLENDON If demography is destiny, then Christianity’s future lies in Africa. By 2060, a plurality of Christians – more than four-in-ten – will call […]
A Match Made in Heaven
Source: The Atlantic BY MOLLY WORTHEN Donald trump has never been known for displays of Christian humility. The first few minutes of his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in February […]
Do Mormons worship Jesus Christ?
Source: Religion News Service By Jana Riess A guest post by Mette Harrison A few months ago, I got into a surprising argument on Facebook about whether Mormons worship Jesus […]
Gay marriage proposal to be debated by Kirk Assembly
Source: BBC By Reevel Alderson BBC Scotland’s social affairs correspondent Gay marriages may soon be able to take place in the Church of Scotland. A report to be debated at […]