Source: Los Angeles Times BY Nigel Duara All that was left of the onetime bishop was an oily ankle monitor. What became of the ankle, and the rest of Lyle […]
In Forged, Ehrman reveals: The Apostle Peter was illiterate, and therefore could not have written two letters (1 & 2 Peter) credited to him in the Bible. Six of the […]
Source: Huffington Post By Celia Wexler Catholic feminist, journalist, former public interest lobbyist Writing a book is a bit like having a baby. It’s an enterprise that is best not done […]
Source: RNS By Kimberly Winston Kimberly Winston is a freelance religion reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She covers atheism and freethought for RNS. RNS) The Internal Revenue Service has reclassified one of the most famous Christian organizations, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. At the request of the […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post A controversial verse from the Book of Mormon that describes rape as the loss of chastity has been […]
Source: Independent By Siobhan Fenton Social Affairs Correspondent @siobhanfenton Exclusive investigation reveals serious concerns about how children taught at Accelerated Christian Education in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were treated, as ex-pupils claim exorcisms […]
Source: Associated Press By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and EMERY P. DALESIO RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Elected officials may open public meetings by praying according to their chosen religion as long as they don’t pressure observers to join in, a divided federal appeals court ruled Monday. A three-judge panel of the […]
Source: Christians in Pakistan Posted by Madeeha Bakhsh Christians subjected to ruthless torture on account of their faith. The incident took place in Samundari a city in District Faisalabad. Local Christians have approached police in pursuit of justice. Victims reportedly hail from meager background, “who had been tortured and beaten […]
Source: Pakistan Christian Post India: September 17, 2016. A mentally disabled Christian woman has been hacked to death outside her home in India for allegedly desecrating a Sikh holy book. […]
Source: Economist PLENTY of people have tried to use Christian imagery to portray or even explain the multiple strains suffered by the European Union and its monetary system. For example, […]
Source: The Washington Post By Patton Dodd In the early 1960s, Howard E. Butt Jr. was both a prominent Texas business executive and a rising star in Christian preaching. On […]
Source: RNS By Kirkland An (RNS) In the midst of a bitter presidential campaign, a group of 13 evangelical leaders has founded an organization advocating a Christian and civil approach […]
Source: Huffington Post Dr. Steve McSwain Speaker, Author, Counselor to Congregations, Interfaith Ambassador, Spiritual Teacher One day, Jesus went into the temple and began throwing people out. Or, is this […]
Source: The Charlotte Observer BY EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER Kenneth A. Briggs has been on the “Godbeat” for years, as a religion reporter for Newsday, as religion editor at The […]
Source: The New York Times By Nicholas Kristof ONE puzzle of the world is that religions often don’t resemble their founders. Jesus never mentioned gays or abortion but focused on the […]
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND MINYA, Egypt — The Egyptian government has appointed Imam Mahmoud Gomaa, a Muslim cleric, to keep the peace between Christians and Muslims […]
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood in Rome It was a typical Pope Francis touch, and one in keeping with the extraordinary life story of Saint Teresa of Kolkata, as the Catholic […]
Source: Deccan Chronicle Lahore: A court has cleared all the 46 people accused of attacking a church and houses of Christians in a neighbourhood near Lahore’s Sanda police station over faulty investigation and prosecution. Reports suggest that the mob had attacked the Christian neighbourhood after accusing one of the residents […]
Source: Time By Nikhil Kumar As Pope Francis prepares to declare Mother Teresa a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sept. 4, a string of top Indian politicians are heading to the Vatican to witness her canonization, underlining her popularity in her adopted home. Born in Skopje in present day […]
Source: AJC By Chris Joyner The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Two days after news broke of a proposed mosque outside of Covington, Newton County Commission Chairman Keith Ellis confided to a constituent […]