Forget millennials. How will churches reach Generation Z?
Source: Religion News Service By Jonathan Merritt | 23 hours ago For the last decade, church experts have been wrestling over the best ways to reach and retain “millennials,” which is a […]
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 […]
Supreme Court Shows Soft Spot For Church Denied Public Funding For Playground
Source: The Huffington Post Even some of the more liberal justices signaled the state of Missouri may have gone too far against a religious school. By Cristian Farias WASHINGTON — […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Churches in southern Egypt will not celebrate Easter
Source: Associated Press By MENNA ZAKI CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian churches, in the southern city of Minya, said on Tuesday that they will not hold Easter celebrations in mourning for […]
Alabama Senate votes to allow church to form police dept.
Source: Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has voted to allow a church to form its own police force. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted 24-4 to allow Briarwood […]
Deadly Explosions at Two Egyptian Churches on Palm Sunday Kill At Least 43
Source: Time BY Hamza Hendawi / AP (Tanta, EGYPT) — Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in different cities in northern Egypt as worshippers were celebrating Palm Sunday, killing at least […]
Mormon leaders encourage more baptisms for the dead
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive […]
The Atheists Struggling to Find Therapists in the Bible Belt
Source: The Atlantic By ANGELA ALMEIDA In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, life in the town of Easley, South Carolina, was tense for Leigh Drexler. Pick-up trucks with airborne […]
Mass graves in Ireland: A long history of Church abuse
Source: Aljazeera When infant remains were found in a former home for unwed mothers last month, it didn’t come as a surprise to everyone. The Catholic Church has faced a […]
Dear Mormon men, please stop calling your wives angels
Source: Religion News Service By Jana Riess | 22 hours ago A guest post by Mette Harrison Recently I was at a church meeting where a general authority talked about […]
Indonesia police fire tear gas on Muslims protesting church
Source: Associated Press By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and ALI KOTARUMALOS BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse hard-line Muslims protesting against the construction of a […]
Pope asks forgiveness for Church role in Rwanda genocide
Source: Reuters By Crispian Balmer | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis asked for forgiveness on Monday for the “sins and failings of the Church” during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, saying he hoped […]
Australia’s Anglican church gets 1,115 child abuse complaints
Source: BBC More than 1,100 complaints of child sexual abuse have been made against the Anglican Church of Australia, a royal commission inquiry has heard. The allegations, dating from 1980 […]
MormonLeaks reposts LDS Church apostasy presentation, rebuffs faith’s copyright violation claim
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By BOB MIMS The MormonLeaks website on Tuesday reposted an LDS Church PowerPoint presentation dealing with the roots of apostasy, such as pornography, campaigns to […]
Mother Divine, Who Took Over Her Husband’s Cult, Dies at 91
Source: The New York Times By WILLIAM GRIMES Photo Mother Divine with her husband, Father Divine, in September 1953.CreditPeter Stackpole/The LIFE Picture Collection, via Getty Images It came as a […]
A Former Mormon Launched A WikiLeaks-Inspired Site. Now It’s Trying To Expose The Church
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Jim Dalrymple II In November 2015, a local leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — better known as the Mormon church — was […]
Prosecutors in AP report on church abuse no longer employed
Source: Associated Press By ALEX SANZ and MITCH WEISS SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina district attorney says two assistant prosecutors no longer work for him amid charges they […]