During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations and governmental agencies bolstered their support of hunger-related needs across the United States. In the last several months, as many of these anti-hunger programs and supports …
A recent survey from Lifeway Research shows that a majority of Americans (54%) believe that religious liberty is on the decline. Billy Hallowell of faithwire.com, notes that 59 percent of those surveyed think Christians are …
The Rev. Traci Blackmon, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC), grew up believing abortion was murder. That was challenged, however, when she became pregnant at 16, and even her mother — …
Zoning officials in a Pennsylvania city are ordering two churches to stop feeding people and offering services to those in need, saying such community aid exceeds the municipality’s definition of “church”. The churches, Mission First …
The private, Christian Reformed Church-affiliated Calvin College is currently embroiled in an internal controversy about a former student turned professor in a same-sex relationship. The school was divided when a student newspaper revealed that professor …
Victoria Hansen of NPR writes that South Carolina’s recently adopted Medical Ethics and Diversity Act allows medical practitioners to deny non-emergency health care based on an ethical, moral, or religious belief. Several critics of the …
Ann Brock of the blog Old Black Church writes that a Black family was driven off from attending the First Baptist Church in the majority African-American town of Forrest City, Ark., following racist remarks from …
The Southern Baptist Convention attempts to discredit Guidepost, the organization hired to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the SBC Executive Committee. Members of the SBC are citing a Tweet from Guidepost, posted in support of …
The Evangelical aid organization Samaritan’s Purse has been called out recently over what critics say is a questionable spending pattern. Sarah Einselen of The Roys Report writes that the charity is bringing in more money …
A committee meeting at the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA)’s General Assembly adopted Tuesday a resolution declaring that Israel is an apartheid state. The denomination’s General Assembly is meeting using a hybrid model of in-person committee …