Pope Francis calls for redistribution of the world\'s resources \"for the common good\" in a new encyclical on global warming and climate change. The encyclical, LAUDATO SI\', mi\' Signore, or \"Praise be to you, My Lord,\" is a sweeping criticism of capitalism, modern technology, and political ...
Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of evangelist Billy Graham, has resigned his pulpit at the famed Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., citing both his and his wife\'s infidelity. Tchividjian released a statement to the Washington Post June 21, claiming \"ongoing marital ...
Religious conservatives want nothing more than to put their jack boots on the throats of those who do not hold their values, two prominent liberal activists argued in an opinion editorial in the Baltimore Sun June 18. Jon O\'Brien and Barry Lynn say liberals should \"grab hold of our politicians ...
The Supreme Court on June 18 issued a unanimous verdict in favor of an 82-year-old Arizona pastor who was told by his town he had to adhere to stringent rules and time limitations for posting signs advertising church services.
As Charleston reels from a mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine people at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church June 17, a Texas pastor is remembering a similar tragedy that unfolded in his church in 1999 and offering words of comfort for those affected. \"It does stir up ...
A gunman opened fire in an historic Charleston, S.C., church last night, killing the church\'s pastor and eight others gathered for a prayer meeting. Six women and three men are among the dead. The FBI is investigating the shooting as a hate crime.
The small town of Hawkins, Texas, has been warned by the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation that a sign on city property welcoming people to the town is unconstitutional because it says \"Jesus Welcomes You to Hawkins.\" FFRF, an atheist group which seeks to expunge all references to ...
Disgraced NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who pretended to be black until her parents publicly outed her as white, was raised in a strict, \"cult-like\" Christian home, liberal news sources are claiming. The Huffington Post and New York Daily News both claim in recent stories that Dolezal grew up in ...
Southern Baptists will not bow and they will not be silent on same-sex marriage, Southern Baptist Convention president Ronnie Floyd told the annual gathering of Southern Baptists in Columbus, Ohio, June 16. Floyd said Christians should \"stand believing that marriage is the uniting of one man and ...
Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said at a campaign event in Iowa Sunday her opponents were mean spirited and lacked compassion for people different from them. But the candidate has also said the conservatively religious need to change their views, a stark contrast from ...