Netanyahu open to new talks; US may abdicate lead role to France
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told members of his newly formed government last week he is open to a new round of peace negotiations with Palestinian leaders.
Gregory Tomlin
Other articles by Gregory Tomlin
French & Scottish churches cave on gay marriage
Two years after France legalized same-sex marriage, the United Protestant Church of France (EPUF) has authorized its clergy to bless same-sex marriages, the French news service RFI has reported.
Evangelicals & Catholics try to halt gay marriage in Ireland
Evangelical Christians and older, conservative Roman Catholics are banding together in hopes of stopping a referendum Friday that will make Ireland the first European country to approve gay marriage by popular vote.
Activist demands court martial for Christian Air Force general
A civil liberties group claiming to defend America against a Christian takeover is demanding an Air Force general be court martialed for saying he is a \"redeemed believer in Christ\" while in uniform at a National Day of Prayer Task Force meeting in Washington May 7, the Air Force Times has ...
Pew survey overestimates decline in Christianity, observers say
When it comes to Christianity in America, the sky is not falling, several religion commentators have said after reviewing the Pew Research Center\'s 2015 study on religion.In fact, they say, Christianity is alive and well and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
Vatican agreement will officially recognize Palestine as 'state'
The Vatican announced May 13 it has reached a treaty agreement with the \"State of Palestine\" to set in place \"essential aspects of the life and activity of the Catholic Church\" there.The move marks the first time the church has offered diplomatic recognition of Palestinian statehood, although ...
Indiana's First Church of Cannabis opens July 1
The first pot-smoking priest in Indiana\'s new First Church of Cannabis will lead his congregation in hymn singing and a sermon July 1, the same day the state\'s new religious freedom law protecting pastors who refuse to perform same-sex marriages takes effect, according to U.S. News and World ...
Texas Senate passes bill protecting pastors who refuse part in same-sex marriages
The Texas Senate passed a bill May 12 that offers legal protections to pastors who refuse to perform any marriage because of their religious convictions. One one Democratic senator voted in favor of the bill.
Third atheist blogger in Bangladesh hacked to death by radical Islamists AQIS
For the third time this year a blogger who advocated secularism and challenged Islamic extremism in Bangladesh has been killed. Ananta Bijoy Das, a 33-year-old editor of a science magazine and contributor to the Mukto-Mona [Free Thinker] blog, was attacked on the street May 12 by four masked men ...
Conservative evangelicals grow despite decline in Christianity overall
A new poll released today by the Pew Research Center (PRC) claims the number of people identifying themselves as Christians in America has fallen precipitously since 2007.
ThursdayJuly 17, 2025
Latest News
- Should churches comply with California's ban on singing?
- Jailed pastor's son 'bludgeoned' with baton, detained by Vietnamese police amid US ambassador's visit
- Abortions in Indiana fell by 5% in 2019: gov't report
- Calif. issues ban on singing in churches amid ongoing pandemic
- 'Uncertain and unsettling': China approves controversial Hong Kong security law
- Most US Christians uncomfortable with returning to church: survey
- Spike in violence, profanity on TV shows rated OK for kids
- Bioethics panel: Why ignoring ethics yields horrors, abuses; media deceives about human costs
- Christians risk arrest if they display Bible in Saudi Arabia, persecution watchdog group warns
- Russell Moore warns Christians face spiritual warfare 'all the time;' identifies 2 ways Satan attacks