Protestant
US Catholics and Protestants agree: 500 years after Reformation, they have more in common than not
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 31, 2017
(RNS) — In some cases, U.S. Protestants seemed unaware of the theological differences that split Catholics and Protestants in the 1500s, voicing beliefs that are more traditionally Catholic than they are Protestant.
Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
By Lauren Markoe — July 11, 2017
(RNS) — Gluten or no gluten — the difference is theological.
VW’s ‘dieselgate’ poses ethical challenge for German Protestants
By Tom Heneghan — May 23, 2017
(RNS) 'Kein Ablass für Abgas!' (No indulgences for exhaust fumes), a pastor wrote about the German carmaker providing the official vehicle fleet for a biannual church assembly.
Pastors’ views on social issues? Americans not interested
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 26, 2017
(RNS) Only 8 percent of adults say they are interested in hearing pastoral teaching on social issues, according to Barna Group's State of Pastors study, released Thursday (Jan. 26).
Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention
By Lauren Markoe — January 17, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) For some believers, a God who picks the president is a God close at hand. For skeptics, the belief can lead to catastrophic conclusions.
Religious makeup of the new Congress overwhelmingly Christian
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 3, 2017
(RNS) Nearly 91 percent of members of the 115th Congress convening Tuesday (Jan. 3) describe themselves as Christian, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center.
Turkey post-coup crackdown also targets US Protestants
By Jerome Socolovsky — December 4, 2016
ISTANBUL (RNS) Analysts say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has been targeting American Christians in retaliation for United States’ failure to extradite cleric Fethullah Gulen, as demanded by the Turkish government.
Thanksgiving is a Jewish holiday
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 23, 2016
Who invented Thanksgiving? A famous Jewish doctor in medieval Egypt. Seriously.
Reformation exhibit highlights art as teaching tool and propaganda
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 1, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) 'Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation' at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is the largest of three U.S. exhibits celebrating the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
One-fifth of Americans raised in religiously mixed homes
By Kimberly Winston — October 26, 2016
(RNS) A new poll shows a growing number of Americans come from mixed-faith families.
Jack Chick dressed hatred in theology
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 25, 2016
An evangelical cartoonist has died. His work was hardly the best that Christianity has to offer.
Pastors rarely asked to wed same-sex couples
By Adelle M. Banks — August 18, 2016
(RNS) Researchers also found that fewer than half of Protestant senior pastors say their churches permit LGBT people to serve, even in limited ways.
Terror is not debatable
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 14, 2016
An academic debate on the acceptability of Palestinian terror raises the question: Are there no limits?
Gender bias may be part of Episcopal Church firings, ex-staffer says
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — April 14, 2016
(RNS) Respecting female colleagues as equals wasn’t the norm, said a church staffer who served at the national church headquarters from 2008 to 2012.
Christian therapists push back against Tennessee counseling bill
By Jonathan Merritt — April 14, 2016
A Tennessee bill would allow mental health providers to refuse to treat patients based on their religious convictions. But Christian counselors say the bill is discriminatory and unnecessary.
