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Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible
By Bernard DiGregorio, Christopher P. Scheitle, and Katie Corcoran — July 17, 2023
(The Conversation) — Specific beliefs may have more to do with people’s vaccine views than their religious affiliation – but it depends on which vaccine you’re talking about.
The Rev. Steve Pieters, who changed minds about AIDS, dies at 70
By Riley Farrell — July 14, 2023
(RNS) — His vanguard interview with Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker at the time) aired in an era when fear and false information about HIV/AIDS ran rampant in conservative Christian communities.
How an upstart conservative group is taking Christian nationalist politics local
By Jack Jenkins — July 12, 2023
(RNS) — Meet the group critics call ‘Moms for Liberty in suits.’
Geneva College soccer coach fired after expressing support for LGBTQ people
By Yonat Shimron — July 11, 2023
(RNS) — In early April, Kelsey Morrison posted two messages to her Instagram page: ‘Queer people offer precious gifts to the church: Don't miss out’ and ‘Jesus is radically inclusive.’
For too many Christians, the lines between dominionism, nationalism and fascism are blurred
By Karen Swallow Prior — July 11, 2023
(RNS) — An old social experiment sheds light on how easy it is to manipulate people’s moral compasses.
Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs — despite controversies and scandal
By Bob Smietana — July 11, 2023
(RNS) — A new study looked at how worship leaders pick music for services — at a time when a handful of megachurches dominate the market.
Many African American SBC churches have women pastors on staff. Will they be expelled next?
By Bob Smietana — July 10, 2023
(RNS) — A letter from the president of the SBC's National African American Fellowship expressed concerns over recent SBC decisions to bar churches with women pastors.
LGBTQ+ Americans are more religious than our Supreme Court battles let on
By Kelsy Burke, Andrew Flores, Suzanna Krivulskaya, and Tyler Lefevor — July 7, 2023
(RNS) — Religion and queerness make strange bedfellows, but they are not as hostile as we may think.
Big churches sound alike. Little churches are the ‘Wild West’ of music, study finds.
By Bob Smietana — July 7, 2023
(RNS) — Worship professor Will Bishop said that focusing on the most popular worship songs can miss what churches are actually singing.
Josh Hawley tweets fake quote about US founding, sparking allegations of Christian nationalism
By Jack Jenkins — July 6, 2023
(RNS) — The quote, which was falsely attributed to Patrick Henry, originated in a 1956 edition of a magazine known for espousing antisemitic and white nationalist beliefs.
Neland Avenue wasn’t kicked out. Now the church has to decide if it wants to stay.
By Yonat Shimron — July 5, 2023
(RNS) — The Christian Reformed Church didn't show any sign it would relent from its new doctrinal stand that homosexual sex is a sin. That puts the Neland Avenue Church in a tight spot.
At 79, famed SBC missionary surgeon Rebekah Naylor is about to retire. Again. But she’s not done yet
By Bob Smietana — June 30, 2023
(RNS) — In India, Naylor went from staff doctor to medical director to hospital CEO, treating thousands of patients and delivering a host of babies.
Southern Baptists lose another megachurch: Elevation Church quits the SBC
By Bob Smietana — June 30, 2023
(RNS) — Led by charismatic pastor Steven Furtick, an author and television preacher, Elevation church has been part of the SBC for two decades. The church gave no reason for leaving the SBC.
How male headship became core to SBC identity
By Katelyn Beaty — June 29, 2023
(The Beaty Beat) — The emergence of the pastor’s wife model.
Supreme Court ruling in favor of mail carrier celebrated across religious spectrum
By Yonat Shimron — June 29, 2023
(RNS) — Many U.S. religious minorities said the ruling was a much-needed corrective to the challenges they face in balancing their work with their sincerely held religious practices.
