Protestant
17 LGBTQ-affirming ministers face church investigations for signing belief statement
By Kathryn Post — March 27, 2024
(RNS) — The investigation by Indiana Ministries — a jurisdiction within the Anderson, Indiana-based Church of God movement — could result in the withdrawal of the ministers’ credentials.
Right-wing media descends into theological row over Israel-Hamas war
By Jack Jenkins — March 27, 2024
(RNS) — Over the weekend, right-wing pundits fiercely debated whether the phrase ‘Christ is King’ is antisemitic.
Study: Unaffiliated Americans are the only growing religious group
By Yonat Shimron — March 27, 2024
(RNS) — The Catholic Church saw the largest decline in religious affiliation of any religious group in 2023.
Staying awake to the threat of Christian nationalism
By Nathan Empsall — March 27, 2024
(RNS) — Some Christians are asleep to the machinations of political actors who are hijacking their faith.
In video ad, Donald Trump endorses ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible for every American home
By Bob Smietana — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — ‘Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country,’ said Trump in the promotional video.
More than 140 global Christian leaders call for Gaza cease-fire in Holy Week letter
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — ‘We repent of the ways we have not stood alongside our Palestinian siblings in faithful witness in the midst of their grief, agony, and sorrow,’ the leaders wrote.
Fasting as a sacred practice of solidarity and social change
By Rashida James-Saadiya and Cassandra Gould — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — As we witness the sacred observance of fasting in both Islam and Christianity, we are reminded there is wisdom in restraint and power in collective acts of devotion and protest.
Does forgiving an abuser mean staying with him?
By Kathryn Post — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — In her new book, 'Forgiveness after Trauma,' Susannah Griffith writes that Christians often misapply forgiveness, especially in cases of abuse.
Texas attorney general hates migrants more than he loves religious liberty
By Mark Silk — March 26, 2024
(RNS) — Annunciation House in El Paso is the case in point.
Gallup poll: More than half of Americans rarely go to church
By Bob Smietana — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — The percentage of Americans who never attend services outnumbers those who go every week, according to a new Gallup report.
In ‘God Gave Rock & Roll to You,’ Leah Payne details the rise and fall of CCM
By Bob Smietana — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — For years, pastors, parents and music executives tried to harness the power of rock 'n' roll to reach the souls of teenagers. It worked — until it didn't.
Sandra Crouch, influential musician, minister, sister of Andraé Crouch, dead at 81
By Adelle M. Banks — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — ‘You don’t get a driver’s license to learn how to drive,’ she said of her controversial ordination. ‘You get a license because you know how to drive.’
Mohler and the abortion abolitionists don’t take sin seriously enough
By Karen Swallow Prior — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — Abortion is a failure not just of individuals but also of the village.
A feud over a coffeemaker and Christmas decor leads to another Southern Baptist lawsuit
By Bob Smietana — March 22, 2024
(RNS) — The lawsuit, filed by former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Adam Greenway, is the latest of the seminary's long-term fiscal woes.
Religious affairs expert Thomas Bowen moves from city of Washington to White House
By Adelle M. Banks — March 22, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — While shifting to national and international issues, he will still be acting as a clergyperson in the city that he has long served.
