Christians
Should Christians wish Peter Singer a happy birthday?
By Charles C. Camosy — July 6, 2016
(RNS) Here are three reasons traditional Christians should carefully and prayerfully engage Singer’s work with an open mind.
In Jerusalem’s cramped Old City, Christians feel the squeeze
By RNS staff — June 21, 2016
(Reuters) "I think it's safe to say there are more Christian Palestinians in Chicago today than there are in Jerusalem," said Daniel Seidemann, an Israeli lawyer and activist.
What Christians can learn from queer courage
By guest — June 21, 2016
(RNS) Knowing that our gathering places might become targets for violence, we crank up the sound, clap our hands, look each other in the eye and put our bodies and souls on fabulous display.
Confederate flag resolution a historic opportunity to correct the past
By guest — June 15, 2016
(RNS) We cannot undo what our ancestors did, but I felt we had a historic opportunity to show that we have repented of these ungodly attitudes.
Growing concern for German churches: Muslim refugees harassing Christians
By Tom Heneghan — June 3, 2016
(RNS) Accounts of Muslim migrants ganging up on Christians and other minorities in refugee shelters are raising concerns.
Summit hopes to ‘set free’ Christians from porn
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 4, 2016
(RNS) Young adults and teens see pornography as less immoral than littering, according to a study presented at the sold-out meeting.
Americans see religious liberty sliding while intolerance (and whining) rise
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 31, 2016
(RNS) Christians should "pick their battles" and fight for the rights of faith-based institutions, not "a faux ‘War on Christmas,'” said LifeWay's Ed Stetzer.
Suicide bomber targeting Christians kills 70 in Pakistan park
By Reuters — March 28, 2016
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Many of the victims were children and their mothers enjoying an Easter outing.
Holy Week in photos
By Sally Morrow — March 23, 2016
A gallery of images of events commemorating the days leading to Jesus' death.
Men and women divide on religion
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 22, 2016
(RNS) Mind the gap. A new study of 192 countries finds women, particularly Christians, usually lead in religiosity worldwide. But it can't explain why.
Israel fractures by faith on politics and society
By Lauren Markoe — March 8, 2016
(RNS) A new survey finds Israelis wrestling with the nation's identity. Most Jews there say it can be both Jewish and democratic. Most Israeli Muslims and Christians disagree.
Wheaton provost apologizes to Larycia Hawkins; she’s leaving
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 6, 2016
(RNS) Hawkins and Wheaton said they would part with mutual respect after controversy over Hawkins' comment that Christians and Muslims worship the "same God."
‘I will protect Christians,’ Donald Trump tells Liberty University students
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 18, 2016
(RNS) Trump used his familiar attack lines on his rivals, quoting the Bible and promising to "Win! Win! Win!"
Slain Pakistani Christian’s brother campaigns against blasphemy law
By Rosie Scammell — January 13, 2016
ROME (RNS) On March 2, 2011, Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated by a militant group that called him “a blasphemer.”
2015 was ‘worst year’ for Christian persecution, says Open Doors
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 13, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) North Korea marks its 14th year atop the list of most dangerous countries to be Christian.
