Trump Abandoning Kurds Could Cost Support of Evangelical Christians
One of the president’s staunchest constituencies has stuck by him through many controversies but Syria may be a policy lurch too far.
How Twitter Helped Change the Mind of a Westboro Baptist Church Member
Growing up as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper was taught that God hated gay people. It wasn't until a few years later, when she began running the Westboro Twitter account, that she began to truly question the church's hateful teachings.
Speaking of Abuse: Baptist Press, Bible Scholars Grapple With Language (UPDATE)
(RNS) — As in politics, the entertainment industry, science and elsewhere, the world of Christianity is reassessing how to describe sexual misconduct, with an eye to owning up to the seriousness of abuse that was once dismissed as innocent or covered up.
As Fostering Reaches Crisis Point, Activists Make It a Pro-Life Issue
(RNS) — More than 100,000 kids are currently waiting for foster homes in this country, while another 20,000 will age out of the system this year. What awaits those who age out is very often not a happy situation.
Brunson Reaped Spiritual ‘Hunger’ in Turkish Prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Two years in filthy Turkish prisons reaped for pastor Andrew Brunson a spiritual "hunger, desperation and running after God" that he hasn't felt since his release.
Technology-Oriented Religions Are Coming
Modern society has been unsuccessful in scaling new religions beyond the cults of personality or the niches of Scientology. But as the digital and virtual worlds evolve, this is set to change. The 21st century is setting the stage for a new type of widespread
The Science of Getting Over It
How should we handle life’s endings and last hurrahs? Should we rage against the dying of the light, or be content to let things go? How well people navigate the end of an era depends partly on what coping mechanisms they deploy.
Christian Leaders Call for Day of Prayer in Support of Impeachment Inquiry
(RNS) — More than 90 Christian leaders are calling for a National Day of Prayer this Sunday (Oct. 13) "for the truth to be revealed through the impeachment inquiry."
Let’s Not Ask Botham Jean’s Family to Choose Forgiveness Over Justice
(RNS) — Sometimes it can feel like you are better off being white and guilty in America than black and innocent. We live in a world where black lives are too easily extinguished and white lives are too easily excused.
In St. Louis, Mapping How Religion Is Lived — in Sanctuaries Holy and Profane
(RNS) — Perched on his mat in the back corner of the room, Adam Park performed a series of yoga poses just like the others: Downward-facing dog, Warrior 1, Child’s pose. Unlike the others, the adjunct professor at St. Louis University was there mostly to