From Crossfire to the Cross
MEMPHIS (BP)-- Ronnie Johnson, pastor of Miracle of Redemption Church, Memphis, has been shot four times and stabbed seven times. "Of course I shot other folks too," the former Gangster Disciples member said.
We Must Stop Crossing By On The Other Side
We are a nation led by people crossing by on the other side of the road.
From New York to Alabama, Blacks Worshipped in Own Spaces Before Slavery’s End
NEW YORK (RNS) — On a narrow street in Harlem sits the oldest black church in New York state, one of many black congregations that developed in the decades before slavery ended nationwide and that worked for its abolition.
Angela, a First African, Tells Her Story in Jamestown, but Her Faith Is a Mystery
JAMESTOWN, Va. (RNS) — Wearing a yellow headwrap, gray skirt and soiled apron, a woman who says she is “called by the name of Angela” stood by the James River and told her story, one of faith and courage, darkness and hope.
Putt-Putt Golf in England’s Second-Oldest Cathedral Irks Churchgoers, Preservationists
It is hoped a temporary miniature-golf course will bring more visitors inside Rochester Cathedral. The nine-hole installation generated international headlines with churchgoers and religious commentators calling it sacrilege and historic preservationists objecting to what they said is a misuse of England’s second-oldest cathedral.
Conservative Christians Have a Porn Problem, Studies Show
Conservative Christians in the United States have a pornography problem, though it may not be the problem you think.
Senators Oppose Proposed Refugee Cuts on Religious Freedom Grounds
(RNS) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sent a letter to Trump administration officials calling on them not to reduce the refugee cap to zero.
NAMB Lawsuit Defends Ga. Church’s Ministry Expansion
CLARKSTON, Ga. (BP) -- A couple of old, uninhabitable farmhouses from the 1900s are in the spotlight of a lawsuit between the North American Mission Board and the City of Clarkston.
Churchgoers’ Need for Community Studied
NASHVILLE (BP) -- A LifeWay Research survey sponsored by the Center for Church Revitalization at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary found 3-in-4 Protestant churchgoers say they need other believers to help them to grow in their walk with God
A Case Against Reparations
There is much talk — in this and other Christian/faith publications — about righting past wrongs. Should reparations be made to African-Americans based on the past wrongs of slavery? The answer is no, for a variety of reasons.