China’s Communist party is intensifying religious persecution as Christianity’s popularity grows. A new state translation of the Bible will establish a ‘correct understanding’ of the text
Designed to serve their membership, the number of faith-based credit unions is shrinking nationwide. They offer a consumer-focused alternative to payday lenders and impersonal larger banks while sharing religious beliefs.
U.S. evangelicals, generally supportive of President Trump, are breaking sharply with him over his planned Syria pullout, saying the move will leave Syrian Christians vulnerable to attack.
Popular television preacher Joyce Meyer has posted a video on Instagram in which she states that her views on prosperity and faith "got out of balance." She notes in her message that no matter "how much faith you have," you cannot avoid trouble. Read full story
The American Psychological Association had never released guidelines for treating men - until now. The 30-page document was developed over 13 years using four decades of research. It finds the more men cling to rigid views of masculinity, the more likely they are to be depressed, or disdainful, or
New American Psychological Association guidelines labeling “traditional masculinity ideology” bad for male health aren’t sitting well with religious leaders who hold a “complementarian” view of what the Bible teaches about gender. Read full story
For 24 years, literary scholar Robert Alter has been working on a new translation of the Hebrew Bible and he's been working on it by hand. His work has produced a three-volume set running more than 3,000 pages, and stripped of "Christological references" found in
As the new year starts, the Baptist Joint Committee Don Byrd suggest five church-state stories that bear watching in 2019, including prayer, a memorial cross, state legislation, religious exemption from nondiscrimination laws and foster care discrimination. Read full story
DC Comics is planning an upcoming series called The Second Coming, from its imprint Vertigo. Scheduled to run for six issues, writer Mark Russell envisions Jesus teaming up with Sun-Man as the two come to grips with their different approaches to saving the world.
Jeremy Boyer is the organist for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Oakville, Mo. He finds playing "Hallelujah" on that organ also works on another organ he plays -- in his 12th season as the organist for the St. Louis Blues hockey team.