Pastor Rushes Home to Missouri City Hit by Twister
Doyle Sager was nowhere near Jefferson City, Missouri, when a tornado etched a wide, destructive path across the municipality Wednesday night -- but he felt its emotional impact.
The Debate Grows Over What Religious Freedom Means
A quarter-century ago, Congress passed the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act on an almost unanimous basis. Since then, the advocacy of religious freedom has become highly contentious and more partisan.
Average American Spends Almost $18,000 a Year on Nonessentials
It's one thing to spend a bit of money treating ourselves to life's various luxuries, but it's another thing to splurge to the point where it hurts our finances. Many Americans are guilty of the latter.
1 in 10 Young Protestants Have Left a Church Over Abuse
As the generation most likely to report experiencing misconduct and least likely to tolerate it, Christians under 35 stand to shape how congregations respond.
10 Women Who Are Changing the Southern Baptist Response to Abuse
Christianity Today highlights 10 abuse survivors, authors, attorneys, activists and advocates in churches and ministries who brought new attention to the silent suffering of those whose stories were ignored, stifled and left untold, and supported survivors pursuing justice, healing and reform.
The Problem With Aggressive ‘Billboard Evangelism’
Billboard evangelism often tends to deploy the threat of hell. Given who billboard evangelists are trying to speak to, it’s a poor incentive for attending church or picking up a Bible.
A Fishing Line Encircles Manhattan, Protecting Sanctity Of Sabbath
A clear fishing wire is tied around the island of Manhattan. Most people walking on the streets of Manhattan do not notice it at all. But many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.
Seminary President Says Women Should Not Preach from the Pulpit
Southern Baptist seminary president Albert Mohler, who once long ago advocated women’s ordination, now says females should not preach from the pulpit on Sunday morning.
Ireland Bars Christian Fundamentalist Pastor from Entering Country
An anti-gay US Christian fundamentalist pastor who has been accused of Holocaust denial has become the first person to be barred from entering Ireland under a 20-year-old immigration law.
Welcome to Church. Want to Take a Selfie?
More Americans went to church yesterday, Mother’s Day, than any other day in the past year besides Christmas and Easter. And thanks to church photo booths, more families than ever have the pics to prove it.