MinistryWatch called attention to several major evangelical organizations that have in recent years moved to a new strategy: shifting from a nonprofit status to a “church” status with the IRS, allowing them to keep private exactly how their money is being spent and the salaries
“Acts of God” provisions have their roots in what was once viewed as inexplicable — floods, fires, natural disasters. That interpretation has since evolved into a legal shorthand for unanticipated events beyond human control.
New research recently unveiled in Rome suggests women had a greater role in the early church's ministries and liturgies than previously thought and were present at church altars as deacons, priests and even bishops.
A new report from Paul A. Djupe and Ryan P. Burge at Religion In Public finds that, despite the group's rather meager size, the Religious Left is “the most active group in American politics.”
For more than two decades, legislators have filed a bill that would explicitly protect LGBTQ Missourians from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation. Can it pass this year?
As a bishop of the church, I am troubled anytime I see Christianity used to justify the injustice, deception, violence and oppression that God hates.
BANKSTON, Iowa (CNS) -- It wasn't a miracle, but the scene that unfolded on Dan and Judy Gotto's farm in Bankston shortly before Christmas became a beautiful testament to faith.
Instead of releasing a trailer, the makers of "Faith Based," a movie satirizing the Christian film industry, found another equally-entertaining way to promote the movie: By reading comments from internet users — all of whom haven’t seen the film.
While mainstream evangelical leaders have opted to ignore Claiborne, millennials and Gen Z-ers are drawn to his authenticity. “With young people, he’s like a rock star,” says the Christian sociologist Tony Campolo.
ATLANTA — The Mercedes-Benz Stadium was packed as more than 65,000 people gathered in Atlanta for Passion 2020, a three-day conference meant to usher in 2020 while keeping Jesus Christ at the center of the celebration.