Pope: Economic Inequality Largely Unchanged Since Biblical Times
In his address for World Day of the Poor 2019, Pope Francis said the inequalities and social imbalances described in the Bible are largely unchanged today.
Study Finds US Latinos Are No Longer Majority-Catholic. What’s Changed?
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Emmanuel Perez was about 15 years old when he decided the Catholic faith was not for him. He is representative of a shift over the last decade where the percentage of Latinos who identify as Catholic, has dropper 10%..
Christian Clinics to Offer Contraceptives to Married and Single Women
AUSTIN, Texas (BP) -- A network of Christian women's health centers in Texas offering the Gospel to all clients will begin providing contraceptives in March, 2020, to single women, according to the network's CEO, a Southern Baptist evangelical.
A Look Back: The Fall of the Berlin Wall
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- When the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, a barrier 103 miles long and 13 feet high enclosed West Berlin. It cut off some people from jobs, churches, families and friends. Several Baptist churches in West Berlin lost hundreds of members,
Mexico Killing Highlights Confusion Over Mormon Groups
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After nine people belonging to a Mormon offshoot community were killed in Mexico this week, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a short statement expressing sympathy for the victims while clarifying that they didn't belong to the mainstream church.
Popular Christian Comedian Cancels Netflix Special, Tour After Sexual Harassment Allegations
(RNS) — John Crist’s upcoming Netflix holiday special is on hold and the remainder of his current tour canceled after allegations the popular comedian has used his celebrity status and Christian reputation to sexually harass women.
Homeless
“You did what?” my wife asked. “I sold our house.” It was then that it hit me: For the first time in 37 years, we did not have a house to call our own.
North American Baptists Consider Christianity and Culture
(WW) During the annual gathering of the North American Baptist Fellowship in Falls Church, Virginia, in October, Baptist leaders from multiple denominations in Canada and the United States discussed how Christians can engage effectively and prophetically in culture today.
Returning to Our Litigious Vomit
Throughout much of the book of Judges a consistent pattern emerges: the Israelites disobey God, find themselves oppressed for many years, a judge arises to bring peace for a few decades, and then they start the cycle all over.
Douglas Wilson’s ‘Spiritual Takeover’ Plan Roils Idaho College Town
MOSCOW, Idaho (RNS) — For many local residents, this town is just about perfect. With only 30 percent identifying as "religious" one congregation has been planning a spiritual takeover of the town for years that will transform both its politics and its soul.