Owners of Biblical Noah’s Ark Replica Sue Over Rain Damage
(USA Today) — The owner of the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark in Northern Kentucky has sued its insurers for refusing to cover rain damage.
Mister Rogers’ Jewish Neighborhood
(RNS) — In 1978, photographer Jim Judkis got a big break, photographing Fred Rogers, the beloved host of "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood." His photos are now out of storage and on display at the Pittsburgh Jewish Community Center.
Refugees ‘People That Need Help,’ Simulation Shows
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- About 100 participants recently had to choose between fleeing with the one child in your arms or running amid gunfire in search of your other children. Fortunately for them, it was a simulation.
Marshall Announces Retirement from Central Seminary
Molly T. Marshall, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kan., and the first woman president of a Baptist seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, announced her retirement by early summer 2020.
How Real Should Pastors Be?
Will congregations allow their pastors to be human? And will pastors themselves be real in ways that are healthy and appropriate?
New Maverick Still Follows King
Justin Jackson has learned that God has a sense of humor as well as a sense of direction.
Survey: 1 in 3 Protestants Think More Stories of Abuse by Pastors Yet to Come
(RNS) — Most Protestant churchgoers feel they and their children are safe from abuse or harassment at their churches. But many also seem unsure whether new cases of abuse are yet to be revealed.
SBC’s Rightward Shift Turns 40 Amid Turmoil
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, recently removed dozens of stained glass windows. The windows featured neither biblical characters nor historical saints, but recent Baptists honored as part of the rightward shift of the Southern Baptist Convention.
FBC Sutherland Springs Opens New Sanctuary 18 Months After Massacre
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A South Texas church began a fresh chapter of worship on Sunday as it unveiled a new sanctuary a year and a half after a gunman opened fire and killed more than two dozen congregants in the deadliest mass shooting
Nigeria Violence Draws Joint Religious Liberty Cry
ABUJA, Nigeria (BP) -- Escalating violence that has killed thousands of Christians in Central Nigeria must be addressed by the international Christian community and a Nigerian government that has harassed victims, a global religious liberty coalition noted after its 2019 consultation in Abuja