‘Wall of Silence,’ a Podcast About Abuse in ACNA, Was Silenced. Now, It’s Back.
A spokesperson said no one from ACNA’s national office had knowledge of Archbishop Beach or his staff asking for the podcast to stop.
AME Church Delegates Name Six New Bishops While Retaining Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a joint address, AME bishops called for the creation of ‘accountability measures for every elected and appointed leader within our church.’
Church Conversations About Christian Nationalism
The conventions are over and it’s a 10-week political sprint to election day — but many churches don’t know how to talk about political rancor. One constructive way to address this is to focus on Christian Nationalism.
AME Church Announces Retirement Settlement Agreement During General Conference
‘Church employees who served their community for years deserve the retirement funds they were promised,’ responded a lawyer involved in the litigation.
LGBTQ Advocates Say Mormon Church’s New Transgender Policies Marginalize Trans Members
The guidelines surfaced even as the denomination, over the past decade-plus, has tried to stake out a more compassionate approach on LGBTQ+ issues.
Orthodox Churches Boomed During Pandemic, Study Finds, but Calls Growth ‘Mixed Bag’
Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations.
As AME Church Meets for General Conference, Retirement Plan Questions Continue
Some 2,900 people have joined an ‘AMEs for Reform’ Facebook group and others have issued open letters as part of ‘AMEs for Justice and Accountability.’
What Congress Reveals About Lutheran Denominations
This issue of A Public Witness tracks which denominations Lutheran congressional members are part of to consider what that reveals about Lutheran life and the broader Christian witness.
How a Small Group of Nuns in Rural Kansas Vex Big Companies with Their Investment Activism
Among corporate America’s most persistent shareholder activists are 80 nuns in a monastery outside Kansas City. The Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica have taken on the likes of Google, Target, and Citigroup.
Would Jesus Park in a Bike Lane? For Philadelphia Churches, It’s a Real Question
A dispute over weekend parking in bike lanes has left a group of inner-city congregations — four churches, a pair of synagogues and the Philadelphia Ethical Society — in Philadelphia dealing with a tricky urban dilemma.