In Hawaii, ‘Protectors’ Fight Telescope Project With Prayer
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (RNS) — Demonstrators have flocked to this mountain to stop construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for reasons that are partly environmental and partly religious.
Dinner Church Movement Sets the Table for Food, Faith, and Friendships
CHICAGO (RNS) — Growing across both conservative and progressive denominations, the dinner church movement sees gathering together for a meal itself as worship, rather than just another church potluck after worship.
For Presidential Candidates Like Buttigieg, Reaching the Religious Left Presents Challenges
(RNS) — For Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, investing in faith outreach isn’t just strategic. It’s personal. How he will use faith outreach as a modern Democrat, however, is less clear.
Is There Evidence of a Treaty in the ‘Worship Wars’?
NASHVILLE (BP) -- According to a LifeWay Research study, pastors indicate the "worship wars" are subsiding. Also: pianos and hymnals are not obsolete, about half indicate using an organ or praise team. And 3-in-4 have paid for at least some of the musical portions of
Giving More Than Money
(W&W) -- This is a story about familiar topics of giving and tithing. To get there, however, you need to take a detour through a murder trial and a promise.
People Are Six Times More Likely to Discuss Politics than Religion
Only 4% of U.S. adults said in a recent Gallup poll that religion was a significant conversation topic for them in the past week, which equaled those who discussed weather, life in general, sports and cooking / dinner / food / restaurants.
At 89, Bread for the World Founder Art Simon ‘Not Giving Up’ on Goal of Ending Hunger
(RNS) — Decades after former Lutheran pastor Art Simon founded the Christian advocacy group Bread for the World, he refuses to give up on the goal of ending hunger in the U.S. and across the globe.
Some of the Best Food in Texas Is Made for the Hungriest Texans
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — Taste Community Restaurant, located in Fort Worth’s trendy Near Southside, hit Yelp’s “Top 100 Places to Eat for 2019” list earlier this year. It's also a nonprofit, pay-what-you-can, faith-based endeavor.
‘Bible Tax’ Reprieve Welcomed By Southern Baptist Leaders
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Bibles and religious literature currently are no longer subject to the upcoming 10 percent tariff hike set to be imposed on goods imported from China beginning Sept. 1.
Survey: Less Than 25% in Any US State Approves Total Ban on Abortion
(RNS) — A new PRRI survey shows in no state in the U.S. does even one-quarter of the population say abortion should be illegal in all cases. These state-by-state findings come at a time when national views on abortion have remained stable.