The Global Methodist Church Will Meet in Costa Rica. Sexuality Is Not on the Agenda.
The new denomination, with 4,715 congregations, will meet to adopt a constitution and iron out its governance structure.
Poll: Faith Leaders Key to Providing Access to Mental Health Care
Sixty-eight percent of U.S. adults said they would likely seek mental health care if a religious leader in their community recommended it, according to a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association.
Aiding Flood Victims in South Sudan, Faith Leaders Work on Long-Term Solutions
With more than 750,000 people displaced by annual flooding, churches in the country have become involved in constructing dikes to safeguard thousands of lives at risk.
Loving Our Neighbors Means Not Lying About Them
This issue of A Public Witness treks to Ohio to consider how Christians have been supporting Haitian immigrants before and since the vile politics of the past week.
Review: One Lost Soul
In “One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon’s Search for Salvation,” Daniel Silliman cuts to the heart of Nixon’s tragedy: Nixon wanted to be loved by God but couldn’t figure out how.
New Survey Points to Correlation Between Christian Nationalism and Authoritarian Views
White evangelical Protestants are the religious group most likely to score high on the Public Religion Research Institute’s Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale.
Lutherans in Walz’s Minnesota Put Potlucks Before Politics During Divisive Election Season
The ways Midwest Lutherans live that faith in the public sphere — on social and political hot-button issues — can be as different as a marshmallow-topped hotdish from a prickly pear cactus salad.
Haitians in Ohio Find Solidarity at Church After Chaotic Week of False Pet-Eating Claims
The viral racist rumors are being fueled primarily by former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, and violent threats against the community are upending daily life in Springfield.
Hundreds March in Brazil to Support Religious Freedom As Cases of Intolerance Rise
Experts say that while most neo-Pentecostal proselytizing is peaceful, the spread of the faith has been accompanied by a surge of intolerance for traditional African-influenced religions.
Takeaways From AP’s Report Updating the Cult Massacre That Claimed Hundreds of Lives in Kenya
The evangelical leader of Good News, Paul Mackenzie, is accused of instructing his followers to starve to death for the opportunity to meet Jesus.