Hark! Skipping Christmas Carol Verses Discouraged
NASHVILLE (BP) -- As worship pastor Andrew Lucius selects songs for Christmas worship, he is considering specific needs in the Georgia congregation he serves. Among his conclusions: singing only the
Christian Bakers? Atheist Bakers? Cake Meets Faith at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the Supreme Court Tuesday (Dec. 5), the justices lobbed hypothetical after hypothetical at the lawyers representing each side of
Opponents in LGBT Case Agree: It’s Not About Wedding Cake
(AP) — In a legal case with profound implications for LGBT rights and religion's place in public life, the opposing sides agree on this: It's not
Cue the Religion Scholar! Representing Faith on the Big and Small Screen
BOSTON (RNS) – Quick! The cameras are rolling! Cue the religion scholar to compress centuries of religious history into a sound bite, elucidate complex theology
The Guy in the Red Apron: How a Salvation Army Bell Ringer Brings Heart to the Job
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (RNS) — To hear Bruce Bachman tell it, he's just a guy with a bell, a red apron and a heart
Forged in Waco’s Fires: The FBI and Religion Scholars Reflect on Their 25-Year Relationship
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (RNS) — After a 1993 fire, accidentally triggered by federal authorities, killed 75 members of an obscure Christian sect near Waco, Texas, one
LifeWay Dedicates New Headquarters in Nashville
NASHVILLE (BP) -- LifeWay Christian Resources dedicated its new corporate headquarters Monday (Nov. 27) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a prayer of thanksgiving and a
Report Ranks Electronics, Jewelry Supply Chain Ethics
The supply chain ethics of 20 leading electronics and jewelry companies were ranked based on conflict-free mineral sourcing from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an Enough Project report
Who Are the Sufis and Why Do Extremists See Them as Threatening?
(The Conversation) — Over 300 people were killed and many more injured in an attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Friday (Nov. 24).
What the First Thanksgiving Dinner Actually Looked Like
Most Americans probably don’t realize that we have a very limited understanding of the first Thanksgiving, which took place in 1621 in Massachusetts.
Indeed, few of