To Escape Abusive Marriages, Many Christians in Pakistan Convert to Islam
LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) For a Pakistani Christian like Shameela Masih, divorcing her abusive husband meant two choices — both nearly as bad as staying in
ROME (Reuters)
Q&A Interview with Wendell Griffen
Wendell Griffen recently made headlines as some state politicians seek to remove him from the bench. Griffen serves as pastor of New Millennium Church (a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation in Little Rock, Ark.) and as
Midwest Churches Hit by Flooding
Record Midwest flooding in late April and early May damaged multiple Baptist churches — while even more Baptist churches became key centers of aid for
Religious Leaders Shocked by Attack on Ramadan and Pentecost
LONDON (RNS) Religious leaders prayed for London after another terrorist attack in Britain left seven dead and scores injured on the eve of the Christian holiday
Mich. Congressman on Climate Change: God Will ‘Take Care of It’ if It’s Real
WASHINGTON (USA Today) Michigan GOP Rep. Tim Walberg isn’t concerned about the effects
As Major Cities Crack Down on Panhandling, People of Faith Wrestle With Their Consciences
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) Driving to his downtown clothing business, Hans Herman Thun finds it impossible to ignore the beggars.
They catch his attention with handwritten, cardboard
What we can learn from the Dutch on Memorial Day
DRIEBERGEN, Netherlands (RNS) Once a year in the Netherlands, joggers in the park stop running for two minutes. Bicyclists pull over to the side
China, Once Officially Atheist, Now Booming With Religion
DAVIS, Calif. (RNS) When Ian Johnson first went to China as a student three decades ago, he pronounced religion there “dead.”
But Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
Women Bloggers Spawn an Evangelical ‘Crisis of Authority’
(RNS) When Sarah Bessey started blogging in 2005, she saw it as a way to keep in touch with friends and family.
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