Jesus Rode a Dinosaur: Conference Looks at What Churches Tell Teens About Science
EDINA, Minn. (RNS) — Growing up a conservative Southern Baptist, Mike McHargue loved science.
He would drive his youth pastor and Sunday School teachers “insane,” he said, with difficult questions in his quest to reconcile his faith with science.
How Smaller Congregations Are Challenging the System to ‘Go Solar’
GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Faith Community Church, a small, mostly African-American congregation, has a long history of activism dating back to the civil rights era.
About a decade ago, church members, who worship in a small space within the Beloved Community Center, a larger hub for social justice activism, began to recognize the growing urgency of climate change, as well.
Coffee, Tweets or Jesus: Bible Ranks Low as Daily Must
PHILADELPHIA (BP) -- The Bible tops coffee, social media and sweets as a daily necessity for only 16 percent of the population, according to new research commissioned by the American Bible Society (ABS).
He’s a Major-League Pitcher — and a Plumber — Whose Faith Helps Keep Him Focused
ARLINGTON, Texas (RNS) — It’s not hard to stay humble when you’re unclogging a toilet.
Or when you’re throwing gopher balls to Miracle League ballplayers swinging for the fences.
Churchgoers Say They Tithe, but Not Always to Church
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Most churchgoers say the Bible commands them to give. But their tithes don't always go in the offering plate.
You Can Push for Public Displays of the Bible. Better Yet, Read It.
(RNS) - The usual adversaries are at it again in the ongoing war over the place of the Bible and Christian faith in the U.S. armed forces. On behalf of 26 military families, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is battling with the Navy over a POW/MIA display at the naval hospital on Okinawa, Japan.
Practicing Christians More Likely to Work to End Poverty
In every category surveyed for its "The Good News about Global Poverty" report released in April, Barna Group found that Christians "who consider their faith important and attend church regularly" were significantly more likely to be involved in work to end poverty.
Baylor University’s Truett Seminary Announces 12 Most Effective Preachers
(RNS) - A dozen pastors known for their consistently stellar performances in the pulpit made Baylor University's list of the most effective preachers in the English-speaking world.
Religious Adults in North America Less Accepting of Migrants
Adults in the U.S. and Canada who say religion is important in their lives tend to be less accepting of migrants, according to a Gallup report released on April 26.
James Cone, ‘Founder of Black Liberation Theology,’ Dies at 79
(RNS) — The Rev. James H. Cone, the scholar known as the “founder of black liberation theology,” died Saturday (April 28), Union Theological Seminary announced.
He was 79.