Review: Another Gospel
In “Another Gospel: Christian Nationalism and the Crisis of Evangelical Identity,” Joel Looper communicates an insider’s perspective on how a false gospel has colonized American evangelicalism.
After a Crackdown on Sexuality, Two Dozen CRC Churches Head for the Exits
At its 2024 synod in June, the Christian Reformed Church instructed LGBTQ-affirming congregations to repent and comply with the denomination’s beliefs on sexuality. Some are now choosing to leave.
Takeaways From AP’s Report on Churches Starting Schools in Voucher States
In addition to discrimination concerns and church-state issues, opponents worry school vouchers take money from public schools, which serve most students, and benefit higher-income families who already use private schools.
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.
Center Honoring Trailblazing Lawyer, Civil Rights Activist, and Priest Opens in Durham
Known as the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, the refurbished two-story clapboard home will further the kind of progressive social causes Murray, an Episcopal priest who died in 1985, championed.
AME Church Delegates Name Six New Bishops While Retaining Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a joint address, AME bishops called for the creation of ‘accountability measures for every elected and appointed leader within our church.’
Review: The Widening of God’s Mercy
In “The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality Within the Biblical Story,” Christopher B. and Richard B. Hays — son and father — take us on a journey through the Bible, helping us gain a better perspective on God and LGBTQ+ inclusion.
LGBTQ Advocates Say Mormon Church’s New Transgender Policies Marginalize Trans Members
The guidelines surfaced even as the denomination, over the past decade-plus, has tried to stake out a more compassionate approach on LGBTQ+ issues.
Meet Gen Z’s Proselytizing Presbyterian Reformer
Richard Ackerman, a 21-year-old Presbyterian convert and conservative activist in the church, is the contemporary televangelist Zoomers can’t stop watching.
Church of the Nazarene Expels LGBTQ-Affirming Theologian
The church court stripped the Rev. Thomas Jay Oord, of Nampa, Idaho, of his preaching credentials and expelled him from membership in the 2.5 million-member global denomination.