Judgment Day? Trump and Religion at the 100-Day Mark
(RNS) While politics and media both agree the "first 100 days" period is essentially meaningless in terms of predicting the eventual success of a presidency,
Clergy campaign for seats in the Capitol
“Ministry is not a vocation, it’s not an occupation, it's a calling,” states a senator from Oklahoma. Others see running for office as part of the process of living out their faith.
Millennials integrate science, religion differently
Millennials see more affinity between religion and science.
Occult obsession not a passing phenomenon but a folk religion, say some experts
What are Christians to make of this society's fascination with vampires, zombies, werewolves and witchcraft?
Millennials losing their religion, walk away from church
Studies show young adults are leaving the church in record numbers. The reasons they leave are complicated, and experts wonder how many of them are ever coming back.
Bin Laden’s death rated top story by religion newswriters
The death of Osama bin Laden and the reactions it produced among people of faith was rated the No. 1 religion news story of 2011 by the nation's leading religion journalists.
Civil religion â lowest common denominator or common ground?
Some Baptists see civil religion as bland at best and idolatrous at worst. But others view broadly shared values of liberty, justice and acknowledgement of God’s providential care as a common ground Christians share with a majority of their fellow citizens.
Christianity a ‘translated religion’–into Living Word and written word
Translation of Scripture grows naturally out of a central Christian theme — God making himself known by identifying with the commonplace, said Lamin Sanneh, professor of mission and world Christianity at Yale University.
For 2010 top religion stories, a major case of deja vu
The calendar may have said 2010, but for Pope Benedict XVI and much of his global flock, it looked and felt a lot like 2002. For the second time in a decade, charges of child molestation at the hands of Catholic priests
Marty: Church-state separation doesn’t mean opposing religion
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) -- Church-state specialist Martin Marty said supporting strong separation of church and state doesn’t mean you also have to oppose religion in a series of lectures sponsored by a Baptist religious-liberty organization April 27-28.