Who Are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
(The Conversation) — Sri Lanka’s Christians - about 7 percent of the country's total population - have a long history that reflects the dynamics of colonialism as well as present-day ethnic and religious tensions.
In an Easter ‘Lesson,’ Students Spit On, Slapped and Cut a Pastor. The Church Is Sorry.
Violence that unfolded as an after-school lesson on Monday about the crucifixion revealed the perils of trying to reenact scriptural teachings.
‘I Cut People,’ a Megachurch Pastor Threatened as She Preached. Her Target? The Local Newspaper.
Guest pastor Hope Carpenter delivered a fervent lecture on the importance of “holding fast” to confessions of faith, a message she claimed to have received from God that morning. Then, her monologue took an abrupt, violent turn.
Religious Leaders Hope CAR Peace Deal Will End Church, Mosque Attacks
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The government of the Central African Republic and 14 rebel groups signed a peace agreement Wednesday (Feb. 6), raising hope for an end to one of Africa’s bloody and complex conflicts.
Rebel Force Attacks Baptist Churches in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (BP) -- Ethnic Wa rebels this month shut down churches or destroyed their buildings and temporarily detained several clergymen in eastern Myanmar (Burma), sources
Minister ‘Still Wrestling’ with His Faith After Murder of His Wife and Son
JACKSON, Miss. (RNS) -- In a few weeks (July 1), Les Ferguson Jr. will move on to a new position in Oxford, home to "Ole
Urged by Their Youth, Faith Groups Flocked to the March for Our Lives
WASHINGTON (RNS) -- When Lydia Catterall, a junior at Norcross High School in Norcross, Ga., was asked why she was participating in the March for
Religious Leaders Call for Prayer and Action Following Florida School Shooting
(RNS) — “A child of God is dead.”
That message came Wednesday (Feb. 14) not from a religious leader, but from CNN counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd
To Keep Churches Safe, Government Gets Involved
TAUNTON, Mass. (RNS) — Two months after the deadliest church shooting in American history, federal authorities are spearheading new efforts to help equip local faith
3 Lessons from a Pastor up Close to the Kentucky School Shooting
(RNS) — As the shots rang out through Marshall County High School, shock waves simultaneously reverberated throughout all of Marshall County as one fact was