Protestant
Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
By Jack Jenkins — June 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'This is religious favoritism, and it is not only dangerous, but runs counter to my religion and faith,' said the Rev. Jeff Sims, a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and a plaintiff in the case.
Its move from Bethlehem to Jordan complete, Love Into Action resumes mission to aid disabled
By Daoud Kuttab — June 24, 2024
(RNS) — Laurence and Sharon Garnett chose their new home to help underserved Bedouins and Syrian refugees.
Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate
By Ethan Meyers — June 21, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its national synod this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America voted to put congregational leaders on 'limited suspension' if their churches publicly welcome LGBTQ+ members, violating the CRCNA's official stance on same-sex relationships.
The children of Sudan have been forgotten
By Edgar Sandoval Sr. — June 21, 2024
(RNS) — The details of this crisis are horrifying. Yet most Americans know little to nothing about it.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments mandate violates its own religious freedom heritage
By Mark Silk — June 21, 2024
(RNS) — It's a legal birthright that goes back to the French Revolution and Thomas Jefferson.
The author of ‘Jesus Calling’ died last year. Why is a denomination investigating her?
By Bob Smietana — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — At a recent PCA meeting, critics of ‘Jesus Calling,’ written by Sarah Young, called for an investigation to see if the book was safe for Christians to read.
‘No false choices’: Why we don’t decide between faith and LGBTQ+ rights
By Frederick A. Davie — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — Vice President Harris named a truth I know through both my work and my living.
How Christian nationalism is going under the radar in this election
By Paul A. Djupe — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — As the nonreligious population grows, many Americans are socially insulated from crucial political realities.
Texas megachurch pastor resigns after woman says he sexually abused her in the 1980s
By Jamie Stengle — June 20, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — Gateway Church's board of elders said in a statement that they'd accepted the resignation of Robert Morris, the church's senior pastor and founder.
What, to the white American, is the 19th of June?
By Robert P. Jones — June 19, 2024
(RNS) — One model for creating a new “season of critical patriotism” can be found in the Jewish High Holy Days.
What would the SBC be today without Paul Pressler?
By Barry Hankins — June 18, 2024
(RNS) — Every historian who grapples with the Conservative Resurgence will have to decide what to do with Pressler.
Richard Smallwood, ‘Total Praise’ composer, to receive Juneteeth tribute in D.C.
By Adelle M. Banks — June 18, 2024
(RNS) — ‘It’s music that has brought us over through slavery, through all kinds of hard trials and tribulations,’ said singer/songwriter Richard Smallwood.
Episcopal Church grapples with ‘transformative role’ in Native American residential schools
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 18, 2024
(RNS) — Two commissions overseeing research into the denomination's part in the assimilationist schools are asking Episcopal bishops to grant access to archives in their regions and to recruit research assistants of their own.
Southern Baptists may have rejected a constitutional amendment opposing female pastors, but that does not mean they are changing their views on women’s leadership in church
By Susan M. Shaw — June 18, 2024
(The Conversation) — A scholar who studies Southern Baptists explains why the denomination’s ultraconservative beliefs about women remain the same.
A church where wellness meets spirituality
By Ellie Davis — June 17, 2024
NEW YORK (RNS) — With today’s emptier church pews and fuller yoga studios, churches like The Well are attempting to bridge the two worlds for spiritual fulfillment.
