Evangelical Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/evangelical/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Evangelical Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/evangelical/ 32 32 California Baptists cut staff, citing decline in Cooperative Program Giving https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/california-baptists-cut-staff-citing-decline-in-cooperative-program-giving/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/california-baptists-cut-staff-citing-decline-in-cooperative-program-giving/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:30:12 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156203 (RNS) — Overall giving to the SBC’s national funding program is down about 2%.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/california-baptists-cut-staff-citing-decline-in-cooperative-program-giving/feed/ 0 After Morris allegations, Texas legislators vow to expand statutes of limitations on abuse https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/after-morris-allegations-texas-legislators-vow-to-expand-statutes-of-limitations-on-abuse/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/after-morris-allegations-texas-legislators-vow-to-expand-statutes-of-limitations-on-abuse/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:54:58 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155845 FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — ‘These actions demand public exposure, should never be tolerated, and any person who harms a child should and must be held accountable,’ said Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/after-morris-allegations-texas-legislators-vow-to-expand-statutes-of-limitations-on-abuse/feed/ 0 Roe v. Wade didn’t fall in one day. It collapsed over a decade of change. https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:54:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155798 (RNS) — A new book details how an attempt to soften abortion politics started an all-out assault on reproductive rights.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/roe-v-wade-didnt-fall-in-one-day-it-collapsed-over-a-decade-of-change/feed/ 0 Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:43:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155654 WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,' said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/feed/ 0 Brazilian Christian groups oppose bill punishing abortion similarly to homicide https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/brazilian-christian-groups-oppose-bill-punishing-abortion-similar-to-homicide/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/brazilian-christian-groups-oppose-bill-punishing-abortion-similar-to-homicide/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:53:27 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155210 SÃO PAULO (RNS) — 'Being against abortion, however, cannot be confused with the desire to see the woman who practices it behind bars," said one statement from a group of Catholic priests.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/brazilian-christian-groups-oppose-bill-punishing-abortion-similar-to-homicide/feed/ 0 Calvin University board charged with examining faculty dissent https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/questions-of-academic-freedom-remain-for-calvin-university-faculty-after-christian-reformed-synod/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/questions-of-academic-freedom-remain-for-calvin-university-faculty-after-christian-reformed-synod/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:58:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155245 (RNS) — At its meeting earlier this month, the Christian Reformed Church of North America instructed the board to bring a progress report on the confessional-difficulty gravamen to next year's denominational meeting.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/questions-of-academic-freedom-remain-for-calvin-university-faculty-after-christian-reformed-synod/feed/ 0 Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/clergy-parents-file-suit-against-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/clergy-parents-file-suit-against-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:02:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154877 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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/clergy-parents-file-suit-against-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/feed/ 0 Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/christian-reformed-synod-tells-lgbtq-affirming-churches-to-repent-or-disaffiliate/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/christian-reformed-synod-tells-lgbtq-affirming-churches-to-repent-or-disaffiliate/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:05:26 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154564 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. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/christian-reformed-synod-tells-lgbtq-affirming-churches-to-repent-or-disaffiliate/feed/ 0 The children of Sudan have been forgotten https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/the-children-of-sudan-have-been-forgotten/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/the-children-of-sudan-have-been-forgotten/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:05:06 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154442 (RNS) — The details of this crisis are horrifying. Yet most Americans know little to nothing about it.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/the-children-of-sudan-have-been-forgotten/feed/ 0 Louisiana’s Ten Commandments mandate violates its own religious freedom heritage https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/louisiana-mandates-the-ten-commandments/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/louisiana-mandates-the-ten-commandments/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:38:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154257 (RNS) — It's a legal birthright that goes back to the French Revolution and Thomas Jefferson.

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