Christianity
California Baptists cut staff, citing decline in Cooperative Program Giving
By Bob Smietana — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — Overall giving to the SBC’s national funding program is down about 2%.
The Americans with Disabilities Act is still doing its work. Churches should join in.
By Russ Ewell — July 3, 2024
The Episcopal Church revises clergy misconduct protocols for fairness, transparency
By Kathryn Post — July 3, 2024
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Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
By Asim Tanveer — July 3, 2024
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — In August 2023, groups of Muslim men burned dozens of homes and churches after some residents claimed they saw two Christian men tearing out pages from Islam's holy book, the Quran.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school, but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga
By Charles J. Russo — July 3, 2024
(The Conversation) — Officials have vowed to keep fighting for permission to open the school as a charter – which would be a controversial first for the country.
Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — ‘The record before this Court makes clear that the Texas Attorney General’s use of the request to examine documents from Annunciation House was a pretext to justify its harassment of Annunciation House employees and the persons seeking refuge,’ Judge Francisco Dominguez wrote.
Lawsuits challenging abortion bans on religious freedom grounds falter
By Yonat Shimron — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — Advocates argue the legal strategy that abortion bans violate religious freedom are not yet dead. In both the Missouri and Kentucky cases, appeals are planned.
Partners of US Catholic bishops’ social justice department adjust after layoffs
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — July 2, 2024
(RNS) — ‘We are hoping that there is some kind of alternative plan to keep the church going, to keep the justice and peace programs going, to keep our advocacy work going,’ said Steven Nabieu Rogers, executive director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network.
After Morris allegations, Texas legislators vow to expand statutes of limitations on abuse
By James Russell — July 2, 2024
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.
An old president and an old pope
By Thomas Reese — July 2, 2024
(RNS) — One used television to remind us that age brings wisdom. The other reminded us of the benefits of political bosses.
The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values
By A. Jaime Morales Jr. — July 2, 2024
(The Conversation) — The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.
Presbyterian Church (USA) votes to divest from Israel bonds
By Yonat Shimron — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.
Roe v. Wade didn’t fall in one day. It collapsed over a decade of change.
By Emily D. Crews — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — A new book details how an attempt to soften abortion politics started an all-out assault on reproductive rights.
How Catholic seminaries can serve the creative explosion in US Catholic education
By Charles C. Camosy — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — Catholic seminaries can stop their own decline by re-envisioning their role in the life of the church.
Episcopal presiding bishop-elect plans simpler installation, citing ‘carbon footprint’
By Adelle M. Banks — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — ‘With a simple service at the Church Center that will include everyone via livestream, we can care for God’s creation by reducing our collective carbon footprint,’ Bishop Sean Rowe said in an announcement.
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