The U.S. Justice Department will face off with opponents in a federal appeals court on Tuesday over the fate of President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, his most controversial act since taking office last month.
More than 100 residents of a small town in Mississippi have gathered to protest the removal of a Christian flag that was flying over Veterans Memorial Park.
Visa holders from the seven Muslim-majority countries who were turned away due to President Donald Trump's travel ban are now scrambling to board planes to the U.S. while the ban remains suspended.
An Indiana school district has stopped allowing a local Christian group from distributing promotional flyers following a complaint from an atheist group.
Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sanberg has made a $1 million contribution to Planned Parenthood in response to federal lawmakers' plans to cut taxpayer funding to the abortion organization.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday denounced a judge who lifted the travel ban he had imposed on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries, taking an unusual jab at an independent branch of the U.S. government as he vowed to bring back the restrictions.
President Donald Trump has reiterated his promise to repeal an IRS rule that bars churches and other tax-exempt institutions from engaging in political activity.
A leaked copy of a draft executive order has suggested that Americans who have religious objections to same-sex marriage, abortion, and other social issues may soon be able to live their lives and run their businesses in accordance with their beliefs.
Director Alejandro Monteverde, best known for “Sound of Freedom,” is bringing the Nativity to the big screen this Christmas season with “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ,” a biblical epic highlighting the courage and faith behind the birth of Jesus. Distributed by Angel Studios, the drama-thriller opens in theaters Dec. 11 and depicts Mary and Joseph’s struggle to protect the newborn Messiah amid political turmoil.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast has chosen the Rev. Paul Donison as its next bishop, ending months of uncertainty following an inconclusive election in May. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announced Wednesday that the Texas-based diocese elected Donison on Nov. 7.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.