A recent poll conducted by the Barna Group has found that more than half of Christians in the U.S. have not "heard of the Great Commission," which refers to Christ's commandment for his followers to "go and make disciples of all nations."
Frank Page has announced his retirement from active ministry and his resignation from his role as president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) Executive Committee over what he described as a "morally inappropriate relationship in the recent past."
A civil rights group has called for the removal of a large white cross that sits on a state-owned property in Jackson County, Michigan.
An appeals court has ruled that the performance of a "Christmas Spectacular," which includes a mannequin Nativity scene, at a public high school in Indiana did not violate the U.S. Constitution
Highpoint Church has announced on Tuesday that Andy Savage has resigned from his post as a teaching pastor following an investigation into his sexual assault of a teenage girl in Texas 20 years ago.
A judge has temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that would have been the earliest ban on abortions in the nation, just a day after it was signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant.
A new social justice guideline released by a women's college in Boston has listed "Merry Christmas" and "God bless you" as forms of "microaggression."
Ohio's attorney general has announced plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that prevented the state from enacting the ban on abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
A university in Ohio has agreed to remove the requirement for "trigger warnings" for pro-life speech on campus as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Students for Life America (SFLA).
A judge has banned five pro-life advocates from protesting outside abortion clinics in Michigan after they were convicted of trespassing and obstructing a police officer.
Conservative leader Tony Perkins has accused the mainstream media of using President Donald Trump's alleged affair with a porn star as a means to "shame evangelicals for their political participation."
Algerian special forces raided a Christian worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, detaining all 12 people present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious service. Police entered the site and transferred the 12 detained Christians to the Bethioua police station.
Nearly 100 students have been baptized during five periodic worship gatherings held at a Christian high school in Colorado after athletic competitions. Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch launched the 5th Quarter gatherings in fall 2024 and holds the student-focused worship and testimony events twice each academic year.
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.