Australia's federal treasurer Scott Morrison said at the recently held Australian Christian Lobby conference that he respects everyone's beliefs, but this has been taken as a defense for the rights of a Christian keynote speaker to make controversial statements against homosexuality.
A 23-year-old Christian woman was abducted this month from her home, and it is said that she had accepted Islam and was married to one of her Muslim abductors. According to a study, around 700 Christian girls from 12 to 25 suffer the same fate in Pakistan each year.
The Turkish government has seized churches and parcels of land in the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey, and this has caused alarm among those who reside in the area.
A city in California is getting sued because of a big cross standing in one of its local parks.
An employee of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is banned from public schools in Hillsborough County in Florida following a complaint by Freedom from Religion Foundation. The atheist group pointed out that "public school sports teams cannot employ, even on a voluntary basis, a spiritual leader ...
Prince's inclination toward the spiritual seems to be quite in contrast with many of his sexually-charged songs and gaudy performances, but author Touré, in "I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon" published in 2013, said that the musician believed that "Prince was sexual but, ultimately, very ...
Pastor Saeed Abedini claims that the Iranian government tried to hack his Facebook account following a comment he made about the country still holding political and religious prisoners.
Ecuador was hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, and Christians are asked to pray and, if they can, to provide funds to help.
Basketball superstar Jeremy Lin has spoken about racial discrimination, saying that his view on the issue has changed through the years. he also said that he tries to do things that would make God proud of him.
Target has taken a stand regarding government policies on restroom use by members of the LGBT community. The retail store chain expressed that individuals may use the bathroom or fitting room based on their gender identity.
Researchers have studied the remains of lizards and some body parts preserved in amber, dated to about 99 million years ago. Some scientists view this as a glimpse into a lost world, while others take it as some proof of Creationism.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene its 2028 General Conference at two locations simultaneously for the first time in the denomination’s history, bringing together delegates in the United States and Africa for its highest legislative assembly. The UMC Commission on the General Conference announced Tuesday that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harare, Zimbabwe, will jointly host the gathering.
Christian persecution has worsened in more than half of 18 countries surveyed by a Catholic watchdog, raising concerns about the future of Christian communities in the Middle East. The Middle East has emerged as an area of particular concern, where prolonged instability threatens Christianity’s presence in its historic birthplace.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.