A man from the Canterbury region in New Zealand said that he hit his children's bottoms with a bamboo cane when they misbehaved because it's what his Christian faith taught him to do.
The Islamic State terror group praised the shooting in Orlando, saying in a video that it was a "revenge" for Muslims, and called the attacker its "lion."
The lead of pastor of Southwest Church in California was asked to resign because he does not agree with the church's stance on homosexuality.
A YouTube user who claims to have been trying to exhibit the difference in people's reactions toward Muslims and Christians received not only criticism and threats but also a punch in the face.
A school in Waco, Texas is being sued by the parents of a 12-year-old female student following an incident in which three of her male classmates allegedly placed a rope around her neck and then dragged her around.
A new ad seems to be trying to get conservatives and anti-abortion groups to support Democrat Hillary Clinton, or at least trying to get people's support away from Republican Donald Trump.
Members of the Islamic State terror group reportedly decapitated a 4-year-old girl in Raqqa, Syria, when the mother refused to follow through with her threat to her daugher. They then forced the mother to soak her hands into the girl's blood.
Three Christians in the Middle East who have been missing since Tuesday are said to have been abducted by Muslim extremists.
Christian singer Christina Grimmie will be laid to rest this weekend in New Jersey. Friends and relatives may attend the viewing at the Fellowship Alliance Chapel on Friday, June 17, starting at 3 p.m., to be followed by a memorial service at 8 p.m.
A Muslim girl in Indonesia who lived in a Christian home for several weeks under a student exchange program learned about tolerance, but it was likewise a learning experience for the host family.
Two of Lebanon's Christian ministers have quit their posts in protest because their political party deems that the government is failing to address the problems of the country.
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.