The recent disappearance of a prominent Christian lawyer and two publishers of human rights news website has sparked fears that the Chinese government has renewed its crackdown on activists and lawyers.
A federal judge has dismissed a complaint filed by an atheist seeking to remove the phrase "In God We Trust" from the U.S. currency.
The football coaches of Danville Area High School in north-central Pennsylvania are no longer allowed to pray with the players after the school district received a complaint from a prominent atheist group.
Jimmy Seibert, the pastor of Antioch Community Church in Waco, Texas, said that he is "grateful" for the Buzzfeed article that targeted "Fixer Upper" hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines because it drove traffic to the church's website.
Kevin Labby, a senior pastor of Willow Creek Presbyterian Church, has issued a statement on Thursday saying Tullian Tchividjian is not ready to return to the ministry, and he should return to his former church "to pursue healing and renewal."
Zhang Kai, a Christian and a prominent human rights lawyer who was imprisoned for six months in China, has written a letter to thank those who supported him while he was serving his sentence.
A Mennonite pastor who helped an ex-lesbian flee from the U.S. with her daughter has pleaded guilty in Buffalo federal court on Wednesday to a charge of conspiracy in international parental kidnapping.
The U.S. House of Representatives Select Panel on Infant Lives announced on Thursday that it has issued a list of nine criminal and regulatory referrals against Planned Parenthood and other abortion businesses over the alleged trafficking of aborted baby parts.
Chip and Joanna Gaines, hosts of HGTV's "Fixer Upper," were featured in a media hit piece this week for attending a church upholds a traditional view of marriage. The couple gained the support of David and Jason Benham, who once hosted their own show on the same network.
British Prime Minister Theresa May encouraged Christians to speak freely about their faith at work and in public places.
A former Islamic sheikh or teacher in Eastern Uganda was beaten unconscious by Muslim villagers after he announced that he had converted to Christianity earlier this month.
Nearly two-thirds of churchgoers failed a test measuring their knowledge of the Bible, highlighting widespread gaps in biblical literacy, according to a report published Tuesday by Lifeway Research. The assessment used a traditional grading system ranging from A (90 and above) to F (below 60). The average score was 51, with 65% receiving an F, 9% a D, 9% a C, 8% a B and 9% an A.
Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico drew comparisons between himself and the biblical figures of David and Jesus in a victory speech Tuesday after defeating Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's U.S. Senate election. “I'm reminded of that story from Scripture of a shepherd boy who goes up against a giant,” Talarico told supporters in Austin shortly before midnight.
WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who drew national media attention this season for objecting to male trans-identified athletes in women's sports, reflected on her faith journey on an episode of Theo Von's podcast, saying she believes a revival is happening.
More than two-thirds of American teenagers say they would feel comfortable seeking guidance from Jesus about their identity, although parents and friends remain their preferred sources of advice, according to new research from Barna. Mothers emerged as the most trusted source of guidance, with 84% of teenagers expressing comfort in discussing identity-related questions with them.
A North Carolina county has argued that its legal battle with former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The Summit Church over a proposed campus expansion centers on the limits of federal court authority rather than allegations of religious discrimination.