Four Ethiopian teenage girls who distributed books about Christianity have been sentenced to one-month imprisonment on Nov. 15 in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for inciting religious violence.
A public school district in Georgia canceled its plan to sponsor a Bible class after an atheist group sent a letter of complaint.
Iraqi Christians wept when they saw the condition of the church in the Iraqi Christian town of Keramlis last Sunday. It was the first time the Christians had stepped into St. Addai Church since ISIS took over the town in August 2014.
An all-female Kurdish militia is joining the fight against the Islamic State in an effort to liberate Yazidi women in captivity and avenge those who were harmed by the jihadists.
Hundreds of people gathered outside Bellevue College in Washington on Tuesday to support a Christian florist as the state Supreme Court hears the oral arguments in her case over her refusal to make floral arrangement for the wedding of a gay couple.
An Oregon public official who imposed a fine of $135,000 to Christian bakers who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding has lost his bid for Oregon secretary of state in the election.
The practice of forced organ harvesting is still going on in China and Christians who attend house churches are among the victims, says two investigators who spent 10 years researching the subject.
The Islamic State has destroyed heritage sites in the ancient Assyrian City of Nimrud as Iraqi forces continue to drive the militant group out of its strongholds.
The leaders of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari earlier this month to urge him to speak out against forced child marriages committed by Northern Nigeria's traditional rulers.
The longtime radio program of a Wisconsin-based atheist group has been pulled off the air by the local Madison radio station WXXM 92.1 FM and replaced with non-stop Christmas music.
U2 frontman Bono has urged President-elect Donald Trump to make gender equality the priority of his presidency as the singer received Glamour magazine's inaugural Man of the Year award in Los Angeles.
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.