Coptic Christians in the village of Al Our, Egypt, were attacked by Muslims over a church being constructed to honor those who were beheaded by the militant ISIS group in Libya last month.
Under huge pressure from business and civil rights groups, Arkansas' Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson retreated on Wednesday, ordering a revision of the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act to balance tolerance for diversity and protections of religious freedom.
Sony has unveiled the first two Playstation Plus Free Games this April. 2D arcade game "Woah Dave" and "Dishonored" will be coming free to all PlayStation Plus users this month, according to Videogamer.com.
Leg cramps have reportedly become a concern for boxing champion Manny Pacquiao as he continues his training for his May 2 fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas.
Amid widespread criticism following his signing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence insisted that the new state law is not anti-gay.
Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid, 75, from Nevada is retiring from the Senate in 2016 after being in the office since 1987, saying that in his career, he has "done my best." Reid announced that he will not seek re-election after thinking it over following an accident while he was exercising ...
Controversial American Cardinal Raymond Burke said even if Catholic gays, remarried divorcees and unwed couples do good deeds, they are still living in mortal sin and likened them to murderers who are kind to other people.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton permanently deleted all emails from her personal server, wiping it clean, while refusing to respond to a House subpoena to submit documents related to the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, the Republican chairman of a U.S. House of ...
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.