On Sunday, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump and his closest faith advisors hosted a prayer service on Facebook Live, praying for Trump, the First Lady and several White House, campaign officials and Senators who’ve recently tested positive with COVID-19. One pastor who attended last weekend’s Supreme Court nomination event that spread the virus says he was one of the few wearing a mask.
Read MoreSouth Dakota used to be the only state in the U.S. without a Chabad center, despite its history of Jews in the region since the 1800s when German and Russian Jews settled in the Black Hills following a gold rush. Then a visiting rabbi from Brooklyn decided to change that.
Read MoreUganda allowed houses of worship to reopen this week with COVID-19 guidelines like wearing masks and social distancing. Many churches and mosques had overflow lines outside and multiple services, because the government limited services to 70 people. Clergy say the rules should be adjusted for larger buildings.
Read MoreThis past Sunday, online trolls interrupted a North Carolina Black congregation’s online service with racial slurs and hate speech. They’re far from the first church to experience an internet hijiacking. Security experts say sharing Zoom meeting IDs publicly in hopes of attracting newcomers to church can allow such breaches.
Read More(ANALYSIS) The belief, held by many, that college education drives people away from religion is not actually supported by data. Instead, a more depressing picture emerges of a generation of young people who are disconnected, unmoored and left behind.
Read MoreIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters — such as hurricanes and wildfires — leave Christian aid ministries short on volunteers.
Read MoreRavi Zacharias, who was well-known Christian apologist who died in May at age 74 from cancer, has been accused of additional incidences of sexual harassment. His foundation is opening an investigation into his behavior.
Read MoreKashmiris are welcoming the Indian government’s move to restore religious sites, including a Hindu temple, now in a Muslim neighborhood, vacated when Kashmiri Hindus fled the region’s armed rebellion in the 1990’s.
Read MoreA group of racist “zoombombed” the Sharpe Road Church of Christ, a predominantly Black congregation in North Carolina. The church filed a report with authorities, the minister says.
Read MoreIndian police have long been known to abuse their power, but this summer, a particularly brutal case made headlines shortly after the American outcry for George Floyd’s death. In a court order allowing charges to be filed, a majority-Hindu court made a surprising reference to the Bible.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter erased a page from their official website that included a controversial manifesto that’s been debated in Christian circles grappling with how to support efforts to fight racism without sacrificing Christian beliefs. Conservative Clergy of Color, a Christian ministers’ organization organized against the Black Lives Matter movement, is questioning the reason for BLM’s wording change.
Read MoreHere’s everything you need to know about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s faith, her past statements regarding abortion and whether religion should impact judicial philosophy.
Read MoreSome Christians, regardless of who they plan to vote for in the 2020 election, agree that politics are dividing them. They share ways that they have discussions about politics without letting them end relationships.
Read MoreKyle Rittenhouse, the teen gunman who shot and killed Black Lives Matter protesters in Wisconsin, awaits a hearing set for Friday, Sept. 25. Some donors to his legal fund, hosted by the Christian platform GiveSendGo, invoke biblical arguments for self-defense to defend Rittenhouse, though there is scant evidence Rittenhouse is himself religious.
Read More(ANALYSIS) The repeal of the Johnson Amendment has become a cause celebre among the Christian right and President Trump campaigned on a promise to overturn it, but it’s more complicated than a simple executive order. And left-leaning religious groups are more likely to be politically involved than their right-leaning counterparts.
Read MoreThe Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, a massive public art display dedicated to the Christian heritage of the United Kingdom, was approved for planning earlier this month.
Read MoreAfter the controversial election of President Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus, Christians have staged peaceful protests. Many of them have been arrested, and some say the government has threatened to take away their children.
Read MoreHundreds of Catholics in San Francisco held a “Free the Mass” march on Sept. 20 to protest the state’s COVID-19 restrictions on religious services.
Read MoreThe Fetzer Institute study finds that more than 80% of Americans say they are spiritual in some way, and that the more spiritual a person says they are, the more likely they are to engage in politics.
Read MoreThe newest EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll on Catholic priorities this election season finds that while former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys a 12-point margin over Donald Trump, the president continues to do best among those who regularly attend Mass on Sundays.
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