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North Korea Frees Ailing Canadian Pastor Serving Life Sentence
The Presbyterian minister was arrested on a humanitarian mission in 2015. He returns home due to health concerns.
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Robbing God, Literally: 1 in 10 Protestant Churches Experience Embezzlement
Survey finds 1 in 2 only has enough cash for four months of services.
The ‘Prophets’ and ‘Apostles’ Leading the Quiet Revolution in American Religion
A Christian movement characterized by multi-level marketing, Pentecostal signs and wonders, and post-millennial optimism.
Joel Hunter Is Done Pastoring His Orlando Megachurch
(UPDATED) Obama’s spiritual adviser explains why his gifts are at 'their highest potential' but his call to local churches like Northland is ‘fulfilled.’
South Carolina: Breakaway Anglicans Must Return 29 Churches
Split ruling by state supreme court favors Episcopal Church’s physical but not intellectual property claims.
Democrats Willing to Fund Pro-Life Candidates to Win Back Congress
Question is how many single-issue voters are really up for grabs.
Trump Picks Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador
President makes his nomination much faster than President Obama.
Most White Evangelicals Don’t Believe Muslims Belong in America
Pew updates its comprehensive survey of what US Muslims believe and do, and how their neighbors feel about them.
Young, Female, and Pro-Trump
How white evangelical millennials are defying political predictions.
Pew: What Christians Worry About Most
How five religious groups rank seven bad scenarios.
Caste Aside: India’s New President Has ‘No Room for Christians’
Church leaders believe Hindu nationalism will outweigh the Dalit leader’s lower-caste loyalties.
Died: Haddon Robinson, Champion of Biblical Preaching
The seminarian who taught and inspired decades of expositors ‘goes home to God.’
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition, Quantified
Pew examines who loves God and guns.
Why Christians Should Stop Caring About So Many Causes
True transformation takes focus, not capricious compassion.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Remain Banned as Russia Rejects Appeal
And most Russians are okay with it.
Actually, Eugene Peterson Does Not Support Same-Sex Marriage
(UPDATED) In retraction, popular author affirms 'a biblical view of everything'—including marriage.
LifeWay Prepared to Stop Selling The Message Over Eugene Peterson’s LGBT Comments
When asked about same-sex marriage, popular evangelical author goes in a different direction.
It’s Official: Fewer Persecuted Christians Find Refuge in America Under Trump
We’ve hit the president’s new resettlement ceiling of 50,000. Here’s who made it in.
American Churches Have a Better Reputation Than Higher Ed or the Media
Institutional trust continues to decline in surveys, but religious organizations still rank high.
Died: Peter Berger, Prominent Sociologist of Religion
(UPDATED) His work 'made all the theologians just want to be sociologists when they grew up.'

Top Story May 18, 2024

AI Preachers and Teachers? No Thanks, Say Most Americans.
AI Preachers and Teachers? No Thanks, Say Most Americans.
American Bible Society study finds majority don’t trust technology with spiritual matters.

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