Burkina Faso’s military government appears to have strengthened its commitment to religious freedom and the country's secular identity following the adoption of a new law regulating religious practice.
Southern Baptists have long believed that only men can be pastors. But for decades, the denomination took no action to expel churches where women pastors served. Then, in the middle of an abuse controversy, it became a denominational crisis.
Loading the Audio Player... Pastor Erik Veerman of Tucker Presbyterian Church in Tucker, Ga., on Sunday told his congregation of an unprecedented contribution to their building fu...
Baptists in the southern colonies experienced explosive growth during the First Great Awakening. They also began to experience increased persecution from the Anglican (state) Church in the decades before the American Revolution – persecution which convinced many Baptists of the importance of religious liberty and the fight for American independence.
With the Supreme Court set to rule on whether Haitians will lose Temporary Protected Status, fear is emptying church pews. At St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the Haitian immigrants who brought life to the congregation are gone.
The Evangelical Alliance has encouraged Christians across the U K to engage more confidently with Islam, warning against both fear and indifference while highlighting growing opportunities to share
Muslims on June 11 protested a second time against plans for a church building in Central Java, Indonesia, sources said.
A Muslim in Pakistan killed a Christian co-worker on Monday (June 22) after telling him he could not drink water from a cooler used by other laborers, sources said.
When nearly 200 people gathered at a public pool outside Cleveland earlier this month for worship, baptisms and testimonies, organizers hoped the event would encourage believers Now, the Cleveland
An aggressive South Korean missionary cult called Shincheonji is luring unwary believers in Africa and elsewhere to enroll in Bible training online or at its local “Zion Truth Bible Centers.” Its recruiters slip into churches, Bible studies, and campus fellowships. Let believers beware.
Authorities in Sudan have warned leaders of a church in Khartoum that they could demolish their worship building at any time, sources said.
