John Ross
Thousands of women and girls in Africa’s newest nation have suffered brutal sexual violence...
South Sudanese churches call for acceptance of wartime sexual violence survivors
by: Fredrick Nzwili June 28, 2019 (RNS) — South Sudanese churches are urging local communities to accept women who have been victims of sexual violence during the country’s civil war,Read More
SES President Richard Land said Geisler influenced him as a seminary student in the early 1970s.
Norman Geisler, theologian and prolific author, dies at 86
by: Adelle M. Banks July 1, 2019 (RNS) — Theologian and Christian apologist Norman Geisler, the author of dozens of books and the co-founder of two seminaries, has died. HeRead More
Evangelical Covenant Church has voted to remove a congregation
Evangelical denomination expels entire congregation over LGBT policy
by: Yonat Shimron June 28, 2019 (RNS) — For the first time in its 134-year history, the Evangelical Covenant Church has voted to remove a congregation from its roster overRead More
Leading global Christian humanitarian organization urges humane conditions for asylum seekers and alternatives to detention.
World Relief Challenges Americans Not to Look Away, Help the Children in Detention at Our Border
BALTIMORE, Md., June 26, 2019 – As the heartbreaking image of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, gripped by his young daughter in their last moments of life along the U.S.-Mexico border,Read More
“We take seriously the relationships that we have with faith communities around this country,” said the Rev. Derrick Harkins...
Democrats’ new faith outreach director launches ‘listening sessions’
by: Jack Jenkins June 25, 2019 (RNS) — Years after Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign was criticized for what some argue was lackluster outreach to faith groups, the Democratic Party hasRead More
Taylor's board of trustees announced Haines' resignation Monday (June 24)...
Taylor University president resigns after hosting VP Pence as commencement speaker
by: Emily McFarlan Miller June 24, 2019 (RNS) — Taylor University President Paul Lowell Haines has resigned from the nondenominational Christian university a month after hosting Vice President Mike PenceRead More
ESPY winners will be announced July 10 at the ESPN awards show...
Meet the Catholic sister nominated for an ESPY Award for her wicked curveball
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill., June 25, 2019 (RNS) — Sister Mary Jo Sobieck might be the only Catholic sister to have both her own bobblehead and ToppsRead More
Jerry Falwell's awkward tweet response
Jerry Falwell Jr. takes on SBC’s Russell Moore on migrant children at the border
BATAVIA, Ill., June 26, 2019 – Today a report in HufPost.com notes the awkward tweet response from Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. and Trump supporter to a religious leader’sRead More