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Mother Emanuel’s forgiveness narrative is ‘complicated,’ says reporter-turned-author

by: Adelle M. Banks June 6, 2019 (RNS) — Four years ago on June 17, when Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church became national news, Jennifer Berry Hawes was oneRead More

Southern Baptist to meet June 11-12 meeting in Birmingham, Ala.

Southern Baptists report condemns ‘epidemic’ of abuse, looks at ways to assist victims

President Greear addresses abuse
by: Adelle M. Banks June 8, 2019 (RNS) — A new Southern Baptist Convention report on sex abuse, filled with the voices of survivors, acknowledges numerous ways the denomination hasRead More

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Overturning Roe v. Wade is the ‘wrong goal’ for pro-life movement, Care Net CEO warns – Christian Post

Pro-lifers have their eyes set on the “wrong goal” if they are pinning their movement’s success on overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, said the headRead More

The FAA launched the investigation at the request of religious liberty advocate First Liberty Institute...

TX sues San Antonio for Chick-fil-A decision docs

San Antonio Chick-fil-A
by Diana ChandlerAUSTIN, Texas, June 04, 2019 (BP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the San Antonio City Council yesterday (June 3) for public records involved in the council’sRead More

The big transport trucks that will haul the valuable cargo won't make the nearly 800-mile trip until mid to late June.

Scholars fear Franklin Graham will cut off access to Billy Graham archives

Billy Graham preaching
by: Tim FunkCHARLOTTE, N.C., June 3, 2019 (RNS) — This week, at Wheaton College in Illinois, specially trained movers will begin organizing, preparing and packing 3,235 boxes of paper items,Read More

If churches want to continue to thrive in the decades to come, they have to be seen as an attractive place for unaffiliated people.

Opinion: Why politics may kill white churches

Music at church
by: Ryan Burge May 29, 2019 (RNS) — Church growth is something that almost every pastor and priest in the United States is concerned with on a daily basis. If churches wantRead More

The New York Times, The Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, The Voice, and other media covering Waysides's new resident.

Update: The NY Times joins the coverage Wayside Cross Ministries’ ministry and Thomas Kokoraleis

Wayside Cross Ministries
AURORA, Ill., April 20, 2019 – Now the national media is covering the situation of the residence of prison-released murder Thomas Kokoraleis at Aurora’s Christian ministry… Wayside Cross Ministries. TheRead More

The Southern Baptist Convention said it had 14.8 million members in 2018...

Southern Baptists see 12th year of declining membership

Southern Baptist Convention addresses sexual abuse.
by: Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 24, 2019 (AP) — The nation’s largest Protestant denomination reported its twelfth year of declining membership in an annual report released Thursday. The SouthernRead More

Senate Bill 1978 is designed to prevent discrimination based on a person's religious beliefs and conscience...

‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill headed to TX gov.’s desk

Save Chick-fil-A Day in Texas. Chick-fil-A bill
by Diana Chandler AUSTIN, Texas, May 24, 2019 (BP) — A religious freedom initiative dubbed the “Save Chick-fil-A bill” jumped its last hurdle in the Texas Legislature late yesterday (MayRead More

And a landmark investigation by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News...

Survey: 1 in 3 Protestants think more stories of abuse by pastors yet to come

by: Emily McFarlan Miller May 21, 2019 (RNS) — The past year has been filled with stories of alleged sexual misconduct and abuse by Protestant Christian pastors. Bill Hybels retiredRead More