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As a whole, outside of Christianity, men are less religious than women.

Pew: Christian women more devout than Christian men

by Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, April 10, 2018 (BP) — Pew Research has found a significant gender gap concerning religious beliefs and practice among self-identified Christian men and women in America.Read More

China banning online Bible sales ‘absurd’

by Aaron Earls CHINA, April 09, 2018 (BP) — China is purportedly the largest publisher of Bibles in the world, but the communist nation has now apparently blocked online Bible purchasesRead More

Feds shut down Backpage.com over sex ads

by Tom Strode WASHINGTON, April 9, 2019 (BP) — Opponents of human trafficking have applauded the federal government’s shutdown of Backpage.com, reportedly the leading online facilitator of the sex trade.Read More

MLK50: Christians must pay price for racial unity

by Tom Strode MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 5, 2018 (BP) — Evangelical Christians must be willing to pay the price to gain racial unity, speakers said Wednesday (April 4) at aRead More

Russell Moore said King

MLK honored on 50th anniversary of death

by Tom Strode MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 4, 2018 (BP) — White evangelicals’ failures regarding racial justice call for repentance, a crowd of nearly 4,000 people heard speakers say Tuesday (AprilRead More

Did Jesus really rise from the dead?

Christ’s resurrection: strongest evidence cited

by David Roach NASHVILLE, March 29, 2018 (BP) — Did Jesus really rise from the dead? It’s a question asked and answered each Easter in news reports, television documentaries andRead More

Some church calendar confussion

EASTER: Determining a date has proven ‘divisive’

by David Roach NASHVILLE, March 29, 2018 (BP) — Some Christians have expressed chagrin that Easter and April Fools’ Day fall on the same date this year. But any moderateRead More

More than 3,600 registrants plan to gather in Memphis

MLK50 in Memphis to seek ‘repentance and unity’

by Tom Strode MEMPHIS, March 29, 2019 (BP) — More than 3,600 registrants plan to gather in Memphis to pursue racial unity on the occasion of the 50th anniversary ofRead More

Valerie Huber takes reins at HHS

Abstinence ed could benefit from HHS tweaks

by David Roach WASHINGTON, March 26, 2018 (BP) — Tweaks to a federal grant program that allots $260 million to family planning, mostly for lower-income Americans, have drawn praise fromRead More

Legislation designed to thwart sex trafficking by holding accountable online sites that facilitate the crime

Congress passes online, anti-trafficking bill

by Tom Strode WASHINGTON, March 23, 2018 (BP) — Congress has given overwhelming approval to legislation designed to thwart sex trafficking by holding accountable online sites that facilitate the crime.Read More