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Gospel Singer CeCe Winans Wants Religion to Play Bigger Role In Unifying America
Veteran gospel singer-songwriter CeCe Winans said the role of religion is not "as big as it should be" in America's climate.
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Religious Freedom May Drive Jeff Sessions' AG Civil Rights Priorities
The new, 84th Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to champion religious freedom in the US Justice Department.
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Pope Francis on Dakota Pipeline Dispute: 'Native People Have Rights Over Their Lands'
Pope Francis insists indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands -- a view conflicting with Trump administrators who are pushing to build a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians.
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'Ghost In Shell' Scarlett Johansson in Playboy: It's Not Natural to be Monogamous People
"Ghost in the Shell" star Scarlett Johansson shared she "isn't sure people are designed to be monogamous in relationships" in Playboy's March/April 2017 issue.
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Real St. Valentine Would Be Horrified at Current Feb. 14 Celebration, Says Minister Mark Driscoll
Mark Driscoll, pastor of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Ariz., highlighted the spiritual roots of Valentine's Day, disapproving of modern observations, in a Wednesday blog post.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
