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Is VP Mike Pence's 'Billy Graham Rule' Sexist, Illegal?
Who U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will or will not dine with alone keeps attracting opinions, with some of them now turning more legalistic in interpretation.
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Pastor's Wife Begs Rex Tillerson to Help Husband in Turkey Prison
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Thursday in Ankara, Turkey, with the wife of a jailed American pastor, Andrew Brunson, a State Department official said on Friday.
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Historic Church Closes, Reflects US Pattern of Less Rituals, Observance
A Tempe, Ariz., church that opened in 1892, The First Congregational United Church of Christ, held its last service on Sunday due to low church attendance and an inability to financially support itself.
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Pope Francis Among 5 Religious Figures Named in Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders
Fortune magazine's "World's Greatest Leaders" ranking is an annual list of compiled leaders who have impacts on their communities and around the world. Five religiously associated leaders made this year's list.
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Religion Now Can Be Expressed on School Grounds Per Florida Senate Votes
Florida State Senators voted to approve legislation that abolishes previous rules that prevented religious services and events from being conducted on school property.
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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.
