World Vision Reverses, Recovers from Gay Policy Shift
Posted on: Monday, June 30, 2014
World Vision's decision to allow same-sex marriages for its own employees was short-lived after its supporters threatened to withhold any future donations, according to Religion News Service.
U.S. School Censors Christian Teacher
Posted on: Sunday, June 29, 2014
Last week, a magistrate judge for the Western District of New York issued a recommendation in the case of a Christian public school teacher who has been forced by her Cheektowaga Central School District superiors to remove any religious content…
Moravians Vote to Ordain Gay Clergy and Perform Same-Sex Marriages
Posted on: Thursday, June 26, 2014
The Moravian Church's Northern Province approved a proposal Sunday to allow gays and lesbians to be ordained, to create a religious ceremony for same-sex couples and to revise the Northern Province's Book of Order to reflect all these changes, according…
Pope Francis Has Most Influence on Twitter
Posted on: Thursday, June 26, 2014
Pope Francis has 14 million Twitter followers, nearly a third of U.S. President Barack Obama, however according to a study; the pontiff is considered the most influential on the social networking platform.
Presbyterian Church (PC-USA) Vote to Allow Same-Sex Marriages
Posted on: Monday, June 23, 2014
The highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church(USA) voted Thursday, by a 3-to-1 margin, to allow its ministers to perform same-sex marriages wherever such marriages are legal, according to The Christian Post.
Supreme Court Maintains Ban on Graduations in Churches
Posted on: Friday, June 20, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that a Wisconsin high school acted unconstitutionally when it held its graduation ceremonies in a local church, according to the Religion News Service.
Methodists Fear Split Over Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Last month, a group of pastors and theologians called for an amicable split in the United Methodist Church over homosexuality, according to USA Today.
Berlin Prayer House Unites Jews, Christians and Muslims
Posted on: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The possibility of Christians, Muslims and Jews all praying under the same roof in a building so unusual that it doesn't have an official designation is the hopeful project of a pastor, a rabbi and an imam, according to the…
Christians Hopeful After Egyptian Election
Posted on: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Egyptian Christians have welcomed the election of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in the hopes that the former field marshal will protect them from Islamic extremism, according to Barnabas Aid.
Ariz. Closes Church for Unpaid Taxes Despite Exemption
Posted on: Sunday, June 8, 2014
La Paz County is forcing a small church that helps the homeless to close its doors by June 15 unless it pays $68,000 in back-taxes and penalties that both state law and the Arizona Department of Revenue say the church…
Three in Four in U.S. Still See the Bible as Word of God…but…
Posted on: Thursday, June 5, 2014
Twenty-eight percent of Americans believe the Bible is the actual word of God and that it should be taken literally. This is somewhat below the 38% to 40% seen in the late 1970s, and near the all-time low of 27%…
