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Baptist
Latest report shows Southern Baptist membership decline continues The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is the world's largest Baptist denomination. In the United States, SBC is the…
Christianity
Churches in Minnesota display “Blessed Ramadan” signs in support of their Muslim neighbors. Minnesota is one of the states that saw a lot of hate crimes…
Christianity
Pope canonized Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad who saved the lives of 12 Jewish people. Last Sunday, Pope Francis canonized two new saints, Swedish-born Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, and…
Issues
Conservative Judaism takes a step towards accepting and protecting the transgender community. Last week, the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism passed a historic resolution that affirms…
Catholicism
Nuns mapped the night sky at the Vatican Observatory. On April 26, the assistant to the Vatican Observatory, Jesuit Father Sabino Maffeo, told Catholic News Service…
Issues
Scottsdale’s city council has canceled the previously rescheduled Satanic Temple prayer. After being scheduled to deliver the opening invocation for the Scottsdale, Arizona city council on…
Christianity
It’s here: now you can read Bible scripture with emojis. The Apple iBooks store will sell a new kind of Bible. The new electronic tome is…
Celebrity
Evangelical leaders to have a closed door meeting with Donald Trump A private, by-invitation-only event is being organized in New York for next month, where Donald…
Christianity
Franklin Graham’s anti-LGBT Facebook rant on Obama’s bathroom directive declares him the “sultan of Washington.” Last Friday, the Obama administration directed public schools across the nation…
Christianity
Yazidi Christians call for international recognition of acts against Yazidis be declared genocide. The Yazidis are a Kurdish religious community recognized by the United Nations as…
Religion News
Sikhs march to promote a message of faith and equality in D.C. May 7 saw the second annual Vaisakhi Sikh Day Parade take place in Washington…
Celebrity
School’s out for summer! Alice Cooper wants you at Gather in June 2016. With his ubiquitous rock anthem, School’s Out, playing in the background, Vincent Furnier…