“Love the Sinner, Hate The Sin” Wears Thin in a New Climate of Faith-Based Hate

“Love the Sinner, Hate The Sin” Wears Thin in a New Climate of Faith-Based Hate

The Episcopal Church has opened its doors to same-sex marriage, thus acknowledging the rights and personhood of the LGBTQ community. Some dioceses, however, are

Wedding Officiants Face Loss of Ministerial Credentials in Another Symptom of Friction within the United Methodist Church

Wedding Officiants Face Loss of Ministerial Credentials in Another Symptom of Friction within the United Methodist Church

It was a storybook wedding in every way—a loving couple, flowers, friends and two officiating ministers who had mentored the couple and were well

Texas School District Enforces “In God We Trust” But Whose God, And Who’s We?

Texas School District Enforces “In God We Trust” But Whose God, And Who’s We?

The spotlight never dims on Texas. Earlier this year a school district banned an Anne Frank adaptation, and now under a new state law,

Faith and Interfaith by Hilary Canto

Faith and Interfaith by Hilary Canto

What do we mean by the term faith? We usually mean faith as belief or religion, but we have faith in each other, faith

Is Spirituality the Fountain of Youth? by T. Riggs Eckelberry

Is Spirituality the Fountain of Youth? by T. Riggs Eckelberry

What is it about spirituality that makes people look younger? Ten years ago, I stepped out of an elevator at the Scientology church where

Religious News From Around the Web Feb. 24, 2020

Religious News From Around the Web Feb. 24, 2020

Church for Sale, Coronavirus, Kirk Douglas, LGBT Services, Lent, Latter-day Saints and Gender, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Chinese Churches Christ Church Cathedral Begins LGBT+ Services

Religious News From Around the Web, Jan 20th 2020

Religious News From Around the Web, Jan 20th 2020

Confessional Seal Breach, Sikhs Census, Vaccination Exemptions, Methodist Agree to Split, 50 Countries Suppressive to Christians, India’s CAA Turmoil, China Increases Social Control Sikhs

Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?

Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?

The top 10 religious stories of 2019 – as selected by members of the Religion News Association – included: The burning of Notre Dame

WRN News From the Web: Fairness for All? Muslims Excluded, Genocide Charges, Jehovah’s Witness “Extremism,” Mennonites, Catholic Voter Poll, NJ Bill Would Dump Religious Exemption for Vaccinations

WRN News From the Web: Fairness for All? Muslims Excluded, Genocide Charges, Jehovah’s Witness “Extremism,” Mennonites, Catholic Voter Poll, NJ Bill Would Dump Religious Exemption for Vaccinations

Myanmar Leader Rejects Genocide Charge A 2017 crackdown in Myanmar against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority allegedly included mass killings, rapes and arson and

Fairness for All Act: Compromise or Sellout?

Fairness for All Act: Compromise or Sellout?

The “Fairness for All Act,” proposed by Utah Congressman Chris Stewart is an attempt to craft a compromise between LGBTQ civil rights and religious