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A North Carolina pastor has been the subject of online criticism for his remarks about men who grow their hair long.

The Memphis, Tennessee, community is mourning the death of 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher, a jogger who was kidnapped last Friday (September 2) and allegedly murdered. After an intensive search, her body was found Monday, and a suspect is now in custody.

Floods affecting the water system of this northwest Georgia town and Baptists’ response mirrors a similar effort taking place in Jackson, Miss.

Ronnie and Anita Smith had the blessing of Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas, when they embarked on a mission to spread agape love in Benghazi amid rising terrorism from Islamic extremists.

Sabrina S. Chan, Linson Daniel, E. David de Leon and La Thao are Asian American Christians who wrote “Learning Our Names,” a new book from InterVarsity Press. For these authors, recovering their names has been a way to embrace their Asian American stories and their identities as children of God.

The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has joined a diverse religious coalition in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the right of the country’s oldest Jewish university to act according to its beliefs.

In an interview, Francis spoke about the ongoing war in Ukraine, clergy sex abuse and the role of women in the Catholic Church — but stayed vague on whether his pontificate, ailed by knee pain, will continue.

Days after flying to Thailand for asylum, members of a Chinese church huddled in a restaurant to share their stories with journalists. The story of the exile of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church shows how the Chinese government is going to increasing lengths to control religious faith and its citizens.