Bob Smietana
Bob Smietana is an award-winning religion reporter and editor who has spent two decades producing breaking news, data journalism, investigative reporting, profiles and features for magazines, newspapers, trade publications and websites.
Most notably, he has served as a senior writer for Facts & Trends, senior editor of Christianity Today, religion writer at The Tennessean, correspondent for RNS and contributor to OnFaith, USA Today and The Washington Post.
Christian News
Churches Hope To Tap the Power of Pickleball
Millions of Americans have taken up pickleball, touting its health and social benefits. A growing number of churches want to tap into those benefits—with a side of spirituality.
Christian News
Can the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Survive Trump 2.0?
Years of controversy during the Trump era have some Southern Baptists arguing that the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is more trouble than it is worth.
Christian News
A New Jersey Church Wanted To Build a Homeless Shelter. Now the Town Might Take Its Property.
A long-simmering dispute over a proposed homeless shelter at a New Jersey church turned ugly last week, as leaders of Toms River voted to try to seize the church’s property.
Christian News
Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Religious Liberty Commission
President Donald Trump presided over a National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House on Thursday (May 1), which culminated with the president signing an executive order establishing a new national Religious Liberty Commission.
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SBC Membership Drops to Its Lowest Number in 50 Years. But Baptisms Are on the Rise.
The number of Southern Baptists in the United States is the lowest it has been in 50 years, but more of them seem to be showing up in church.
Christian News
White Evangelicals Remain Trump’s Staunchest Supporters, Pew Study Finds
While a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance, his evangelical supporters remain on his side, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Christian News
Veterans Affairs Asks Employees in Email to Report ‘Anti-Christian Bias’
Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Douglas Collins has instructed the agency’s employees to report any instances of anti-Christian bias, including any policies that are “hostile to Christian views” or punishments for displaying Christian symbols.
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Chris Tomlin’s New Song Resurrects the World’s Oldest Known Hymn
The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritten by Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding just in time for Easter.
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