The Pew Research Center’s annual report on government restrictions on religion highlights that governmental attacks on religion and social hostility toward religion usually ‘go hand in hand.’

In April, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton announced that the country’s largest Lutheran denomination was launching a Truth and Healing Movement.

That Thompson is the first woman to lead the denomination may be surprising given the denomination’s progressive stances on women’s rights and many other issues.

Quest Church, an influential Seattle megachurch, is leaving its denomination, the Evangelical Covenant Church, over its differences with the ECC over acceptance of LGBTQ Christians.

Women of Welcome is a collaborative partnership between the National Immigration Forum and World Relief, one of six faith-based agencies contracted with the U.S. government to resettle refugees in the country.

The North Georgia Conference had barred churches wishing to leave the UMC from disaffiliating before the 2024 General Conference.

The movie returns to theaters for one night Tuesday (May 16) and features a conversation between Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen and travel guru Rick Steves.

Each of the three schools will remain independent with its own identity, mission and governance.