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Shooting survivor shares why Christians need to offer more than thoughts and prayers
"Prayer should be where we start, not where we finish. If we were praying genuine prayers about gun violence we would see a lot more genuine action," says Taylor Schumann, author of 'When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough.'
Josh Duggar sentenced to 12 years in prison for child pornography
The 34-year-old father of seven was also ordered to pay fines amounting to $50,100.
'It is hard sometimes to see God through all of this,' pastor says as families grieve Uvalde shooting victims
"Sometimes it's about the presence and the prayers. In times like these all you can do is cry," says the Rev YJ Jimenez.
Biden asks for prayers after gunman kills 19 children at elementary school
President Joe Biden quoted the Bible and asked for prayers for families who lost loved ones in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where at least 19 children and one teacher were gunned down Tuesday.
Southern Baptist leaders mistreated abuse survivors for decades, report says
A blockbuster report found that SBC lawyers worked for years to protect the institution and demonized abuse survivors and accused a prominent pastor of abusing a colleague's wife.
RZIM can be sued by donors over Ravi Zacharias' sexual misconduct, judge rules
A federal judge will allow a class-action lawsuit against Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to proceed, a case based on allegations that the apologetics organization used donated funds to pay off victims of the late Ravi Zacharias.
Citing abortion rights, San Francisco Archbishop bars Pelosi from Communion
She is not to be admitted to Holy Communion unless and until she publicly repudiate her support for abortion 'rights' and confess and receive absolution for her cooperation in this evil in the sacrament of Penance,' Cordileone wrote.
Young people less likely to believe Jesus was sinless - study
A new study suggests that nearly one in four Gen Z adults believe Jesus was a man who sinned like everyone else rather than the incarnate Son of God of Christian orthodoxy.
Willow Creek announces major layoffs amid post-Covid struggle
The layoffs come as the church struggles to rebound from COVID-19 and the scandal involving co-founder Bill Hybels.
Church and family grieve 86-year-old devout Christian killed in Buffalo shooting
Ruth Whitfield served her church for more 50 years.
One dead, five injured in church shooting
One person is dead and five people were injured Sunday in a shooting inside Geneva Presbyterian Church in the south Orange County city of Laguna Woods, authorities said.
Tim Keller shares cancer update: 'God has seen it fit to give me more time'
The 71-year-old pastor said that "a rigorous and demanding" procedure awaits him.
Report details religious involvement in US Indian boarding schools
The Roman Catholic Church and a number of Protestant denominations are beginning to investigate their own roles in those boarding schools.
Texas pastor sues Kanye West for sampling part of his sermon on recent album
A Texas pastor is suing Kanye West in federal court, claiming the entertainer used part of his sermon on his latest album without his permission.
After Christian win in Boston City Hall case, now Satanists want to fly their flag too
Days after the Supreme Court ruled that Boston had violated a Christian group's rights by denying a request to fly its flag over Boston's City Hall Plaza, the Satanic Temple, a religious freedom advocacy group, has applied to fly its flag during "Satanic Appreciation Week" later this summer.
White evangelicals more likely than other religious groups to oppose abortion
The only religious group that overwhelmingly opposes abortion is white evangelicals, 73% of whom say abortion should be illegal.