Amid crises, rural roots anchor Southern Baptists’ president
By BOBBY ROSS Jr. - Associated Press
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the first Saturday of fall, a sweating Bart Barber trekked across a weedy pasture in…
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Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer
Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On…
For a small Chicago church, closing down was an act of faith
By BOB SMIETANA - Religion News Service
CHICAGO (RNS) — Like so many pastors around the United States, the Rev. Amanda Olson has kept one eye on the…
Buddhist chaplains on the rise in US, offering broad appeal
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary…
Korean American female pastors push back against patriarchy
DEEPA BHARATH - Associated Press
When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural…
Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews were rocking at Holy Trinity…