Gospel group, basking in resurgence, releases first new music in nearly 50 years
BOSTON (AP) — She made a single gospel soul record in the 1970s with her brothers, when they were all
On Eid al-Adha, Senegal’s star sheep are for luxury, not sacrifice
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Cheikh Moustapha Seck, a 24-year-old sheep breeder from Senegal, speaks about his animals, his face
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal
How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual
(The Conversation) — The Continental Congress, the legislative body for the newly declared United States, adopted an official flag on
Diminished in size, Bosnian Jews hold fast to their identity
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (RNS) — Cantor Igor Bencion Kožemjakin doesn’t always know if he will have a minyan, or quorum of
Southern Baptist resolutions on war, Oct. 7 fail logical and biblical tests
(RNS) — A lifelong Baptist in the Middle East, I have found myself in agreement with many of the resolutions
Southern Baptists don’t get votes to add ‘only men’ pastors language to constitution
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Southern Baptists failed to adopt a change in their constitution that would explicitly state that “only men”
The future of SBC abuse reform is now in the hands of denominational committee
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Leaders of a volunteer task force charged with implementing abuse reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination
New Data supports 1300 Year-old “666” Theory
Peer-Reviewed Study provides Breakthrough on the Book of Revelation For two millennia, Revelation 13:18 has puzzled Christian commentators: “This calls