RELIGION
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How July 4th and Juneteenth Can Bring America Together
Happy Independence Day Weekend! In this episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly podcast and radio program,…
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California Baptists cut staff, citing decline in Cooperative Program Giving
(RNS) — The California Southern Baptist Convention, one of 41 regional groups that make up the Southern Baptist Convention, announced…
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Ancient science for modern times at Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation
A weeklong experience of yoga meditation and the universal wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda, offered free of charge July 14-20…
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Teaching the Bible in Oklahoma
(RNS) — I’m guessing Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has not been in the best of moods lately.…
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Israel’s High Court rules Haredi men no longer exempt from mandatory military service
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Within hours of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, three of Rebecca Kowalsky’s sons and two…
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Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its annual national meeting this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, one…
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What, to the white American, is the 19th of June?
(RNS) — On July 5, 1852, the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester invited Frederick Douglass to give a speech on…
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Paul Pressler, SBC legend accused of abuse, is dead at 94
(RNS) — Paul Pressler, a retired Texas judge and one of the most influential evangelicals of the past 50 years,…
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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…
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In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games
PARIS (AP) — As athletes rev up their training and organizers finalize everything from ceremonies to podiums before the Paris…
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