Nation Feb 23 Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind.
Nation Dec 15 A quarter of United Methodist churches in U.S. have left during split United Methodist churches had a five-year window to leave the denomination over disputes involving its bans on same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBTQ persons.
Politics Oct 27 Evangelical conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat Religious conservatives cheered Johnson's election as speaker this week; he brought his Bible to the rostrum before taking the oath of office and said God is the one that raises up political leaders.
Nation Jul 13 Gunman who killed 11 in a Pittsburgh synagogue found eligible for death penalty The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty.
Nation Jul 06 United Methodists lose one-fifth of U.S. churches in schism over LGBTQ rights Church law forbids the marriage or ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals." But many conservatives chose to leave because numerous U.S. churches and conferences are defying those bans.
Nation Jun 16 Mass shooter found guilty of murdering 11 people at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 Robert Bowers’ lawyers conceded at the trial’s outset that he attacked and killed worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
Nation Jun 14 Southern Baptists refuse to take back megachurch with women pastors The statement of faith for the nation's largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
Nation May 30 Trial for accused gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre begins The federal jury trial of the suspect in the nation's deadliest antisemitic attack is scheduled to get underway Tuesday morning, four and a half years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Nation Apr 24 Trial to begin for man who killed 11 at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 The shooting was the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
Politics Jan 05 Religiously, Congress doesn’t reflect modern America, Pew finds The religious makeup of the incoming 118th Congress looks more like what America used to be than what it is today.