Likes and prayers: Facebook tests new ‘prayer post’ feature

April 27, 2021

When the unfamiliar pop-up touting a new feature appeared on Robert P. Jones’ Facebook, the CEO and founder the CEO and founder of PRRI (Public

Will COVID-19 finally be the end of the church collection plate?

April 23, 2021

Passing the offering plate, once a staple of worship, has largely halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And given the rise of a cashless society

Baptists of Burma organize multiethnic diaspora rally in DC against coup in Myanmar

April 21, 2021

Clara Thethtet Tunwin had had enough. Tunwin, who emigrated with her family from Myanmar, formerly Burma, in the early 2000s, had been closely following news

Russia, China, Myanmar recommended for State Department list of religious freedom violators

April 21, 2021

A religious freedom watchdog is urging the State Department to name four additional countries to its list of the worst religious liberty offenders. In its 2021

Popular Christian author, medical doctor among those killed in South Carolina shooting

April 12, 2021

News summary: Dr. Robert Lesslie, seen in this photo from 2009, was one of five people killed April 7 at Lesslie’s home in Rock Hill,

9 in 10 churchgoers eager to gather again

March 18, 2021

A LifeWay Research study of 1,000 U.S. Protestant churchgoers found 91% said they plan to return to in-person worship when it is safe to do

Bible teacher Beth Moore splitting with Lifeway, Southern Baptist Convention

March 9, 2021

Beth Moore is leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Moore’s decision was made public in a Religion News Service article published March 9. “I am still