Lutheran Church in Norway loses 15,000 members
September 1, 2016
OSLO, Norway — More than 15,000 members left the Lutheran Church in Norway in mid-August after the Church created an online portal allowing people to
Lutherans, Catholics ‘on way to unity’
September 1, 2016
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Castle Church door, the largest Lutheran denomination in the
Russia ‘slipping back to what it was before’
September 1, 2016
MOSCOW — A Russian “anti-extremism” law that went into effect in late July may have a bigger impact on Christians in the country than extremists.
Nearly half of 2016 refugees to US are Muslim
August 25, 2016
WASHINGTON — According to a recent Pew Research Center analysis of data from the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center, of the more than 63,000 refugees
US sees continuous decline in heavy smokers
August 25, 2016
WASHINGTON — There’s less lighting up in the United States as people who smoke a pack a day or more of cigarettes has declined over
Marine court-martialed; refused to remove Scripture
August 25, 2016
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In a decision likely to influence how the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) applies to military service members, the military’s highest
‘No currently approved medical use’ for marijuana
August 25, 2016
WASHINGTON — Despite medical marijuana’s legality in most states and the District of Columbia, the Obama administration announced Aug. 11 the drug will continue to
Alabama Baptist pastor addresses voting in upcoming election
August 4, 2016
Pastor, FBC Springville A young voter asked me recently, “Who are you voting for in November?” Apparently a famous Christian rapper said he would not
