Cities in the Southeast have the highest percentage of churchgoers and self-identified Christians while cities in the Northeast and Northwest contain the greatest percentage of
WASHINGTON — The United Methodist Church’s (UMC) public policy agency can advocate on causes beyond alcoholism and temperance without violating the terms of its endowment,
WASHINGTON — The number of people in the U.S. military who have committed suicide has increased dramatically in recent years, with the Army alone battling
In the old western movies, settlers were always concerned when the Indians were “off the reservation.” In other words, the Indians may be up to
Indian gambling is a multibillion dollar business in America. Reports show this industry began being regulated in 1987 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in
While newspapers carried headlines about high-profile sexual coercion lawsuits filed against Atlanta megachurch pastor Eddie Long, a Baptist researcher said the problem of clergy sexual
NASHVILLE — Molly Norris, the editorial cartoonist who suffered a significant backlash to her “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” cartoon, has gone into hiding. “The gifted
WASHINGTON — America’s Eastern Orthodox parishes have grown 16 percent in the past decade, in part because of a settled immigrant community, according to new
