Oklahoma governor signs adoption bill

June 4, 2018

TOPEKA, Kan. — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a law granting legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not

Churches can support addicts, prof. says

June 3, 2018

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — Churches and church members can help heal and support those caught in opioid addiction, says Raymond Barfield, a pediatric oncologist and professor

Baptist entities defend housing allowance

May 23, 2018

WASHINGTON — Two Southern Baptist entities have urged a federal appeals court to uphold the constitutionality of the ministerial housing allowance. GuideStone Financial Resources and

Lutheran Church makes historic appointments

May 23, 2018

Philadelphia — A synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) made history May 5 by electing the denomination’s first female African-American bishop. One

Assemblies of God elects first female exec.

May 23, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The top U.S. board of the Assemblies of God has unanimously elected its first woman general secretary in the Pentecostal denomination’s more

Iowa ‘heartbeat ban’ bill becomes law

May 23, 2018

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban May 4. Under the “heartbeat ban” law, physicians will

Trump hopes to protect religious liberty

May 23, 2018

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order May 3 intended to protect religious liberty, according to the White House. Trump signed the order in