Adelle M. Banks
In sunset of life, Billy Graham reflects on growing old
(RNS) For much of his 92 years, Billy Graham has had one main title:
evangelist.
But in a new memoir set in the twilight of his remarkable life,
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As network turns 50, Robertson bows out of politics
(RNS) Marking the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of his
Christian Broadcasting Network, Pat Robertson said he will no longer
make political endorsements.
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Chaplains can conduct nuptials for gays
Military chaplains may officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies on
and off military bases, the Pentagon has announced, in a move that
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U.S. Christians rally around Iranian pastor
WAHSINGTON (RNS) Religious freedom advocates rallied Wednesday (Sept.
28) around an Iranian pastor who is facing execution because he has
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Report says trends for U.S. churches mostly pointing down
(RNS) American congregations have grown less healthy in the last decade,
with fewer people in the pews and aging memberships, according to a new
Hartford Seminary study.
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Clock is ticking for religious freedom panel
WASHINGTON (RNS) The independent and bipartisan U.S. Commission on
International Religious Freedom could be forced to shut its doors if the
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Southern Baptist leader suggests name change
Does the Southern Baptist Convention need a new name? The president
of the nation's largest Protestant denomination, Bryant Wright, who is
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Some churches cancel Sunday school, put parents in charge
(RNS) Don't look for children's Sunday school classes at Ridgewood
Church in Port Arthur, Texas. And forget about scavenger hunts and water
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State Dept. chides eight countries on religious freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS) The State Department on Tuesday (Sept. 13) designated
eight nations as the most serious violators of religious freedom, naming
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Americans flunk question on Captain America vs. Bible
(RNS) Pop quiz: Who said "We often suffer, but we are never crushed.
Even when we don't know what to do, we never give up"?
Poll: N.Y. may be more spiritual, but not because of 9/11
(RNS) New York-area residents are more spiritually active since 9/11, a
new survey shows, but the uptick in faith may be a matter of coincidence
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Ill will toward Muslims remains ten years later
In a post-9/11 bid to better relations with Muslims, pastor Bob
Roberts invited Muslims to his NorthWood Church in Keller, Texas, for
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Civil rights vets: King memorial was long overdue
At age 93, famed preacher Gardner Taylor never thought he'd live to
see the day when his friend Martin Luther King Jr. would be honored with
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King's nephew named to head civil rights group
(RNS) Two and a half weeks after the sudden death of its president, the
outhern Christian Leadership Conference has named a nephew of the Rev.
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Black Baptists decry `disrespect' directed at Obama
WASHINGTON (RNS) A black denomination that began 50 years ago in support
of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has decried the "disrespect" shown to
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Prominent prison ministry fires 72, citing economy
Prison Fellowship, a prominent evangelical ministry to inmates, has laid off dozens of employees, citing the faltering economy.
...Prisons seek chaplains after state budget cuts
In the weeks since North Carolina's legislature laid off most of its
prison chaplains, Betty Brown, director of prison chaplaincy services,
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Colleges apply for Obama’s interfaith service program
More than 250 colleges, universities and seminaries have submitted
plans to the White House for yearlong interfaith service projects in
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Women show deep drop in church attendance, survey says
(RNS) Women, long considered the dominant pew dwellers in the nation's
churches, have shown a dramatic drop in attendance in the last two
decades, a new survey shows.
Head of Southern Christian Leadership Conference dies
(RNS) The Rev. Howard Creecy Jr., a Baptist preacher chosen early this
year as the new president of the Southern Christian Leadership
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