Category: Religion
Evangelicals Trust Faith Leaders, Police More Than the General Public
American evangelicals trust religious leaders and police officers significantly more—and trust journalists significantly less—than the average American. A new Pew Research Center report found that most Americans see people in various positions of power as...
Meet the Protestant Exorcists
Anglican Erich Junger has seen a lot in his wide-ranging career as an enlisted sailor in the US Navy, a medical examiner, a police detective, and a crime scene analyst. More than a decade ago,...
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Clinics Have the Same Adoption Referral Rate: 1%
As the wave of pro-life legislation continues to roll across the United States—nine states have passed significant abortion restrictions already this year—adoption inevitably comes up as an alternative. But it’s not a popular one. Chuck Johnson,...
Americans Now Have Less Faith in Tech Than Church
For the first time in at least a decade, Americans now view churches and other religious organizations more favorably than the technology companies whose services and devices denominate daily life. Since 2010, most US adults...
No Matter Where You Are, Religious Freedom Is Getting Worse
Ahead of a US State Department gathering being touted as “the biggest religious freedom event ever,” a new report showcases how persecution is getting worse—especially for Christians, the most-harassed religious group in the world—and becoming more widespread....
US Continues to Condemn China’s ‘War on Faith’
The US State Department is taking new steps to call out China as one of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. Last week, both Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom...
The Global Refugee Crisis Hit a Record High. The US Welcome for the Persecuted Is at a Record Low.
In just a few years, the United States has gone from a world leader in refugee resettlement to only admitting a fraction as many as it once did—a shift that has allowed fewer persecuted Christians and other...
Praying for Patients Is Common, But Comes With Legal Risk
A British nurse named Sarah Kuteh was fired from the hospital where she had worked for nearly a decade because she spoke with patients about her faith, passed out Bibles, and sang hymns on the...
South Pacific Churches Targeted in Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam
Two churches in the South Pacific are at the center of a fight between governments around the world and a beleaguered cryptocurrency called OneCoin, now accused of scamming its way to billions in revenue. With...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ as Christian Commentary
A rich chapter in superhero lore is closed. Avengers: Endgame faced a universe-sized task wrapping up a generation of remarkably deep plotlines spanning the entirety of the Marvel cosmos. It lived up to the hype....