DERBYSHIRE, UK – The author John M Hayes has published his latest book A Quest for Meaning: A Memoir from Pit to Pulpi ...

Places of worship could lose tax-exempt status if found in violation of the Johnson Amendment, but the IRS has largely shied away from enforcing it. The 1954 Johnson Amendment, named for then-Texas ...

My colleague Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove's wonderful essay in The Jewish Week ("All A Rabbi Can Command These Days Is Respect," March 28) got me thinking even more deeply about the question of freedom of ...

During the Obama administration, a popular meme among online pundits and analysts concerned what Dartmouth political scientist Brenden Nyhan dubbed the “Green Lantern Theory” of politics, which held ...

(RNS) — In "Queering the Pulpit: A Sexegetical Approach to Preaching an Inclusive Word," Dr. Karyn Wiseman implores pastors to implement a new exegetical framework that is conscious of the LGBTQ+ ...

At the Mennonite congregation I served as pastor for 16 years, I would perch my sermon manuscript on the face of the pulpit, sliding the pages across the smooth surface as I preached. I’m no longer a ...

As he prepares to assume the presidency of the United States on Friday, Donald Trump formally inherits the world’s most powerful platform for communicating. No, not Twitter! It’s called the "bully ...

With the presidential election a dead heat and many other races too close to call, hundreds of religious leaders nationwide are urging their congregations to vote for a specific candidate. They break ...

This is part of a series of stories about starting over, profiling people who, by choice or circumstance, reinvented or transformed themselves. Faith Whitmore was ordained as a pastor 30 years ago, ...

Explore Nigeria's complex interplay of religion and politics, where sermons shape electoral outcomes and spiritual leaders ...