by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Baptist leaders are creating a new network focused on Black churches and communities in light of what some see as growing nationalism among evangelicals and wider political decisions they feel are detrimental. “The conflating of faith with this rightward drift...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Ten figures stand in a circle inside a Japanese-style penthouse. The lights are low. A white stormtrooper huddles beside a large, orange cat, who bows his head and clears his throat. “Father God, just thank you for this opportunity to go and reach out to...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Religion
KHIRBET AL-GHAZAL, Syria (AP) — Deniz Undav, one of the surprise stars of this World Cup, is playing for powerhouse Germany. Yet with his Yazidi and Kurdish heritage, the 29-year-old striker is representing two communities on the global stage with no realistic chance...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Religion
PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through Arizona....
by News Feed Editor | Jun 29, 2026 | Religion
DALLAS (AP) — Texas’ education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. The state-mandated list of...
by News Feed Editor | Jun 27, 2026 | Religion
DILLEY, Texas (RNS and Texas Tribune) — Roughly two dozen immigration advocates, faith leaders, Japanese internment camp survivors and their descendants completed a four-day, 45-mile pilgrimage Saturday to an immigrant detention facility outside of Dilley. The...
