by Baptist Times Staff | Jul 7, 2011 | News
Church membership in the United Kingdom is set to continue its century-long decline in the next decade, but there is enough evidence to show churches are “not fossilizing” and in many instances are still “vigorously active.” That’s...
by Lauren Markoe | Jul 6, 2011 | News
(RNS) In a potential blow to the proposed San Francisco circumcision ban, the city’s top lawyer has concluded it is unconstitutional to ban the practice as a religious ritual, but allow it as a medical procedure. The measure, now headed toward the Nov. 8 ballot, would...
by Adelle Banks | Jul 6, 2011 | News
(RNS) Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller has been removed from a voting position on the board of the iconic glass megachurch he started in Southern California five decades ago. “Recently, the board of directors of Crystal Cathedral Ministries voted to change...
by Niels Sorrells | Jul 6, 2011 | News
BERLIN (RNS) The case of an outspoken schismatic bishop headed back to court on Monday (July 4), with lawyers for British Bishop Richard Williamson saying he shouldn’t be punished for downplaying the severity of the Holocaust. Williamson, 71, was convicted last year...
by Terri Finch Hamilton | Jul 5, 2011 | News
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) Decades ago, Daniel Parker would pretend to be a preacher, belting out sermons as he jumped up and down on his bed. His big sister, Doriane, was right in there, too, doing her best “Hallelujah Jesus” into the spiky end of her hairbrush....
by Lee Davidson | Jul 5, 2011 | News
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Mormon officials are telling their top, full-time leaders that they and their spouses should not participate in political campaigns, including making donations or endorsing candidates. However, part-time leaders—including local and regional...
