by Baptist Times Staff | Jan 20, 2011 | News
Evangelicals are fragmented in their beliefs, with little unanimity on moral and social questions, according to new research from the Evangelical Alliance. The research, “21st Century Evangelicals: A Snapshot of the Beliefs and Habits of Evangelical Christians...
by Al Webb | Jan 19, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) Three former Church of England bishops, disaffected by their church’s ordination of women, have been ordained as priests in the Roman Catholic Church under a new special section created by the Vatican. Their ordination as Catholic priests at London’s...
by Adelle M. Banks | Jan 19, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Faith leaders with long-term ties to Cuban organizations are hailing a change in White House policy that reduces limits on religious travel to the island nation. The White House announced Friday (Jan. 14) that President Obama had directed changes that...
by David White and The Birmingham News | Jan 19, 2011 | News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) Newly sworn-in Gov. Robert Bentley said he plans to be the governor of all Alabamians and be color-blind, but also said that people who aren’t “saved” Christians aren’t his brothers and sisters. Bentley told a large crowd on Monday (Jan. 17) at...
by Anto Akkara | Jan 18, 2011 | News
BANGALORE, India (RNS/ENInews) Pakistani churches say they’re frustrated by the government’s refusal to amend a controversial blasphemy law that makes it a capital crime to insult Islam or the Prophet Muhammad. Human rights groups have urged for the law to be repealed...
by Francis X. Rocca | Jan 18, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has recognized a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II, bringing the late pontiff one step from sainthood a mere six years after his death, the Vatican announced on Friday (Jan. 14). By signing a decree accepting the miracle,...
