by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 28, 2010 | News
The church is “not dying,” and this message needs to be understood by Christians and the rest of society. That’s according to Benita Hewitt, director of Christian Research, who has released a series of statistics that point to an apparent end to a...
by Niels Sorrells | Sep 27, 2010 | News
BERLIN (RNS) The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday (Sept. 23) that a church organist’s employment rights were ignored when he was fired by a Catholic church for remarrying outside the church. The court said German churches have some latitude in firing...
by Daniel Burke | Sep 27, 2010 | News
(RNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a rare public rebuke of two Roman Catholic theologians, saying their 2008 book on sexual ethics marks a “radical departure” from church teaching and could be “harmful to one’s moral and spiritual life.” “The Sexual Person:...
by Adelle M. Banks | Sep 27, 2010 | News
(RNS) Atlanta-area megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long has decried the “false allegations” lodged against him by three young men who filed suit over alleged sexual misconduct. “The charges against me and New Birth are false,” said Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary...
by Kevin Eckstrom | Sep 24, 2010 | News
(RNS) The embattled Episcopal bishop of Philadelphia is defiantly refusing to resign, saying his three years of “suffering” through various church trials has “strengthened” his ability to lead his diocese. Bishop Charles Bennison was removed from ministry in 2007...
by Whitney Jones | Sep 24, 2010 | News
(RNS) The basic text used for Alcoholics Anonymous programs, known as “The Big Book,” initially used stronger religious language but was reduced to appeal to a wider audience, The Washington Post is reporting. Hazelden, a nonprofit addiction treatment center, will...
