by Adelle Banks | Nov 11, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) It’s hard enough to get young people out of bed and into the pews on a Sunday morning, but two leading black seminaries think they have found a way to grab the next generation: hip-hop. “If we’re going to take young people seriously, we have no...
by Adelle Banks | Nov 1, 2011 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court announced Monday (Oct. 31) that it will not reopen a case in which a lower court ruled that highway crosses memorializing Utah state troopers are unconstitutional. The court’s decision was harshly criticized by Justice Clarence...
by Adelle Banks | Oct 31, 2011 | News
(RNS) Crystal Cathedral officials have endorsed an offer from a nearby California university to purchase the glass-walled megachurch and end its bankruptcy crisis. Despite their decision, church leaders say they are still hoping for a miracle that will prevent the...
by Adelle Banks | Oct 26, 2011 | News
(RNS) Three dozen religious leaders have signed an ad calling on Village Voice Media to remove an adult section of its BackPage.com that they and others claim is a conduit for child sex trafficking. “As moral and religious leaders of many creeds and backgrounds, we...
by Adelle Banks | Oct 10, 2011 | News
(RNS) Why do young Christians leave the church? New research by the Barna Group finds they view churches as judgmental, overprotective, exclusive and unfriendly towards doubters. They also consider congregations antagonistic to science and say their Christian...
