May 12-18, 2024 Articles
What The New York Times got right and wrong in a new report on Latter-day Saint missionaries, Dessert News, May 18, 2024.
Former Church of England vicar in his 80s charged with raping boy, LBC, May 18, 2024.
Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains. Salt Lake City Tribune, May 18, 2024.
Ohio Bill Would Require Released Time for Religious Instruction The 74, May 18, 2024.
Benedictine Sisters denounce Harrison Butker's speech as his jersey sales rise, The Athletic, May 18, 2024.
Methodist pastor discusses major shift in church over LGBTQ+ inclusion PBS NewsHour, May 17, 2024.
Utah has more people who adhere to a specific religion than any other state, KSL.com, May 17, 2024.
He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own, AP News, May 17, 2024.
Vatican tightens rules on supernatural phenomena, BBC, May 17, 2024.
United Methodists approve full communion with Episcopalians: What about Global Methodists? AL.com, May 17, 2024.
So What Are All of Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Hip Pastors Up To? The Cut, May 16, 2024.
A priest observed a 'Eucharistic fast' for racial justice. Now, he could be deposed. Religion News Service, May 16, 2024.
Pope Francis says his conservative critics in the church have a ‘suicidal attitude’, CNN, May 16, 2024.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's speech was ugly. He's only part of a bigger problem. USA Today, May 16, 2024.
As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too, NBC News, May 16, 2024.
United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor, AP News, May 15, 2024.
Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end, ABC News, May 15, 2024.
Chiefs Kicker Spreads Antisemitic Lies in Benedictine College Graduation Speech Rolling Stones, May 15, 2024.
Missouri anti-LGBTQ advocate Vicky Hartzler appointed to U.S. religious freedom agency, Kansas City Star, May 15, 2024.
Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Offends Just About Everyone in Conservative Religious Tirade The Beast, May 15, 2024.
Commentary: Vouchers for religious schools violate the separation of church and state, San Antonio Express-News, May 15, 2024.
Walz signs bill clarifying constitutional protections for religious entities under Human Rights Act Star Tribune, May 15, 2024.
PCA cancels anti-polarization panel with David French for being too polarizing Religion News Service, May 15, 2024.
China Is Reversing Its Crackdown on Some Religions, but Not All Council for Foreign Affairs, May 14, 2024.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker says Pride Month is example of 'deadly sin' during commencement speech The Athletic, May 14, 2024.
Raising your kids without religion may be better, research suggests, Joe, May 14, 2024.
What the Methodist split tells us about America, VOX, May 14, 2024.
Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches May Be Ready To Bury the Hatchet, and It’s About Time—Literally, World Religion News, May 14, 2024.
The metaverse could change our religious experiences, and create new ones, The Conversation, May 13, 2024.
Far-right Christians blame Madonna’s ‘satanic’ concert for floods in southern Brazil, Religion News Service, May 13, 2024.
Religious views on abortion more diverse than they may appear in U.S. political debate, Wisconsin Examiner, May 13, 2024.
PRESS ROOM: Bishop Malone becomes first Black female president of Methodists’ Council of Bishops Afro News, May 13, 2024.
Rev. Billy Graham statue to be unveiled in US Capitol, replacing white supremacist The Hearld Sun, May 13, 2024.
Blocked last year for his views on sexuality, theologian gets green light to head academy, Religion News Service, May 13, 2024.
Church shootings force reckoning between faith and security, Afro News, May 12, 2024.
Methodists embrace LGBTQ members even as some hesitate | Faith Matters, NJ. Com, May 12, 2024.
Evangelist Franklin Graham Says Democratic Politics Have Turned Against Religion, Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2024.