Religion Today Archives

Islamic extremists killed a Christian lawyer, his wife and their five children in northwestern Pakistan this week for mounting a legal challenge...

Who can best answer questions about religion in America? Based on a new survey, it's your atheist or agnostic neighbor, followed by the Jew or...

There is a trend of declining evening attendance in evangelical denominations that long have cherished a heritage of worshiping twice on Sunday....

A mob of Muslim extremists on Thursday shot at and beat dozens of Christians, including one cleared of "blasphemy" charges, in Punjab Province's...

In the beginning, it was just a group of guys sitting around and talking about their faith. Today, about a dozen young Christians have moved into...

A year after a church in West Java won a court battle over whether it could erect a worship building, Islamic extremists have blocked construction...

With its emphasis on lower taxes and smaller government, the "tea party" movement hasn't spent a lot of time on the social issues that animate...

A legislative panel in Nepal has proposed retaining a ban on converting others in the country's new constitution.

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday turned his attention to his own flock as met with victims of sexual abuse and warned of the dangers of legalized...

A year after police busted an underground militant Hindu organization that had bombed a church and two mosques, Nepal’s Christians are facing new...

North Korea is quietly preparing for a successor to leader Kim Jong-Il. Meanwhile, the country is in turmoil with many dying from hunger caused by...

An elder of a West Java church that Muslim groups attacked last month remains in critical condition after a motorcyclist stabbed him in the heart...

Shah Taj, a 14-year-old Christian girl from Lahore, Pakistan, was on her way to school when a vehicle occupied by three men pulled up beside her....

A Hindu nationalist legislator was arrested Sept. 9 after a court pronounced him guilty of playing a major role during anti-Christian carnage in...

Monty Patton and Dave Kless are preparing to bike 2,400 miles to churches all across America, hoping the trek will teach them more about missions...