Religion Today Archives

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on Thursday tried to tamp criticism she received last month after she denounced the "heresy"...

In Pakistan, months of violence at the hands of Taliban militants has left Christians on edge, humanitarian aid workers fearing for their safety...

Rifqa Bary, a Christian convert who ran away from her Muslim parents, says she fears an honor killing, but has seen little sympathy from secular...

Two Florida school officials will be in court next month to answer charges that they violated a court order when they prayed in public after a...

After Friday's vote, the ECLA head pleaded with conservatives to "stay in there with us." But a number of conservative congregations are already...

Contrary to the popular stereotypes about gays, a recent study from The Barna Group reveals some surprising insights about gay spirituality.

Ending a long debate, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted Friday to drop a ban on partnered gay clergy and committed to let people in...

Two Coptic Christians in Egypt have been arrested and are being held without charge after reporting to police they had been beaten by a mob.

The Indonesian Council of Churches (PGI) has called for the rejection of two bills inspired by sharia law, saying they cater to one religious group...

Just shy of the one year since massive anti-Christian violence in Orissa, the USCIRF has put India on its “Watch List” for the country’s violations...

Attacks on Christians in Sri Lanka have surged noticeably in recent weeks, following the government’s defeat of Tamil separatists in May.

Four more Christians have been beheaded in Somalia, according to the Washington-based human rights organization International Christian Concern.

More than 30 Christians were arrested in the last two weeks near Tehran, while a judge told two imprisoned Christians to recant their faith or...

The nation's largest Lutheran denomination will consider lifting its ban on gay and lesbian clergy who are in lifelong, monogamous relationships as...

Canadian Pakistani Christians on Saturday (August 8) assembled in front of Legislative Assembly of Ontario to condemn recent incidents of violence...