Religion Today Archives

Reports of religious persecution continue to emerge from China, shortly after President Bush visited the region and urged the communist government...

A conservative United Methodist pastor is reacting to Hollywood actor Richard Gere's comments about his upbringing in the United Methodist Church. ...

Of the estimated 670,000 inmates released back into society in the United States each year, between 50 and 60 percent will return to prison at some...

An Egyptian Copt jailed without charges for 28 months has been released from the Al-Gharbaliat Prison near Alexandria. The Coptic Christian, who...

Homosexual advocacy groups are expressing disappointment, but not surprise, at a Vatican document that orders Catholic seminaries to exclude...

A new survey shows the majority of Americans think religion is "under attack" and "losing its influence" in American life.

In the small town of Brenham, Texas, it's not uncommon to see Kazakhstani children in cowboy boots, eating Blue Bell ice cream. Why? A local church...

Palestinian Christians are suffering from human rights abuses including land confiscations, rape and murder at the hands of the much larger Muslim...

President Bush ended a visit to China on Monday, making freedom to worship a dominant theme by putting a visit to church ahead of meetings with...

The atheist who is fighting to take the phrase "under God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance filed a lawsuit late Thursday seeking to prevent the...

In a country that sentenced Father Nguyen Van Ly to 15 years in prison for writing to a U.S. government agency about religious rights violations,...

Our youth sit in church with us week after week. If we were asked, we would not only acknowledge that they are our political and cultural future,...

Do our young people comprehend the rich tradition and foundational truths of the historic Christian faith? Have parents and church leaders done an...

Hindu extremists severely beat a 62-year-old Christian pastor in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on November 4, accusing him of...

Tributes from national and Christian leaders reveal the depth of integrity and wisdom marking the life and ministry of Dr. Adrian Rogers, who died...