Pastor Wins Legal Fight After Seattle Street Preaching Arrests

A Washington pastor scored a major victory last week after being arrested at least twice for preaching the Gospel in public. Pastor Matthew Meinecke’s battle against officials in Seattle, Washington, recently came to a close, according to Nate Kellum, senior counsel at First Liberty Institute. Meinecke was reportedly preaching during a huge protest against the […]

Trump Says He’s Now a Non-Denominational Christian

#DonaldTrump told Religion News Service last week in a written interview mediated by spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain that he doesn’t consider himself to be Presbyterian. He was confirmed in the church and has called himself Presbyterian numerous times over the years. But no more. “I now consider myself to be a non-denominational Christian,” Trump said […]

Artemis II Commander Moved to Tears After Splashdown

Less than a week after returning from the Artemis II mission, commander Reid Wiseman shared an emotional moment from the crew’s return. Though he said he is “not really a religious person,” he asked to see a Navy chaplain after splashdown because there was “no other avenue” to explain what he had experienced. When the […]

Russia Bans “International Movement of Satanists” as Extremist

Russia’s Supreme Court outlawed what it termed the “International Movement of Satanists” as hostile to traditional religions on Wednesday, in the latest incarnation of the Kremlin’s sweeping crackdown on ideological dissent. “Today, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation granted the lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Igor Krasnov, recognizing the […]

Chandler Warns Against Political Idolatry in the Church

Matt Chandler warned that one of the most dangerous spiritual threats facing the modern Church is political idolatry. Looking ahead, he said believers may one day look back on this era “with maybe some embarrassment and shame” because of how deeply politics has shaped Christian identity and divided the Church. “The political idolatry and ideology […]

Bible Read Aloud Over Billings

In Billings, Montana, something powerful happens each year and most people have never heard about it. Believers set up a big box truck up on the Rims looking out over the whole city, gathering from across the region with one purpose: To read the entire Bible—out loud, cover to cover. For nearly 20 years, they […]

Obama’s “Messiah” Comparisons Revisited

From glowing magazine covers to campaign speeches, Barack Obama was compared to Jesus and even hailed as a “messiah figure” more than once. This article revisits four examples and asks what that reveals.#BarackObama #Jesus #Messiah #ChristianNews #FaithAndPolitics #Idolatry http://dlvr.it/TS5Gl7