Faith

(RNS) The Evangelical Covenant Church became the latest Protestant denomination in the United States to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, the theological justification that allowed the discovery and domination by European Christians of lands already inhabited by Indigenous peoples. Denominations repent for Native American land grabs Delegates at the Covenant Annual … [Read more...] about Evangelical Covenant Church Joins List of Protestant Denominations Rebuking Doctrine of Discovery

(ABC News) When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend to be wary of preventive shots and government intervention. Early on, they posted flyers at farm supply stores and at auctions where the Amish sell handmade furniture and … [Read more...] about Amish Put Faith in God’s Will and Herd Immunity Over Vaccine

(The Daily Herald) Carpentersville parents Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi got the shock of their lives when they learned their 15-year-old daughter had renounced her Islamic faith and secretly converted to Christianity. But how the conversion happened was more worrisome for the Muslim couple, who are accusing a former Jacobs High School history teacher of using his position … [Read more...] about Family Accuses ChicagoTeacher of ‘Brainwashing’ Daughter To Convert to Christian Faith

Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross (The Conversation) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently approved drafting a document on receiving Communion in the Catholic Church. It will include a section regarding standards for politicians and public figures who support laws allowing abortion, euthanasia and other “moral evils.” The proposed document has … [Read more...] about Controversy Over Communion in the Catholic Church Goes Back Some 2,000 Years

by Bob Smietana (RNS) When he first moved to the Rocky Mountains in the early 1990s, bestselling author and speaker Philip Yancey set a goal of climbing all the 58 peaks in Colorado that are over 14,000 feet tall. Now 71, Yancey has accomplished that goal. He and his wife, Janet, still enjoy hiking and mountain climbing. But their focus has changed. “We've gone from … [Read more...] about At 71, Christian Author Philip Yancey Still Believes in Amazing Grace, Despite the Country’s Divisions