Faith

(Premier Christian News) One of the most popular churches in western Nigeria is warning against spiritual perfumes after a man died during a private prayer meeting.   Prayer events normally include traditions such as spraying people with perfume and lighting candles to symbolise good light and aura.  Kayode Badru attended a prayer meeting at The Celestial Church of … [Read more...] about Nigerian Church Warns Against Spiritual Perfumes After Man Dies From Burn Injuries

(Lifeway Research) As more Americans have access to legal marijuana, most U.S. Protestant pastors remain opposed to its use and legalization. In November 2020, five states approved marijuana legalization measures, including Mississippi, which became the first Southern state to approve medical marijuana. Now, 36 states have legalized it for medicinal purposes, including 15 … [Read more...] about Most Pastors Oppose Marijuana Use, Legalization

by Yonat Shimron (RNS) Seventeen professional psychological societies have signed a statement asking the U.S. Department of Education to protect LGBTQ students at religious colleges and universities from discrimination. The statement comes in response to a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 33 students or former students of federally funded Christian colleges and … [Read more...] about 17 Psychological Groups Call for Greater Protections of LGBTQ Students at Religious Schools

(Christianity Today) As COVID-19 vaccination rates slowed this spring, Americans’ attention turned toward the groups less likely to get the shot, including white evangelicals. Black Protestants were initially among the most skeptical toward the vaccine, but they grew significantly more open to it during the first few months of the year, while white evangelicals’ … [Read more...] about White Evangelical Pastors Hesitant to Preach Vaccines

(ChurchLeaders) The alleged crimes of Josh Duggar, who was just released on bail pending trial, are  unspeakable. But what makes his story even more appalling, says victims advocate Rachael Denhollander, is the theology that is cushioning Duggar from the cost of those crimes. “Everyone – EVERYONE else, from Josh’s own children, to a woman afraid to have him in the home, to … [Read more...] about Twisted Theology Is Protecting a Man Who Enjoys the Torture of Children, Says Rachael Denhollander