Faith

by Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) In the midst of a strange and stressful year, people turned to the same place they have for decades in their search for answers. The internet. But once online, many looked to a much older source: the Bible. The website BibleGateway.com, which allows users to read and search the text of multiple translations of the Bible, saw unusual … [Read more...] about Protests, Pandemics and Politics: The Top 2020 Searches for Bible Passages Online

(ChurchLeaders) For the first time, there is an audio version of the Bible read entirely by women. The project is the brainchild of Ann White, the founder and executive director of Courage For Life (CFL), and came about because of her work with female inmates.  “In working with at-risk women, we know through research and our own experience that you want to use … [Read more...] about There Is Now an Audio Version of the Bible Read Exclusively by Women

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown. In “Let Us Dream,” published Tuesday, Francis also criticizes … [Read more...] about Pope Book Backs George Floyd Protests, Blasts Virus Skeptic

by Yonat Shimron (RNS) Southern Baptist seminary presidents have taken up a hot culture war issue in a recent statement, saying “critical race theory” is incompatible with the denomination’s central statement of faith. Issued on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Southern Baptist Convention’s most recent statement of faith, the Baptist Faith & Message, the … [Read more...] about Southern Baptist Seminary Presidents Nix Critical Race Theory