Tag: Christianity
Mormons and NAACP seek to advance work with new initiatives
SALT LAKE CITY — Top leaders from the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced $9.25 million in new educational...
Workers push back against hospitals requiring COVID vaccines
HOUSTON — Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse in Houston, is steadfast in her belief that it's wrong for her employer to force hospital workers...
Southern Baptists quash expanded sex abuse probe, for now
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee on Monday quashed a push for an independent committee to lead a probe of its...
Southern Baptists meet amid controversy over leaked letters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Southern Baptists prepare for their biggest annual meeting in more than a quarter-century, accusations that leaders have shielded churches from...
Secret recordings show Southern Baptist dispute on sex abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Releases of leaked letters and secret recordings from within the Southern Baptist Convention intensified Thursday as critics sought to show top...
Bernice King: Racial justice activism must focus on strategy
ATLANTA — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s youngest daughter said she's afraid American society is unraveling, telling a Christian radio network on Thursday...
Vatican regulates lay movements to prevent governance abuses
ROME — The Vatican took steps Friday to better regulate lay religious movements by imposing term limits on their leaders and requiring internal elections...
Racial tensions simmer as Southern Baptists hold key meeting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Race-related tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention are high heading into a national meeting next week. The election of a new...
Southern Baptist board OKs probe into sex abuse controversy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee said Friday it is contracting an outside firm to investigate its actions...
Vatican’s financial crimes prosecution hurt by inexperience
ROME — European evaluators warned Wednesday that the Vatican’s efforts to investigate and prosecute financial crimes were suffering from understaffing and inexperience, as well...