Church
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US
After Fire Destroys Sanctuary, Landmark Dallas Church Mourns What’s Lost
As officials work to determine the cause, many lament the damage at First Baptist Dallas, a church that grew along…
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World
In an Outback Town, Praising the Lord and Improvising the Details
For some churches, it’s all about music. Others translate scripture into Indigenous languages or enlist local artists to depict Bible…
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World
Slur by Francis Lays Bare the Church’s Contradictions on Homosexuality
The pope used homophobic slang and cautioned prelates about admitting gay men into seminaries. But ordination has also long been…
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US
U.S. Catholic Bishops Apologize for Traumas of Indian Boarding Schools
The bishops acknowledged the church’s role in operating schools where Native American children faced abuses and forced assimilation.
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Opinion
When Churches Cancel Their Own
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US
Southern Baptists Reject Tighter Ban on Women in Pastoral Posts
The denomination voted against adding language to its constitution saying that “only men” could be affirmed or employed “as any…
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Opinion
Young Women Are Fleeing Organized Religion. This Was Predictable.
Alexis Draut, 28, was raised Christian in Kentucky. Her parents took her and her sister to nondenominational megachurches that adhered…
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US
Dallas Pastor Tony Evans, Citing Undisclosed ‘Sin,’ Leaves Pulpit
Mr. Evans, who has built one of the largest predominantly African American evangelical churches in the United States, said in…
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Opinion
The Day My Old Church Canceled Me Was a Very Sad Day
This week, the leaders of the Presbyterian Church in America will gather in Richmond, Va., for their annual General Assembly.…
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World
Pope Issues Apology After Reports That He Used Offensive Slang Word
Francis’ remark, referring to gay men, came during what was supposed to be a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last…