Bonneville put his Cambridge theology degree to work in a new documentary about Jesus.
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The top 10 worst countries for Christian persecution
A watchdog organization identified three global trends in persecution against Christians.
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Texas church to be demolished, like other mass killing sites before it
In what is becoming a grim American ritual, mass shooting sites from Sandy Hook to Columbine have been demolished and then rebuilt.
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‘Peace Cross’ deemed unconstitutional, court rules.
Chief justice: the ruling “confuses maintenance of a highway median and monument in a state park with excessive religious entanglement.”
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Saint’s statue defaced amid Confederate monuments debate
Images appeared on social media showing the word “murder” smeared in white paint on a statue of the 18th-century Franciscan priest who led the Catholic Church’s missionary efforts among Native Americans on the West Coast.
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The once officially atheist China is booming with religion
When Ian Johnson first went to China as a student three decades ago, he pronounced religion there “dead.” But Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist now based in Berlin and Beijing, has witnessed a transformation, one he documents in “The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao,” published in April. China is experiencing “one of the great […]
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Does faith give Olympic athletes a competitive edge?
Athletes often mention the support their faith provides; it shows up in different ways.
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Episcopal Church suspended from Anglican Communion
The dramatic demotion follows a string of Episcopal Church decisions stretching back to 2003, when it elected Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as a bishop of New Hampshire. That decision led dozens of U.S. churches to break away from the Episcopal Church and declare their allegiance to a series of rival groups, including the Anglican Church in North America.
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Court rejects atheists’ demand to end tax break for clergy housing
A federal court of appeals rejected a case brought by an atheist organization that would have declared tax-exempt clergy housing allowances—often a large chunk of a pastor’s compensation—unconstitutional.“This is a great victory for fair treatment of churches,” sai
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‘Nones’ on the Net: Is the Internet bad for religion?
A new paper draws an intriguing conclusion to a question scholars have wrestled with for several decades: Why are Americans dropping out of church?One reason? They’re logging on to the Internet.Allen Downey, a professor of computer science at Massachusetts’ Olin College of Engineeri