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Pastor detained two years in Turkey attends summit

Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was detained in Turkey for two years on terrorism and spying charges before being released in October, said he is enjoying the simple things in life.

07/19/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Religious freedom leader applauds unalienable rights group

The U.S. State Department’s new Commission on Unalienable Rights underscores the nation’s commitment to religious rights internationally, Tony Perkins said in his new role as chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

07/15/2019 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Pence and Pompeo address Christian pro-Israel summit

Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both addressed a Christian pro-Israel group July 8, lifting up the U.S. ally as a bastion of inclusivity and railing against Iran.

07/10/2019 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

VA revises policies on displays of religious symbols

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision permitting a cross on public land, the Department of Veterans Affairs has revised its policies on religious symbols in displays at VA facilities.

07/10/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Hispanic evangelical group offers to help migrant children

The head of the nation’s largest Hispanic evangelical Christian network announced it will offer to help provide resources and shelter to migrant children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

07/02/2019 - By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Supreme Court says WWI cross can stand on government land

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that a 40-foot cross erected as a World War I memorial can remain on government property in Bladensburg, Md.

06/20/2019 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Atheist group drops challenge to clergy housing allowance

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has dropped its long-running fight against the clergy housing allowance permitted by the U.S. government.

06/19/2019 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

‘Go see the movie,’ Emanuel massacre survivor urges

Sheppard shares her experience in the film Emanuel, in theaters two nights only June 17 and 19. The film tells the story of the massacre against the backdrop of Charleston, S.C., race relations, the historical importance of the church to African Americans, and lessons in forgiveness that resonated internationally after the crime.

06/11/2019 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press