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  Report: Hunger, homelessness continue to increase

  In spite of some economic improvement in the last year, mayors reported their cities experienced increased requests for food assistance, a growing number of homeless families and shortfalls in meeting needs.

  12/12/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Justices refuse challenge to Obamacare

  A week after agreeing to decide whether mandated contraception coverage in the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a broader challenge raised by Liberty University.

  12/04/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Supreme Court to hear Hobby Lobby case

  he Supreme Court agreed Nov. 26 to accept cases challenging mandated contraception coverage in the health care reform law known as Obamacare.

  11/27/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Judge strikes down clergy housing allowance

  A federal judge ruled an IRS regulation allowing clergy to avoid paying taxes on a part of their income designated as a housing allowance violates the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.

  11/26/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Baptist Briefs: Faith leaders urge closing of Gitmo

  The head of American Baptist Churches USA joined 42 other faith leaders in a letter urging senators to support efforts to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

  11/21/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Poll: Protestant pastors support immigration reform

  A new poll from Nashville-based LifeWay Research finds nearly six in 10 senior pastors of Protestant churches support immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship.

  11/21/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Religious Freedom Restoration Act needed more now

  The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is more needed now than when it was enacted 20 years, ago, a Baptist church-state expert said at a symposium in Washington.

  11/14/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Supreme Court wrestles with prayer at public meetings

  The Supreme Court struggled with a case that asks whether government organizations can open with prayers some people find overly religious and exclusive.

  11/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  House bill would protect opponents of gay marriage

  Conservatives are rallying around a House bill designed to protect religious people who advocate for traditional marriage—a belief, they say, held in increasing contempt.

  09/27/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Crowds recall the faith that animated King’s dream

  Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. wakened the nation’s conscience with his dream of justice and equality, religious leaders gathered in a historic church to remind the nation faith fueled his vision.

  08/29/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Participants recall 1963 March on Washington

  Participants in the 1963 March on Washington reflect on their lasting memories of the event 50 years ago and how it shaped their faith.

  08/27/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Evangelical ‘Messy Middle’ ambivalent on gay rights

  A new voice emerging in the evangelical community is turning away from the church’s vocal opposition to homosexuality in favor of a more nuanced attitude toward gay rights.

  08/14/2013 - By John Rutledge