Religious Freedom Commission Faces Shutdown

A U.S. government agency tasked with monitoring religious liberty worldwide is in danger of being shut down for good.

Congress created the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, also known as USCIRF, in 1998.

Why Christians Identifying Themselves as Republicans or Democrats Can Be Idolatrous

And how Sojourners’ Lisa Sharon Harper navigates one side of the political spectrum.

It took Lisa Sharon Harper nearly 10 years to reconcile her faith with her political views. Then she met her first self-described evangelical Democrat in 1991.

The World Reacts to Obama’s and Clinton’s Pro-Homosexual Rights Speech

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement in Geneva Tuesday night that the U.S. would be marketing gay rights as an international issue sparked both praise and criticisms from nations around the world, particularly from those in Africa.

Southern Baptists Will Keep the Baptist Name

As the Southern Baptist Convention considers changing its 166-year-old name in order to reach more people for Christ, denominational leaders have made it clear that they don’t plan on removing “Baptist” from its name.

Should You Preach Like a Prophet?

We dare not be silent about injustices, if only we can see them as God does.

Think about the basic human emotions we get to preach on: joy, sadness, comfort, anger, and serenity. Now think about the prophets–which emotion most often characterizes them?

Missing the Christmas Message

Sometime this Christmas season, you are sure to hear those rousing words of Handel’s Messiah, taken from Revelation 11:15: “The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ” (ESV). 

Newt Gingrich Makes Palestinians Angry with ‘Palestinians Are an Invented People’ Comment

A slew of Palestinian officials reacted with dismay Saturday to Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s statement that the Palestinians are an “invented” people.