Earlier this month, the president of the Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land—which represents congregations and ministries located in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip—triumphantly held aloft his evidence at the once-a-decade general assembly of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). (Casper, Christianity Today)
Read MoreThere are many roles open to women in the Catholic Church today… including campus chaplain and Eucharistic minister. (Eucharistic ministers serve Communion but do not consecrate the bread and wine themselves.) Still, [many believe] restricting ordination to men is an essential part of the faith. (Farzan, NPR)
Read MoreArriaga’s resignation and an ensuing op-ed in the Wall Street Journal have stirred discussion, highlighting that Washington policymakers are at odds concerning the proper approach to international religious liberty. (Roach, Christianity Today)
Read MoreWith the German church’s global influence, a meeting of bishops and laypeople to take up hot-button topics has led to warnings of a new schism, originating in the home of the Protestant Reformation. (Stack, The New York Times)
Read MoreCritics will try to measure the sincerity of the congregations’ beliefs, Ms. Rodriguez said. But for her, the church is about restoring people’s relationship with God. If the sacrament of cannabis helps people build that connection, she and her church want to facilitate that connection. (John, The New York Times)
Read MoreNinety-eight percent of applicants to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's compensation fund accept the settlement offered, said retired Judge Lawrence Stengel, chair of the fund's oversight committee. "[That's] pretty strong evidence that those are adequate and fair," he said. (Benshoff, NPR)
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