BUTLER, Pa. (BP) – A rally for former President Donald Trump was interrupted Saturday afternoon following what appeared to be gunshots. Trump was speaking at a campaign rally when several pops rang out. After lifting his hand to his ear, Trump ducked to the ground at the crowd behind him scattered.
A pastor with 15 and a half years of service at his church was arrested on June 30 for sexual exploitation of a minor, 3rd degree.
WASHINGTON (BP) – Religious nationalism, transnational repression and state control of religious groups are among growing trends in the persecution of Christians globally, International Christian Concern (ICC) said in its newly released 2026 Global Persecution Index.
PUEBLO, Colo. – For Arod Javier, the first-time pastor replanting Living Faith, church growth is not his first priority. Making disciples who make disciples is. If that happens, the Filipino immigrant believes, the congregation will grow in God’s way and in God’s time.
PHILADELPHIA (BP) – The Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home was back in court July 7 defending its federally approved exemption to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate in a case dating to 2013 and involving three Supreme Court victories.
Robert Sloan has left a legacy as a bold and articulate champion of distinctive Christ-centered higher education, touching numerous individuals, institutions, and organizations in this country and around the world.
LOS ANGELES (BP) – Wrongfully imprisoned Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri arrived safely in Los Angeles July 4 after China freed him in what is described as a ‘goodwill gesture’ coinciding with America’s Independence Day, ChinaAid and others announced.
NASHVILLE (BP) – Evan Lenow heard the calls in recent years to abolish or defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. And it broke his heart.
WASHINGTON (BP) – “If being a Christian nationalist means loving Jesus Christ and loving America, count me in,” proclaimed Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, on a recent Washington stage marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
WASHINGTON (BP) – Una sentencia dictada hoy por el Tribunal Supremo en dos casos procedentes de Idaho y Virginia Occidental ha respaldado el derecho de los centros educativos a determinar el género en función del sexo biológico, y no de la identidad de género, en lo que respecta al deporte.
WASHINGTON (BP) – The Justice Department has released the first draft of a report on religious liberty following a yearlong study ordered by President Donald Trump. The wide-ranging report deals with areas such as public school, the military, and how faith-based organizations should interact with federal grants.
