"Our Bible" is a new app that includes more than 300 devotionals, podcasts and essays geared toward LGBTQ Christians and progressive people of faith.

Source: Philly app creator offers digital sanctuary for Christians alienated by churches - Philly

Source: Flu season is all in our heads, Texas televangelist says: 'Inoculate yourself with the word of God' | Faith | Dallas News

Because Arthur Jones is running in the March primary unopposed, Illinois Republicans will be saddled with a white supremacist congressional nominee.

Source: Holocaust denier Arthur Jones poised to win Republican nomination in 3rd Congressional District

Alex Garcia hopes policies change to allow him to live again with his family.

Source: Faced with deportation, man from Central America takes refuge in a Maplewood church | Metro | stltoday.com

The Rev. Jennifer Mattson has a photo from the news seared in her mind of two children in car seats in the back of a vehicle, with their parents —both

Source: St. Thomas Episcopal to examine how churches can fight opioid crisis | Faith + Values | lancasteronline.com

Annual March for Life in DC draws scores of Missourians

Source: Missourians who gathered for anti-abortion rally feel like Washington is moving their way | Political Fix | stltoday.com

Humans have been making religious predictions about the end of days for centuries, but more secular versions have been emerging in recent decades.

Source: Doomsday Clock: The fascination with apocalyptic predictions - The Washington Post

(RNS) — A parent opposing the measure said the proposal was unnecessary because a state statute already requires schools' display of the state flag, which includes the motto.

Source: Florida legislators favor ‘In God We Trust’ motto in schools | Religion News Service

The pope set off a firestorm of criticism last week when he defended Chile's Bishop Juan Barros, who is accused of covering up sex abuse.

Source: Pope Francis apologizes for upsetting sex abuse survivors but backs controversial bishop Juan Barros - The Washington Post

Source: Is Trump widening a rift between the evangelicals and Mideast Christians? | Religion News Service

(RNS) — A new book finds many religious Americans are quite willing to try to reconcile their starting assumptions about God with any scientific claims presented to them. (Commentary)

Source: Evangelicals’ surprising view of science and what it may mean

The question is whether it’s possible for different groups to ever share the Bible in a truly meaningful way.

Source: Will Jews go to the evangelical-backed Museum of the Bible? - The Washington Post

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Source: How Jewish Refugee Kurt Adler Became Father Christmas – The Forward

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, was toned down on account of the recent violence sparked by President Donald Trump's recognition of nearby Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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“Pope Francis talks a good game, but he never comes through,” said one survivor of sexual abuse.

Source: Cardinal Law's funeral treatment brings up 'old wounds' for Catholic Church sex abuse survivors - The Washington Post