Christine Kim Articles
Fewer Americans Think Churches Play Significant Role in Solving Social Issues
Fewer Americans believe that churches and other houses of worship have a significant role in addressing social problems, findings from new research by Pew Research Center suggest. Evangelicals Less Likely to Acknowledge Police Brutality Among Minorities, Barna Group Study Finds
Evangelical Christians are less likely than most Americans to say that people of color and other minority groups are treated unfairly by police, according to recent findings by The Barna Group. Evangelicals More Likely to Have Moral Objections Regarding Changing Gender, LifeWay Study Finds
Most Americans don’t believe it is morally wrong for an individual to identify with a gender different from the sex they were assigned at birth or to change the gender they were born with through either surgery or taking hormones. Anglican Church in Canada Reverses Resolution to Reject Same-Sex Marriage
One day after the Anglican Church of Canada rejected a proposal to authorize same-sex marriage, the church reversed its decision after discovering a miscount during the voting process. Anglican Church in Canada Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Resolution in General Synod
The delegates of the Anglican Church of Canada voted against a measure on Monday at the church’s triennial General Synod that would have authorized same-sex marriage. Iowa Churches Required to Comply to Bathroom Laws
Iowa churches must allow people to use the bathroom according to their gender identity and cannot make statements that could make gay or transgender people feel unwelcome according to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). FBI Recommends No Criminal Charges For Hillary Clinton in Private Email Case
FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that Hillary Clinton and her staff were “extremely careless” in handling classified information, but does not recommend criminal charges for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state. Missouri Church Prepares for Supreme Court Hearing in Church-State Separation Case
Both sides in a case concerning a Missouri church’s exclusion from a state grant program have filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court to prepare for a hearing. Pentagon Lifts Ban to Allow Transgender Troops to Serve Openly
The military is lifting its ban on transgender service members serving openly, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Thursday. Christianity Is About Being a Light Through Joyful Servanthood, Says Founder of NEWSONG David Gibbons
Christians are called to be the light in the world and to shine wherever they go, founder of NEWSONG Church Pastor David Gibbons said at the Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) conference at Bethel Korean Church on Saturday.