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Legislation brings drastic cost increases — and even closures.
Running a youth camp in Texas has never been easy. And it’s getting harder, thanks in part to well-intended legislation passed in the wake of last year’s deadly floods. Measures meant to make camps safer may ...
The church runs a temporary homeless shelter that the city has tried to shut down.
Dad’s Place, a temporary housing ministry in Bryan, Ohio, has prevailed in its legal battle against the city that tried to stop its sheltering of homeless persons.
Fake accounts and bots prove to be major problem for polling industry
As UK's Bible Society goes on the defensive after retracting its report on revival, the polling industry grapples with the growing problem of fake accounts and bots.
Ruling caps a decades-long battle to overturn a ban on churches endorsing candidates.
In a surprising cap to a decades-long battle, a federal judge rejected a settlement that would have lifted an IRS ban on pastors and churches endorsing candidates. NRB says they plan to appeal the ruling. ...
Missouri Conference investigating Rev. Stephanie Remington over past employment with Jeffrey Epstein
Upon discovery of Rev. Stephanie Remington’s former employment with Jeffrey Epstein, Bishop Robert Farr ordered the suspension of her duties as an ordained clergy member with the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church for ...
A history of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, started by Bush, continued by Obama and Biden.
(RNS) — Influenced by a prominent pastor and a layman who led a prison ministry, George W. Bush in his first presidential administration embarked on an ambitious goal: to partner the federal government with faith-based ...
Early critics of the 25-year-old office have proven prophetic.
Early critics of the 25-year-old Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives have proven prophetic—it has outlived its usefulness.
And ministries in Latin America struggle to respond
Ministries in Latin America struggle to respond as deportations surge and aid collapses.
Momentum to pass similar laws preventing NDAs in child sexual abuse cases in more states is growing.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz proposes a federal version of Trey’s Law to make NDAs in child sexual abuse cases void and unenforceable.
Amendment would clarify terms and allow clergy to be charged for exploiting spiritual authority.
The Georgia Senate Committee has unanimously advanced a bill addressing clergy sexual abuse. Supported by Georgia Baptists, the amendment would clarify terms and allow clergy to be charged for exploiting spiritual authority.
