Protestant - Page 4

July 11, 2022

Church of England refuses to define the word 'woman'

The Church of England declined to give a definition for the word "woman," instead saying that offering a definition of the word now needed "additional care."

June 9, 2022

Methodist leaders say 'rebellion and dysfunction' over LGBT issues splitting denomination

Leaders in the United Methodist Church explained the deeper reasons behind the widening gulf within the third-largest Protestant denomination in the United States.

May 18, 2022

Abortion 'must be legal and accessible': Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Evangelical Lutheran Church released a statement Tuesday stating opposition to the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

March 1, 2022

Finland has shifted to 'secular religion,' 'postmodernism,' says Finnish bishop on trial for intolerance

Juhana Pohjola, a bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Church of Finland, is on trial in his home country for questioning the church's participation in an LGBT pride event.

December 12, 2020

Over 25 Black ministers sign letter to Warnock on abortion

A group of more than two dozen Black pastors, many of them from Georgia, have sent a letter to Democratic Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock urging him to reconsider his pro-choice stance on abortion heading into a runoff election in the Peach State.

September 22, 2020

EPA boss rips Cuomo, de Blasio over protests, threatens to relocate NYC office

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler threatened to move the agency's offices out of the city and state of New York on Tuesday, in response to what little is being done to curb recent riots and violent protesting. 

July 1, 2020

Poll: About 7 in 10 white evangelicals approve of Trump's job

About 7 in 10 white evangelical Protestants approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of his job, according to a new survey -- support from a cornerstone of his political base that has remained strong following a polarizing church visit and a Supreme Court ruling on LGBT discrimination that disheartened some conservatives.

March 15, 2020

Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship

Across the United States, religious leaders are taking unprecedented steps to shield their congregations from the coronavirus - canceling services, banning large funerals and weddings, and waiving age-old requirements of their faiths.

June 12, 2019

Southern Baptists vote to expel churches that mishandle sex abuse, racism

The Southern Baptist Convention overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala. during their annual meeting to take a stand against sexual abuse and racism in "a very significant moment in the history" of the largest protestant denomination in the United States.

June 11, 2019

Southern Baptists meet in Alabama, 'major reset' needed for largest protestant denomination

The Southern Baptist Convention kicked off its annual meeting Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala., 40 years after the "Conservative Resurgence," but this year's gathering is expected to largely be dominated by how to address the denomination's mishandled sexual abuse cases.