The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule intended to foster “full and equal participation” of religious groups as federal contractors.

12/10/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

COVID-19 is not yet “in the rearview mirror,” but millions of Americans could be vaccinated from the virus in the near future, said Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.

12/03/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

In a 5-4 decision handed down on the eve of Thanksgiving, the U.S. Supreme Court granted New York religious congregations in COVID-19 hotspots temporary relief from an attendance limit placed on worship services.

11/30/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Oregon will become the first state in the nation to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs including Oxycodone, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine beginning in February 2021.

11/06/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Liberty University removed videos of evangelical author and speaker John Piper from its website after the well-known pastor wrote a blog post that was seen as critical of President Donald Trump.

11/04/2020 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Leaders of multiracial coalitions of churches in three Southern cities have confessed to being too “comfortable” and committed anew to “work for justice to right past wrongs” and seek racial unity.

10/28/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

The Southern Baptist Convention’s religious freedom entity and other faith organizations urged a federal appeals court to reconsider its application of the “ministerial exception” rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court in cases involving employment decisions by churches and other religious institutions.

10/26/2020 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

Christians who read the same Bible often hold drastically different political positions—and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, according to two experts in church-state relations.

10/23/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

As they head to the polls, nearly all religious Americans say the coronavirus is the most critical issue facing the country, a new study shows. But there’s one notable exception: white evangelicals.

10/20/2020 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

A district court temporarily has granted a request from a Washington, D.C., Southern Baptist church to gather for outdoor worship services that violate the city’s rules for public gatherings.

10/13/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

About 700 evangelical American Christians have endorsed a statement encouraging political engagement “with humility, civility, intellectual rigor and honesty” and inviting all followers of Christ to seek “the health of the nation for the good of all people.”

10/08/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments that people whose rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act have been violated should have access to monetary damages, just as those protected under other federal civil rights laws do.

10/07/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor