Murderous rampages have become so common, crime trackers disagree over proper terminology to describe the carnage. In the midst of increasing violence, churches face the challenge of continuing to show God’s love, grace and mercy in the midst of Satan’s prolific work, pastors affected by such violence said.

Author Eric Metaxas and historian John Fea offer significantly different views on how the Founding Fathers viewed the proper role of religion.

A church-state watchdog group is demanding a halt to meetings between the Trump administration and an informal group of evangelical advisers who have proved to be among the president’s staunchest supporters.

The U.S. Army dropped its investigation Aug. 24 against Southern Baptist chaplain Maj. Jerry Scott Squires, a Southern Baptist chaplain, exonerating him of all charges.

Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Aug. 25 at age 81.

A group from The Satanic Temple temporarily erected a goat-headed, winged statue on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds Aug. 16 to protest the Ten Commandments monument already placed there.

By Sunday evening, Aug. 12, Washington, D.C., hosted far more anti-racist religious demonstrators than white supremacists, suggesting white nationalists inadvertently had done more to unite people than bolster the ranks of racists.

Evangelical pastors in Charlottesville, Va., said a community interracial worship service appeared to be the largest local gathering during what media described as a weekend of peaceful but tense demonstrations in the city

Want to understand the new tax reform’s effect on employer-provided parking for churches and ministries? A certified public accountant and a CPA/attorney offer their perspectives. (via Christianity Today’s Church Law & Tax)

On the one-year anniversary of white nationalist protests that left three people dead in Charlottesville, Va., area Christians plan to counter any resurgence of racism with worship and repentance.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he is creating a religious liberty task force to challenge what he called a dangerous movement “eroding our great tradition of religious freedom.”

Churches and other nonprofit groups are struggling to make sense of a new levy imposed on their traditionally tax-exempt operations by the sweeping tax overhaul that Republicans in Congress passed last year. (via The Dallas Morning News)