Church

• Vacation Bible Schools Align Lessons with Common Core Standards Vacation Bible School teachers at a church in Louisville, Ky. are tailoring the lessons to fit into state education standards. Jul 09, 2015

  

  Vacation Bible Schools Align Lessons with Common Core Standards
• What You Probably Don't Know about Obama's Faith Despite his repeated testimony to his Christian faith, many Americans either profess confusion about his religious convictions or consider them to be irrelevant. Jul 07, 2015

  

  What You Probably Don't Know about Obama's Faith
• TIME Columnist Suggests Ending Tax Exempt Status for Churches TIME Magazine recently published a piece by columnist Mark Oppenheimer recommending that tax exempt status for churches and religious institutions should be put to an end. Jul 07, 2015

  

  TIME Columnist Suggests Ending Tax Exempt Status for Churches
• Mennonites Apologize for History of Sex Abuse Following Theologian John Howard Yoder Scandal From seminars to a service of lament to a statement confessing its failure to offer healing for survivors, sexual abuse was a prominent topic at the Mennonite Church USA’s biennial convention, which concluded Sunday. Jul 07, 2015

  Mennonites Apologize for History of Sex Abuse Following Theologian John Howard Yoder Scandal
• Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Nigeria Church Attack Six people were killed Sunday (July 5) when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a church in northeastern Nigeria. Jul 06, 2015

  Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Nigeria Church Attack
• 5 Ways to Help the Least of These “The least of these” may be hard to see at first, but they are there, in your own community, hoping someone will notice that they are trapped and suffering. Healing cannot come without first knowing that the pain exists. Jul 06, 2015

  5 Ways to Help the Least of These
• Once Patrons, Now Landlords — Churches Rehab Buildings for Artist Spaces Redeemer Presbyterian Church is among a host of churches that own old buildings and have embraced the arts as a way of enlivening hallowed spaces, breaking down barriers with neighbors and paying the heating bills. Jul 02, 2015

  Once Patrons, Now Landlords — Churches Rehab Buildings for Artist Spaces
• Report: Fire at Black Church in S.C. was Not Arson, Feds Say Although arson is blamed for at least three fires over the past two weeks in Southern states, the blaze that destroyed Mount Zion AME church in South Carolina was not deliberately set, according to a federal source. Jul 02, 2015

  Report: Fire at Black Church in S.C. was Not Arson, Feds Say
• Pastors Arm Churches after Charleston Shooting Some pastors across the country are introducing armed security after the shooting at a Charleston church killed nine people. Jul 02, 2015

  Pastors Arm Churches after Charleston Shooting
• Justin Bieber Attends Hillsong Conference in Sydney Justin Bieber is currently attending the Hillsong conference in Sydney, Australia, a conference that attracts about 20,000 attendees from over 60 countries. Jun 30, 2015

  Justin Bieber Attends Hillsong Conference in Sydney