Religious-themed brick sets hold appeal for both children and adults in digital age

Defense Department to drop atheists, pagans, 175 others from list of military faiths

(RNS) — The new list includes 31 recognized faiths, most of them Christian denominations.

Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall

(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.

As polyamory gains visibility, monogamy faces a vote in the Presbyterian Church (USA)

(RNS) — A separate proposal calls for a broader theological framework on human relationships.  

Why evangelicals should oppose the new farm bill's Save Our Bacon Act

(RNS) — Evangelicals have largely forgotten past generations of evangelicals who not only fought against the slave trade and inhumane working conditions but also against animal cruelty.

Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The war in the Middle East, which the United States and Israel launched on Feb. 28 with strikes on Iran, has exposed the fragility of Iraq’s state institutions and their limited ability to restrain Iran-backed groups.