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Trump’s continued support from evangelicals tops faith-based news stories of 2023

Author offers close-up look at how American evangelicalism has lost its way

Evangelical, Jewish groups use differing legal tactics in social-media case

U.S. Christians overwhelmingly back two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Supreme Court turns aside appeal of Christian therapist challenging anti-conversion-therapy law

Strong majority of U.S. adults believe in human souls and existence of God or other higher power

Why are Matthew’s and Luke’s Nativity accounts so strikingly different?

New biography offers up-close look at Mitt Romney’s style of thinking

Catholic bishops, other religious leaders asking top court to uphold gun restriction

This year, Christmas in Bethlehem will be a private, not public, affair

Writer of 1 John saw love as the very nature of God

As deadline approaches, Methodist departures exceed expectations

Message to ancient church sounds as if it could be modern

Another religious divide: Christians are more skeptical of artificial intelligence

Despite what church says, law doesn't absolve it of responsibility in sexual abuse case

James offers practical wisdom mirroring the Sermon on the Mount

Two largest Christian universities in U.S. face record-setting federal fines

Blinken’s calls for protecting Gazans echo traditional Christian teaching on ‘just war’

Bible’s great faith chapter opens with challenging definition

Reaction to Israel-Hamas war exposes huge divide in American Christianity

In 19th century, friends and foes of slavery used Philemon to argue slavery

New House speaker built career as legal advocate for conservative religious values

Was Hamas predicted in the Bible?

High court considers whether to accept appeal that challenges key 1990 religion ruling

Segments of Paul’s letters provide glimpse of earliest Christian beliefs

Organizations interject religious-liberty issues in what could be landmark fisheries case

Faith issues take back seat at Republican presidential debates

Ephesians tackles age-old question of law vs. freedom

Church issues sharply critical statement about anti-child-trafficking leader

Florida university system to accept admissions test popular with Christian schools

What was Paul’s thorn in the flesh?

Book presents history of how political interests have used and misused the Bible

Lack of Christian unity: a perplexing problem since the days of Paul

Connecticut federal appeals court is latest to uphold vaccine mandate without religious exemption

Does Romans 13 require Christians to obey a government that does evil?

Fact check: Did Porsche remove a statue of Jesus from one of its ads?

Prominent evangelical says young faithful are leaving because ‘the church itself does not believe what the church teaches’

Earliest Christianity was known as The Way

PragerU cartoon approved for use in Florida public schools suggests slavery isn’t always wrong

Fact check: Did the Supreme Court reprimand Biden for standing against religious freedom?

Actors union grants its first strike exemption to producers of popular Jesus-based series

Caviezel movie about fight against child trafficking tells compelling tale despite manipulative, politicized marketing

Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine clashes with Catholic teaching

Tale of Ethiopian eunuch is one of radical inclusivity

Supreme Court leaves key questions unanswered in the way it sided with Colorado web designer

Ex-postal worker who wants Sundays off wins at Supreme Court, but he still could lose case

Justices cross ideological lines in case involving Facebook stalker

Perhaps, abrupt ending of Mark’s gospel was intended to raise more questions than answers

Southern Baptists double down on their opposition to women as pastors

Most Protestant pastors depending on armed congregants or security personnel at worship services, study finds

Why did Jesus have to suffer and die? Penal-substitutionary theory of Atonement offers common answer in today’s Protestantism

Three cases to watch as the Supreme Court enters its final month of this term

U.S. secretary of State cites ‘troubling trends’ in international state of religious freedom

What are we to make of Jesus telling his disciples to buy swords?

Illinois AG issues report detailing hundreds of cases of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy

Hillsong documentary avoids sensationalizing sensational story

DOJ backs faith-based agency, claims it has right under religious-freedom law to feed the homeless

Are there two Great Commandments, or just one?

Evangelicals and Catholics dominate list of 2024 presidential candidates

Texas Senate votes to allow chaplains to take place of school counselors

Texas lawmakers advance bill that could upend 1980 Supreme Court ruling on Ten Commandments in schools

Story of adulterous woman is one of dignity restored

Supreme Court justices struggle with providing clarity over employees’ religious rights

Teacher loses appeal over forced resignation for his religion-based refusal to use preferred names

Is it sinful to use preferred pronouns for transgendered people?

Matthew’s ambiguous ‘rock’ quotation has been debated for centuries

Current or former employees sue well-known Christian organizations

Tale of miraculous dinner is one of abundance

Push to get taxpayer funding for religious and other private schools gains momentum

Movie on origins of Jesus movement entertains, but full story still disappoints

Jews are group viewed most favorably in new Pew survey, while Latter-day Saints are viewed most unfavorably

Church-owned publishing company’s new book details painful errors of the church’s past

Famous saying targets unnecessary and arbitrary rules

Did an Arizona school board say Christians shouldn’t be teaching in its schools?

Church’s propensity for secrecy likely was a cause of deception that led to $5M fine

What do the Gospels mean when they talk about being saved?

What the He Gets Us campaign gets right — and doesn’t

Ancient sermon offers guide to becoming one’s best self

Christian university students throng to revival meeting that’s lasted for week

What must an employer do to accommodate religious practices? Ex-postal worker’s case may decide

Generation gap on participation in religious services has widened during pandemic

Did a poor word choice affect the course of Christianity?

Oscar-contending film finds human search for connection in complex characters

Federal court rejects lawsuit seeking to invalidate Title IX religious exemption

Did the United Kingdom ban an ad poster for being offensive to Christians?

Effort to send public funds to private schools gets push in states with GOP trifecta

Matthew interprets Old Testament prophets creatively, not literally

Judge finds RFRA gives Sikhs right not to shave for boot camp

Survey finds Congress identifies more as Christian than the U.S. population

Five news stories worth watching in 2023