Catholics will pray for newly elected officials “so that their sense of the common good will overcome special demands.” This would include support for traditional families “throughout their lives, especially in painful moments.”     The French Catholic Church will revive a centuries-old custom next week with an updated national “prayer for France” opposing the... Continue Reading

Ervin Kohn, president of The Jewish Community of Oslo, said that Norwegian Jews “will not be able to live in a society where circumcision is forbidden.” Norway’s ombudsman for children’s rights has proposed that Jews and Muslim replace male circumcision with a symbolic, nonsurgical ritual. Dr. Anne Lindboe told the newspaper Vart Land last month... Continue Reading

The…report is notably missing some important information--the two-year old report contains no mention of the violence, murder and mayhem directed at Christians and other minorities in Muslim nations in Africa and the Middle East since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011.

“If we really want equality, why does that equality not extend to nieces who genuinely, truly love their uncles?” A Catholic bishop has sparked outrage among equality campaigners by suggesting that the Scottish Government could extend legislation on same-sex marriage to include bigamy and even incest, if it truly believed in equality. Bishop Hugh Gilbert... Continue Reading

(Editor's Note: Scott Redd is President of RTS Washington Campus and is a newly appointed contributor to the Washington Post's local 'On Faith' website. This is his first contribution.)

Sikhs, who follow teachings passed down by a series of gurus, or spiritual guides, are defined both by appearance and belief in a single god. Rituals are forbidden, as are cutting and shaving hair. They don’t fast, have no worship attendance requirements, have no clergy, and disavow “superstition.” They also shun intoxicants, alcohol and tobacco.

It seems that Hollywood can’t help itself. Instead of trusting in the power of a good story, it turns again and again to gratuitous profanity – even when that’s exactly what the audience doesn’t want. A few weeks ago, I told you that, in my opinion, Lifeway bookstores made a big mistake when it removed... Continue Reading

A survey conducted by Trinity College (CT) in 2008 found that, since 2001, the mainline  has fallen in membership the fastest while non-denominational churches have been “trending upward.” “Fewer than 200,000 people favored this term in 1990 but in 2008 it accounts for over eight million Americans,” the survey reports. New York Times columnist Ross... Continue Reading

Christians make up the largest Asian American religious group (42 percent according to the Pew survey) and Pew’s and other recent surveys suggest that about 15-20 percent of all Asian Americans consider themselves born again or evangelical Christians. By some measures, Asian American evangelicals are even more religiously devout than their white evangelical counterparts. Few... Continue Reading

Given the perilous state of the Syrian economy, foreign investment will be critical to supporting and sustaining many businesses and key sectors. Again, this gives Christian groups and leaders and opportunity to reach out to their counterparts in the west and elsewhere by advocating for future foreign aid and investment to be linked to the protection of minority rights, including Christian rights in a post-Assad Syria.