...Even as vaccinations are on the rise and hospitalizations are falling, pastors are unsure about the future.

This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide the most consequential religious freedom case in a generation. The case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, has the potential to gut First Amendment precedent that has stood for over 30 years.

This week conservative United Methodists unveiled The Global Methodist Church, which will launch when the denomination formally splits. When will that split occur?

...Here’s what pastors say they believe about the end times.

...These days, almost all ministries have some media component,  Pastors write books.  Journalists have podcasts.  However, the list below is a list of those ministries whose work is primarily media-driven. 

The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled on Thursday that the burden of proof under federal immigration law falls on illegal aliens when they are trying to escape deportation. 

...“I told our congregation a few weeks ago that I could never really concern myself with religious freedom. I wouldn’t fight for religious freedom because I won’t fight for idolatry. Why would I fight for the devil to have as many false religions as possible and all of them to be available to everyone?” he asked.

Millions of Americans remain under business restrictions, mask mandates, and quarantine requirements as foreign nationals at the United States-Mexico are traveling freely into the nation’s interior.

A Protestant pastor in Singapore has issued an apology following a heavy backlash from young netizens after asking women “to refrain from revealing or provocative dressing” in order to avoid inciting “lustful thoughts” in men.

Three Christians in New Jersey were charged with violating the state’s anti-bias intimidation statute, specifically for “shouting homophobic rhetoric directly in front of Allure Salon,” based on the citing officer’s wording, after the trio preached to the salon owner and an employee who are both openly homosexual.

The Biden administration – and Biden’s nominees – are engaging in a new trend: talking about faith and religion when asked about abortion.

Texas on Tuesday became the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen COVID-19 restrictions despite pleas from health officials not to let their guard down yet.

... It is happening all over our nation–churches embracing anti-biblical activity, and choosing to portray it as God’s perfect will.

God says, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21). Take a look through your Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter feed, and you’ll see that we as God’s people need discipleship to develop more godly technology habits.

The United Methodist Church has once again postponed its quadrennial meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying further a widely anticipated vote by delegates from across the globe on a proposal to split the denomination over the inclusion of LGBTQ members.

...The international agency will begin training all its employees, including those at locations that have not worked with gay couples.