Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Beliefnet News

North Korean officials sentenced a two-year-old and his entire family to live in a political prison. The finding comes from a report on religious persecution in North Korea, where over 70,000 Christians and members of other faiths are currently imprisoned. António Guterres, the United Nation’s Secretary General, blasted the finding. “The right to freedom of thought,…

GoIowaStatecom / Flickr
Sam Ponder, host of ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” was accused of bigotry after refusing to support biological men competing in women’s sports. The controversy began when Ponder retweeted a post from Riley Gaines, the female athlete who has spoken out against transwomen and biological men participating in female sports. Gaines has gained fame for speaking out…

Convenant Nashville/YouTube
In his first sermon since his daughter was killed in a mass shooting at a Christian school, Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, discussed the complicated nature of grief while thanking the church for supporting his family during their pain. Scruggs told his Nashville-based church in a message titled “Loss and Gain,”…

Crossroads Cowboy Church Bismarck/Facebook
The church and family of an Arkansas pastor are grieving the loss of his two daughters after the family’s vehicle was hit by an oncoming train. The pastor and his son survived the crash but are still in the hospital. According to THV11, the incident happened while the Fryar family traveled east on Richwoods Road.…

William Hunton/Shutterstock.com
Governor Ron DeSantis promised to continue tackling woke agendas and supporting Americans’ right to practice their faith in remarks at the opening session of the National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention. DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, spoke at the Orlando World Center Marriott as he discussed his perspective on protecting family and faith. He…

@rebelnewsonline / Twitter
Canadian teenager Josh Alexander was arrested outside Western Canada High School in Calgary, Alberta while handing out Bibles. A video from Rebel News shows Alexander and his fellow protesters being confronted and shoved by pro-LGBT counter-protesters. Despite not responding to the shoving, members of the Calgary Police Service can be seen putting Alexander in handcuffs.…

Crush Rush/Shutterstock.com
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott recently became the latest Republican candidate to throw his hat in for a presidential bid, announcing his run for the White House. In an address at Scott’s alma mater, Charleston Southern University, Scott emphasized his faith in America and God. He said, “Today, I think back to my grandfather—a man…

Shutterstock.com
A study by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) revealed that more Americans are switching their denominations or religious traditions than in past years. According to the study, which surveyed 5,872 US adults, nearly one quarter (24 percent) of US adults made the switch in 2022, up from 16 percent in 2021. The greatest number of those…

Shutterstock.com | Grindstone Media Group / Shutterstock.com
Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today, Russell Moore, spoke with NBC’s Chuck Todd, casting doubt on how strongly evangelicals will turn out to vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 election. “Almost every family that I know has people who don’t speak to each other anymore about this personality and this figure, and I think there…

Shutterstock.com
Arizona Christian University (ACU) released a statement earlier this month announcing that the school board for Phoenix-area Washington Elementary School District (WESD) had reinstated the university’s contract that allowed ACU’s student teachers to teach in the district. “The new student placement agreement allows for an additional five years, to be renewed annually, instead of being the…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners