Religion
As United Methodist Church Empties Out, PBS Embraces LGBTQ Takeover
The latest example of taxpayer-supported celebration of the gender alphabet came on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. Anchor Geoff Bennett set the scene of a Christian denomination in crisis. But after laying out the grim facts, Bennett didn’t grill his guest, Rev. Valerie Jackson, about the mass exodus from the denomination. He certainly didn’t invite an opposing religious conservative voice into the…
'Jesus Was Gay': CBS Yucks It Up With Anti-Jesus 'Comedy'
CBS’s late night comedy game show After Midnight went off rails on Thursday as host Taylor Tomlinson and her fellow comedian guests yucked it up with some cheap and flippant anti-Jesus and “Jesus was gay” laughs.
ABC Journo, KJP Team Up to Slam Butker for Pro-Life, Pro-Family Speech
ABC reporter Karen Travers used her round of Q&A during Thursday’s White House press briefing to invite a willing accomplice in Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to join the liberal media mob against Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker for his alleged crime of giving a pro-family, pro-life, pro-parenting commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
Column: Boos and Hisses for the Kansas City Kicker
On May 14, Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker gave the commencement address at Benedictine College, a Catholic school in Kansas. Within 48 hours, the media elites were ablaze with outrage. There’s a “growing uproar,” warned NBC’s Hoda Kotb.
Historic German Church Hosts Worship Service Ft. Taylor Swift Songs
The Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg, Germany, hosted a Taylor Swift-themed church service to draw in young attendees. Over 1,200 people attended the event, which focused on the religious convictions expressed in Swift's songs. The 600-year-old Protestant Church aimed to engage with issues relevant to younger generations. Multiple Taylor Swift songs were performed, with the congregation…
The Slow Decline of the United Methodist Church
“O never give me over to my own heart’s desires, nor let me follow my own imaginations!”– John Wesley There are many reasons for the modern church’s loss of its prophetic voice, politics being just one of them. As in ancient times, trying to embrace what the rest of the world is doing has diminished the power of the church to address what used to be called “sinful behavior…
Miraculous Gun Jam Saves Pastor During Pennsylvania Church Service
In a miraculous event, a gunman's weapon jammed during an attempted shooting of a Pennsylvania pastor, Glenn Germany, during a church service. The gunman, Bernard Polite, was subdued by church deacon, Clarence McCallister, until police arrived. Pastor Germany attributed the gun's malfunction to divine intervention and expressed his belief that the attacker suffers from mental illness. He…
Bias by Omission: 252nd Attack on Catholic Church Since Dobbs Leak
These incidents reflect a rising trend of violence and aggression against Catholic and Christian churches.
Church Volunteer Accused of Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old
Arkansas teacher Reagan Gray was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy she met at Immanuel Baptist Church. Gray, a volunteer at the church, purportedly sent nude photos to the boy after getting his number from the church's music program WhatsApp group. The boy's parents discovered the explicit text messages in 2020 and Gray was removed from the student ministry, but later…
Masters Champ Glorifies Jesus Christ After Winning Golf Tournament
Scottie Scheffler, the winner of the recent Masters golf tournament, used his victory to glorify Jesus Christ.
Vatican Blasts Gender Surgery & Theory, Surrogacy
This document, entitled "Infinite Dignity," asserts that biological sex and gender can be distinguished but not separated.
NewsBusters Podcast: The Leftist Media Often Can't 'Get Religion'
As the media bring their leftist lens to the "culture wars" and religion in politics, they're prone to simplifying everything and only covering religion when it intrudes on the new orthodoxy of wokeness. Terry Mattingly operated the site GetReligion for 20 years, and he explains how he assesses the media's handling of religion stories.
Ben Shapiro: The Cut Flowers Civilization
This week, famed atheist Richard Dawkins explained that he was a “cultural Christian.” Praising his civilization, Dawkins stated, “I do think that we are culturally a Christian country. I call myself a cultural Christian. I’m not a believer. But there is a distinction between being a believing Christian and being a cultural Christian. And so you know I love hymns and Christmas carols, and I…
PBS Blames Churches Following The Bible For Politicizing Religion
Correspondent Sarah McCammon joined her NPR colleague Michel Martin on Thursday’s Amanpour and Company on PBS to discuss her book, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. Naturally, Evangelicals’ relationship with Donald Trump and the “politicization of religion” was a big part of the conversation, but McCammon made it clear that her…
