Alabama Rules that Frozen Embryos Are Children

The first-of-its kind decision affirms life at its earliest stages but complicates the future of IVF.
Last week, Alabama extended protections beyond the unborn in the womb to the unborn outside it, becoming the first state to rule that frozen embr…

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Black Americans Who Leave Church Don’t Go Far

How their disaffiliation stands to have a bigger impact on their communities and why leaders are hopeful they’ll come back.
Black Americans are the most religious non-religious group in the country.
In a new Pew Research Center report on the growi…

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Why Evangelicals Aren’t Afraid of Being Outnumbered by Nones

Church leaders believe Christ still offers the answers that the religiously unaffiliated are looking for, even if religious baggage is driving them away.
With 28 percent of Americans saying they don’t belong to a religious tradition, the &ldq…

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As More Americans Leave the Church, Evangelicals Recenter Their Message

Leaders believe Christ still offers the answers that growing numbers of “nones” are looking for, even if religious baggage is driving them away.
With 28 percent of Americans saying they don’t belong to a religious tradition, the “nones&…

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Mike Bickle Accused of Abusing a 14-Year-Old Before IHOPKC’s Founding

The Kansas City–based prayer ministry extended an apology and called for repentance after another victim came forward.
In the wake of additional allegations against its founder Mike Bickle, the International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC) cut…

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