WASHINGTON -- A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on a controversial appeals court pick Thursday prompted a discussion about when it is appropriate to ask questions about a nominee's religion -- and even a suggestion to hold a public hearing on the issue.

The topic arose because of questions Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and ...Read more

Kirk Cameron is a man on a mission, a guy filled with purpose. Interestingly, this go-getter actor is named after another high achiever; a television series character determined to lead -- Captain Kirk of Star Trek.

"That's the story I've been told," Kirk said as he joked about his TV namesake. "And as the family legend goes, my sister would ...Read more

As investigators try to figure out why a 64-year-old man opened fire onto an outdoor concert crowd in Las Vegas Sunday night, killing at least 58 people and wounding hundreds more, some people of faith pondered a more eternal question: Why do terrible things to happen to innocent people?

"The suffering of very good people is a theme that just ...Read more

AUSTIN, Texas -- An Austin church is making much ado about "I do" as a statement in support of marriage equality.

First United Methodist Church says it will no longer hold weddings in its sanctuary or chapel until denominational leadership lifts its ban on marrying same-sex couples, according to a statement from the church. The downtown Austin ...Read more

The floodwaters had been deep, spilling river water relentlessly over miles of gentle banks. In its wake lay devastation ... and broken hearts.

"They said we'd have 24 hours to evacuate, but it was only four," Tricia Pryor said as she remembered how the Souris River in Minot, N.D., had overtopped its levees back in 2011. "We tried to bring ...Read more

Memo to the Christian conspiracy theorist, er numerologist, who insists that a series of apocalyptic events will begin on Sept. 23 and that the world is about to end. Mr. David Meade, have you logged on to a news site lately? Sept. 23? Please. Mother Nature has already spoken these last few weeks:

Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma. Hurricane ...Read more

Actor Steve McQueen, who personified cool during his nearly two decades as a Hollywood superstar, retreated from the glamor and excesses of the movie scene late in his short life and embraced Christianity.

When he died at age 50, McQueen was clutching a Bible -- one given to him by Billy Graham.

In fact, it was Graham's personal Bible, the one...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Rev. Rob Lee IV, a relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, said on ABC's "The View" Monday that white Christians need to find "a different way of doing church" that is more aligned with the teachings of Jesus.

It's the latest high-profile appearance for the 24-year-old Duke Divinity School graduate who has spoken with ...Read more

White Christians, long the dominant religious group in the U.S., now account for less than half of all adults living in America, a recently released survey shows.

More than 80 percent of the nation's residents identified as white and Christian 40 years ago, according to the Public Religion Research Institute. In contrast, the institute's 2016 ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An international investigation has picked up speed into whether a controversial Rutherford County church operated a human trafficking pipeline with its South American congregations, U.S. Attorney Jill Rose says.

Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale has been the target of government probes in the past over whether it has ...Read more

It's never a good sign when the pilot walks into the galley to talk to the flight crew, and then begins bouncing his forehead against a cabinet. The man looked troubled.

Looking out the window from seat 10A on Delta Flight 233 from Amsterdam to Seattle, I saw a vast frozen world stretching to the horizon, almost blinding in the sunlight. Our ...Read more

Driving on Interstate 84 near the town of Grandview, Wash., you can see acres and acres of tall poles strung with lines. These are fields of hops, used in the production of beer.

In early spring, there appear mats of green on the ground. In mid-spring, farmworkers train the young hop vines to grow upward along the guidelines. In just a few ...Read more