91% of the 115th Congress Identify as Christians Published on January 4, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading The U.S. is becoming more diverse in terms of faith, but its legislature isn’t. A major reason? Non-religious Americans’ voting […]
Religious Liberty Issues Likely to Come Up Under Trump: Christians, Muslims, LGBT Rights, and More Published on December 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading From mosque surveillance to new religious-exemption laws, a look at some of the issues likely to come up under Trump
Trump’s Inaugural Weekend to Include Interfaith Prayer Service at Washington’s National Cathedral Published on December 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Interfaith Continue reading Donald Trump’s Inaugural weekend will include an interfaith prayer service at Washington’s National Cathedral, a customary event but complicated this […]
The Actual War on Christians: Egypt’s Copts are Under Attack Published on December 20, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading Little could dampen the enthusiasm of 13-year-old Tony Atef as he wore his soccer outfit and headed to Egypt’s most […]
Minority Faith Groups Brace for Battle Against Trump Published on November 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Islam Continue reading The American Civil Liberties Union collected more than $11 million and 150,000 new members. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Twitter account […]
The One Identity of the Church Published on November 18, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading We’ve been reading about the Mexican conquest in the theology course I teach, the better to understand the context of […]
Christian Comedian Upends Muslim Stereotypes Published on October 19, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Christian comedian Jeremy McLellan, from Charleston, South Carolina has struck a chord with Muslims all over the world but particularly […]
The Christian Refugees of Germany Published on October 18, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Europe Continue reading Among the Iranian refugees filling European church pews
Christian and Muslim Friends Publish New Quran With References to the Bible Published on October 9, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Authors Continue reading By the authors’ count, the Quran has been translated into English 212 times since the 17th century — but never […]
Muslims Surpass Atheists as Most Unpopular In U. S. Published on September 16, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Atheism Continue reading Maybe atheists should just embrace it as a slogan: “Atheists: The group Americans love to hate.”
Violence Isn’t the Only Problem Faced by Christians In the Arab World Published on August 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Persecution Continue reading It began with an argument over money, says a resident of Karam village in Minya. A shop-owner called Ashraf, a Coptic […]
Should Christians Evangelize Muslim Refugees? Published on July 12, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Evangelism/Missions Continue reading It was a night I will never forget. Forty young people were packed into the tiny youth hall of our […]
Conservative Christians Struggle to Apply ‘Religious Freedom’ to Other Faiths – Like Islam Published on July 1, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Religious liberty is a rallying cry for many evangelical voters, and it has been popping up repeatedly throughout this presidential […]
Evangelical Leader Penny Nance Hasn’t Endorsed Trump, But Is Supporting Him Over Hillary Published on June 17, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Penny Nance was one of the most outspoken evangelical critics of Donald Trump last December when the Republican presidential candidate […]
New Report Claims Nigeria Is About to Erupt Along Religious Fault Lines Published on June 17, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading With one expert saying what’s happening in Nigeria is “one of the worst, most neglected humanitarian crises in the world,” […]
Baptists Debate Religious Liberty for Muslims at Annual Meeting (Video) Published on June 16, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Baptist Continue reading Southern Baptists are usually the first to defend religious freedom. But when it comes to Muslims, some want to draw a […]
Lecrae: America’s Next Evangelical Leader? Published on June 15, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading As his star rises among evangelicals, the Grammy-winning musician faces complex questions of race and faith.
Will New Law Allow Egypt’s Copts to Build More Churches? Published on June 14, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Africa Continue reading The draft law on the construction of churches has renewed the crisis that has existed between the ruling regimes and […]