Religion Today

Last July, Nielsen's Streaming Meter data found that "Americans age two and older spent more than 123 billion minutes streaming video content the week of July 20, 2020." This addiction to the screen starts far too young. As I've previously noted, various medical associations, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, strongly recommend children refrain from all TV viewing until they reach age two, and then only an hour per day until at least age five. These professionals are concerned that the tube has a negative impact on early childhood development.

Eugene Cho talks about the 10 commandments of engaging in politics in his book Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk and about a better way for Christians to take on the subject in a contentious election year.

Survivors of sexual abuse shared their stories this month as part of the SBC and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s “Caring Well” conference.

A new poll by Fox News shows that 51 percent of registered voters want Trump not only impeached but removed from office. Forty percent oppose impeachment.

Christian organizations are urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would require the state’s public universities to offer abortion medication through campus health clinics.

As the effort to impeach President Trump ramps up, a second whistleblower has reportedly spoken to the inspector general and retained legal counsel.

The pastor of a church in Memphis, Tenn. says he forgives the vandals who destroyed pews and musical instruments, cut off the power in the church, and painted the walls of the building.

A New Orleans Saints linebacker says he will stop wearing a “Man of God” headband after being fined by the NFL.

Cain Hope Felder, a scholar who fought to show black people in the Bible, has died at the age of 76.

A federal judge handed pro-choice groups a major loss Monday by upholding multiple restrictions on abortion clinics, including a requirement that pregnant women receive an ultrasound 24 hours before obtaining an abortion and a stipulation that only physicians perform the procedure.

The children of a pastor imprisoned for his faith in Iran have been barred from completing their education because they refuse to study Islam and the Quran.

Students from Rockvale High School in Tennessee will pray before their football game this week after a complaint was filed against the coach.

A Washington, D.C. mission is hoping to provide shelter and biblical teaching to the growing homeless population in the city.

The city council of another Texas city voted this week to become a sanctuary city for the unborn, making it the sixth in the state and the ninth nationwide this year to pass such a declaration.

As it prepared for the potential devastation of an impending hurricane, the nation of Puerto Rico has been hit with an additional natural disaster in the form of a large earthquake.