Larry Hoop

HHS Announces Changes to Birth Control Mandate; Conservatives Pan ‘Inadequate’ Proposals

The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Friday proposed accommodations for religious groups concerning the controversial contraceptive mandate, but a number of religious freedom advocacy groups have said that the proposals do not go far enough.

Two-Thirds of Americans Say Pro Athletes Have More Influence on Society than Faith Leaders

With perhaps the biggest sporting event of the year taking place last weekend, Barna Group looks at the influence of athletes and the role faith plays in American sports.

What TV Teaches Us About Abortion

Earlier this month, NBC did something rare. In fact, it’s happened on average only once every two and a half years years since 1972. The network included an abortion plotline in a recent episode of its Tuesday night drama Parenthood.

“To Litigate and Protect”

Stanford Law has opened the country’s first religious liberty legal clinic with the goal to train students and educate the general public on religious liberty issues.

5 Factors in the Rise of Reformed Theology Among African Americans

Reformed theology is nothing new. So why do more African Americans seem to be adopting it now?

Major Presbyterian Church May Consider Leaving Its Denomination

One of the largest Presbyterian churches in the country, located here in Houston, is voting this Sunday on whether or not to enter into a discussion of what its ultimate affiliation should be with its denomination — the Presbyterian Church USA.

Most Americans are Concerned About Restrictions in Religious Freedom

January 18, 2013 – From Louie Giglio’s withdrawal from the Inauguration Day prayer, to Hobby Lobby’s refusal to pay for health insurance that covers potentially abortion-inducing medicines, to President Obama’s newly decreed January 16 as “Religious Freedom Day,” the question of religious liberty and just how far it stretches and how much it covers is…

Bible-Minded Cities

From its place in schools, to the public square, to people’s individual lives, the current and future role of the Bible in U.S. society is an often-debated topic. A new release from Barna Group shows how this debate plays out regionally and takes a look at how 96 of the largest cities in the nation…

Researchers: Even Amicable Divorces Take Toll on Children and Their Religious Attendance

Seeking to highlight a phenomenon that has become so common that it’s often overlooked by clergy, a new analysis of data about children of divorce reveals that kids raised in happy, intact marriages are twice as likely to worship later in life than children whose parents divorce amicably.

Egyptian Court Sentences Christian Family to 15 Years for Converting from Islam

The 15-year prison sentence given to a woman and her seven children by an Egyptian court for converting to Christianity is a sign of things to come, according to alarmed human rights advocates . . .

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