Peter Smith Associated News Today

As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.

Todays writers are Mike Crump of Fort Wayne, Marlin Culy of New Haven and Don Greulich of Columbia City

The Rev. Rebecca Girrell of Vermont told fellow delegates that she regretted having initially declined a request to perform a same-sex marriage because of church rules. "I promised I would never betray my heart or my call to offer ministry and grace to all persons again," she said.

Delegates voted 692-51 at their General Conference — the first such legislative gathering in five years.

Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded as a second shooter began firing on them after they killed the wanted man, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said.

The Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, filling a spot once held by windows honoring the confederacy.

The Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, filling a spot once held by windows honoring the confederacy.

The Southern Baptist Convention rejected appeals from Saddleback, voting to finalize the ouster of the Orange County megachurch over its female pastors.

The Southern Baptist Convention rejected appeals from Saddleback, voting to finalize the ouster of the Orange County megachurch over its female pastors.

Considering prescribed burns in the time of climate change.