Rosalyn and Keith Carlson felt proud as pastors at their church preached about the importance of taking a strong stand to support sexual abuse survivors. The message at Grace Church Noblesville called ...

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people. That changed in ...

A Baptist pastor is on leave after receiving broad criticism for sexist and racist comments he made about women, and former first lady Melania Trump, during a sermon to his congregation. "I’m not ...

A Missouri pastor is on leave after delivering a sermon telling women to lose weight and submit to the sexual desires of their husbands to keep them from straying. Pastor Stewart-Allen Clark took a ...

MALDEN, Missouri — A Baptist pastor gave a sermon imploring women to lose weight, appear less “butch” and to ensure their husbands are sexually satisfied, saying they need to strive to become more ...

All of Ontario was enraged 125 years ago, an anger that got most everyone involved in something never done before or since. One Sunday in May 1899, the men of the town were herded into one church ...

Pastor Bobby Leonard, who heads the Bible Baptist Tabernacle in Monroe, said he wouldn't vote to convict a man who's accused of raping a woman if she wore shorts. Editor's Note: This story discusses ...

With the conclave to select a new Pope beginning on May 7, many are wondering in what direction a new pope will take the Catholic Church. The role of women in the Church is a big issue, and there are ...

They came fast — though not furious — nearly 8,000 comments, the majority from current and former Latter-day Saint women, pushing back against what was clearly intended to be a positive message of ...

A Jesus-loving Missouri pastor is seeking “professional counseling” following the fervent panning of a sermon during which he—among other things—urged heterosexual women to lose weight in order to ...

(AP) – In the Black Church as a whole, male pastors predominate, though there’s no comprehensive gender breakdown. No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist ...