Commentary

'Lo, a virgin shall conceive' ... or not, depending on the translation

Every December, this verse from the prophet Isaiah is featured in Messiah Sings and splashed across Christmas cards. One problem, or at least a complication: That's not what the Hebrew says.

If we're reimagining church, let's take it outside

In 2014, the Rev. Anna Woofenden moved to Los Angeles to try a bold experiment: to reenvision church as an outdoor community centered on a garden. As a church, the community would grow food, prepare it and eat it together, and share it with the neighborhood.

Same-sex marriage has support among most American religious groups, study shows

Most religious groups now support same-sex marriage being legal, according to a study released May 1 from the Public Religion Research Institute.