Adelle M. Banks

The Bible may be a source of wisdom for many Americans but most don’t read it for themselves, a new survey shows.

Groups supporting organists and church musicians are seeking ways to fill the shoes and the benches behind organ consoles with new and, preferably, younger players. But that’s not always easy — with emptier pews at many churches, dwindling numbers of organ students at some colleges and growing interest in contemporary worship music.

Since winning the election with strong support from conservative evangelical voters, President Trump has invited their leaders to the White House and banned government funding for groups that support or perform abortions overseas.

When they got the get — the third one-on-one interview with President Trump — staffers at CBN News took a moment for high-fives to celebrate. But then the journalists for the usually little-noticed Christian Broadcasting Network went to work to capitalize on the newfound access they’d received from the Trump administration.

Over his two terms, President Obama addressed his personal faith in prayer breakfasts and holiday statements and cited people of faith — and of no faith — on other occasions.

Christmas on a Sunday can also present a conundrum as pastors try to balance parishioners’ sacred religious observance at church with family time in the home.

The multicultural seminary in New York City is one of a few that have offered a class focused on Black Lives Matter, the movement and the theology related to it.