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Vancouver-area church uses Christian, indigenous traditions

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Rev. Joe Scheeler thinks Christian and Native American spiritual journeys aren’t so different from one another, nor are they incompatible. “The closer you look, the more alike w... read more

What churches get wrong (and how to repopulate them)

Back then, American history books and certainly the church were silent on things like the ruthless ethnic cleansing of indigenous tribes ... They were parables used by biblical authors in the Jewish o... read more

Lincoln church infuses Christian worship with Native American traditions

A short time later they moved the church out of its borrowed space at the Indian Center and accepted an invitation from St. James Church to use its sanctuary ... offers its members Christian worship i... read more

“Fight from the inside”: Young Catholics in Colorado try to keep faith amid latest sexual abuse allegations

“I know how much is wrong with the church, and yet I love it because of its tradition and history,” said the 34 ... 64 percent of Coloradans identify as Christian, and 16 percent say they’re Catholic. ... read more

Indigenous Christianity on the rise in Vancouver and beyond

The funds will be used to expand its efforts to blend Christianity ... The teaching house provides space to work out the complicated nature of Indigenous identity within the Christian Church. Western ... read more

Christian Missionaries are Bribing Indigenous People with Food, Clothing If They Convert to Christianity

Christian evangelical missionaries ... were doled out to reward good behavior and hard work, and used as a form of currency. Missionaries of the Russian Orthodox Church baptized thousands of indigenou... read more

On the Road with Rick Holmes: Alaska: Russians, Americans and 229 tribes

In Eklutna, they brought the burial practices of their converts in line with Christian teachings, but they added the spirit houses to the local Russian Orthodox traditions. The congregation at St. Nic... read more

In Christian Nagaland, indigenous religion of pre-Christian Nagas withstands test of time

The Rongmei and Zeliang Nagas are known to have a considerable non-Christian population ... and the indigenous faith that he follows are no different as in both teaches to be good. “I used to go with ... read more

How Faith Informs Community Organizing

For a long time, I was nervous to publically proclaim that I was Christian ... what about the really ugly history of the church? Gomez: As an indigenous woman, if I had known when I was 12 ... read more

Native Americans, members of Kingston-area Christian congregations join for Thanksgiving unity worship service

KINGSTON >> In a service featuring both Native American and Christian traditions, members of several ... of the Old Dutch Church, from Miles. In offering the condolence pipe, Miles used traditional wa... read more

Teaching the old way; Pastor brings Native Descendants Church to Chico

A Cherokee with blue eyes, a ponytail and a well-used Bible walked into Chico ... where a congregation will gather inside a traditional Christian church building, set up to honor the traditions of Nat... read more

Who are the Coptic Christians?

Copts are the indigenous Christian ... that marked the birth of the Christian church merely weeks after Christ’s crucifixion. Many of these Egyptians took the message of Christianity back to their own ... read more