From Corban College, Salem Sophomore Jade Pham saw prostitutes on the streets of Hawaii growing up but first heard of sex trafficking when she attended a Hawaiian Islands Ministries (HIM) conference three years ago. “I was frustrated and angry,” said Pham, who is a Political Science major and Intercultural Studies […]

By Institute on Religion and Democracy A lesbian pastor elected to be a United Methodist bishop, growing Evangelical seminaries and shrinking Oldline Protestant church staff made news in 2016. Below are the Institute on Religion & Democracy’s top church news stories for the year in ascending order, based on the […]