A year after the Charleston church shooting, what has changed?

A year after the Charleston church shooting, what has changed?
Religion News Service: In the wake of the shooting at Emanuel, congregations in the AME and other black churches have ratcheted up security and much has changed in Charleston and South Carolina.

Southern Baptists decline as Assemblies of God grow
Religion News Service: The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the country, but it continues to lose members and baptize fewer people each year.

How to talk to "Nones" and influence people: Rob Bell's transrational experience
Religion Dispatches: Whether lectures or workshops or books, it's all part of the Rob Bell Experience.

Methodist General Conference has lessons for Christianity's other branches
National Catholic Reporter: Now that a bit of time has passed since the end of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church, it's worth the time of both Protestants and Catholics to ponder what happened there, Bill Tammeus says.

Refugees seeking asylum on religious grounds quizzed on 'Bible trivia'
The (London) Guardian: Refugees applying for asylum in the UK on the grounds of conversion to Christianity are being interrogated on "Bible trivia" by immigration officials, according to MPs.