IRS Defines ‘Church’ - Court Agrees
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has decided that an Internet and radio worship operation does not meet its definition of a church.
Federally Funded Groups Defend Hiring Fellow Believers
WASHINGTON - More than 100 leaders of religious groups are urging Congress to reject legislation that would prohibit them from hiring only fellow believers if they accept federal funds.
New Church Body to be Formed for Lutherans in North America
More than 1,000 Lutherans from throughout North America will gather Aug. 26-27 in suburban Columbus, Ohio, to form a new church body for confessional Lutherans.
New Survey Reveals Growing Number of Americans Who Believe Obama is Muslim
A new national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that a substantial and growing number of Americans say that Barack Obama is a Muslim, while the proportion saying he is a Christian has declined.
Group Seeks to Censor Gospel of Christ
In an unprecedented move, Muslim leaders in Connecticut are staging a press conference in Hartford this afternoon, to plead with legislators to censor the Gospel of Christ from the public forum around mosques.
Pro-Family Victories in Connecticut Primaries
FIC Action Committee announced today that pro-family candidates won significant victories in yesterday’s Republican and Democratic primaries.
Faith Leaders Seek to Create a New Reality in the Gulf and the Nation
They helped their flocks rebuild after Katrina. They have been steadfast in the face of a fragile economy. But the BP Deepwater catastrophe has challenged the faith leaders of the Gulf in an unprecedented way.
Nationwide Church Voter Registration Drive
Of the 52 million voter eligible Christians in America, 10 million were not registered to vote for the 2006 Election, and over 20 million who were registered, did not vote!
2009 Shooting of Maryville, IL Pastor Highlighted
On Sunday, March 8, 2009 a shooter walked into the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Maryville, IL, during services and fired at pastor Fred Winters, putting a bullet through his heart.
ORU Nursing School Receives $1 Million Grant to Recruit Minority Students
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a grant for Nurse Education, Practice, and Retention (NEPR) to the Anna Vaughn School of Nursing at Oral Roberts University (ORU).
