As President Obama and much of official Washington, D.C. gather on Thursday for the 59th National Prayer Breakfast, religious voices aligned with “Occupy DC” are hosting their own rival “People’s Prayer Breakfast.”
Julea Ward has been vindicated. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit on Friday ruled in the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) graduate student’s favor in the case that sought justice after the university expelled her from a counseling program for her religious beliefs.
Tens of thousands of pro-life activists massed in front of San Francisco’s City Hall on Saturday and then filled the city’s main thoroughfare, walking about two miles down Market Street to the Embarcadero
The latest version of the popular NIV Bible translation has had its verses on homosexuality reworded, making them clearer in denouncing the practice, a theologian who helped with the translation says.
The year 2011 saw plenty of anti-Christian rhetoric in the media—and plenty of anti-Christian acts against every day Joes and Janes standing up for what they believe. DefendChristians.Org, a ministry of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, asked its members to vote on the top 10 anti-Christian acts of 2011 in the U.S.
The outrage over nativity scenes continues as the war on Christmas rages. Now, evangelist Ray Comfort is throwing his gospel response into the battle.
A nonprofit organization is working to protect pro-life supporters, whose rights to speak to women considering abortions are being threatened.
After an immense nationwide backlash, a small church located in Eastern Kentucky has voted unanimously to overturn a recently passed measure barring interracial couples from membership.
In the wake of a controversial battle against Christian ministries in the Texas state, El Paso Mayor John Cook has failed to stop a recall election against him and two city council members.
Among the thousands of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan coming home by the end of the year, about 450 are military chaplains, most serving in the U.S. Army. Their experience in the field is unique among soldiers, so when they return they may face unique emotional burdens.
The phrase “In God We Trust” has caused controversy over the years as the national motto. But on Tuesday, the U.S. Representatives passed, 396-9, a concurrent resolution reaffirming its status.
Despite heavy media coverage of Mitt Romney’s religion, only 42 percent of Americans correctly identify the candidate as a Mormon. This level of knowledge remains the same from July, even after Texas pastor Robert Jeffress’ comments about Mormonism being a cult spread like wildfire and sparked a heated debate.
While some are still talking about The Response in Houston, Lou Engle has his eyes set on TheCall in Detroit.
TheCall is a prayer movement gathering young adults to pray and fast for breakthrough and revival. TheCall Detroit is set for Nov. 11. Intercessors will gather in the Motor City for 24 hours of prayer and fasting.
A New Jersey high school teacher is under investigation after she allegedly posted a message on her private Facebook page that she opposed homosexuality because of her Christian faith.
Beyond the protests on Wall Street, there is a battle brewing between the religious left and the religious right.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office has announced that the principle ceremony marking the 9/11 terrorist attacks will exclude clergy and formal prayers.
A rash of earthquakes in diverse places has some believers looking for their redemption to draw
nigh while others are scoffing.
WILMORE, KY – Asbury Theological Seminary has announced that it will be undergoing additional construction of 50 new family housing units in the North Phase of the Ellsworth and Janet Kalas Family housing complex, also know as Kalas Village, thanks to the generous donation of $13 million provided by the Bill and Carol Latimer Foundation.
A church in Yuma, Ariz., faced unfair treatment when it was left paying the mortgage on a building the city would not allow it to occupy.
Georgia has passed one of the nation’s toughest laws on human sex trafficking, giving victims advocates greater hope that other states will follow suit.
