Though the United States is an overwhelmingly Christian country, significant minorities profess belief in a variety of Eastern or New Age beliefs, as revealed in a new poll by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Chinese authorities have quietly sentenced Uyghur Christian Alimjan Yimit (Alimujiang Yimiti in Chinese) to 15 years in prison on the apparently contrived charge of “providing state secrets to overseas organizations,” according to China Aid Association (CAA).

Forbes.com, the premier online magazine, has just named Operation Compassion for the first time in their annual America’s 200 Largest Charities survey.

Lee University alumnus and music producer Nathan Chapman and country music’s Taylor Swift won “Album of the Year” at the 2009 Country Music Awards for Swift’s album Fearless.

Eritrea ― A religious rights advocate in Washington, DC is condemning the arrest of more Christians in Eritrea. According to International Christian Concern, 30 Christian women were arrested in Asmara, the country’s capital city.

The Senate on Tuesday rejected an amendment that would ban federal funding of abortion under the health care bill.

Mainline Protestant churches might be “on the precipice of a period of decline,” says research guru George Barna after his research firm’s latest report on the state of mainline denominations.

Upland, Ca. – The Church of God in the Southwestern Spanish Region celebrated the dedication of their new Regional Executive Offices during their recent Ministers Meeting. Officiating the Dedication was Dr. Raymond F. Culpepper, General Overseer.

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