South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Tuesday that he saw his Argentine mistress more times than previously disclosed, including what was to be a farewell meeting in New York chaperoned by a spiritual adviser soon after his wife found out about the affair. Read More
June 2009 Archives
Newsbreak: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford Admits Additional Encounters with Argentine Mistress
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Tuesday that he saw his Argentine mistress more times than previously disclosed, including what was to be a farewell meeting in New York chaperoned by a spiritual adviser soon after his wife found out about the affair. Read More
Eye on Africa
In a settlement near Johannesburg, South Africa, crime is rampant, there are hardly any policemen, and justice sometimes falls into the hands of violent mobs. Warning: Video contains graphic images.
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Opinion
Over the past two months, I have waded into the national debate regarding gay marriage by writing two widely distributed editorials. These op-eds largely addressed the false comparison between African-American oppression and the push for gay rights. I am neither a member of a pro-family organization nor an official advocate for traditional marriage. I am a Christian, an Independent voter and private citizen who felt compelled to speak out in support of the African-American legacy and the traditional, nuclear family. But my experience over the past two months may be instructive for other Christians, the church in general and the Black church specifically as the fight to protect the next generation of children wages on.
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National
President Obama celebrated the anniversary of the Stonewall riots to at the White House Monday, and he used the opportunity to address some grumblings in the gay community. Read More
President Obama celebrated the anniversary of the Stonewall riots to at the White House Monday, and he used the opportunity to address some grumblings in the gay community. Read More
National
President Obama reiterated his support for gay rights causes the president and First Lady held -- east room reception this afternoon to commemorate the fortieth anniversary.
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President Obama reiterated his support for gay rights causes the president and First Lady held -- east room reception this afternoon to commemorate the fortieth anniversary.
Christian
Though most states have child abuse laws allowing religious exemptions for parents who shun medicine for their sick children, recent cases have raised the thorny legal issues for parents following less-recognized faiths. Read More
Christian
Al-Qaida's North Africa branch on Thursday said it killed an American aid worker in Mauritania this week for allegedly trying to convert Muslims to Christianity, according to the Associated Press (AP).
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Christian
Don't be offended, Daniel Riddick says, if you see him tapping into his iPhone during worship services. Read More
Don't be offended, Daniel Riddick says, if you see him tapping into his iPhone during worship services. Read More
Christian
Nassau County police said a congregant at a Long Island church disregarded at least one of its commandments: Thou shalt not steal. Read More
Christian
The wife of a nationally known televangelist has penned a book about ministers who cheat and the women who love them. Read More
The wife of a nationally known televangelist has penned a book about ministers who cheat and the women who love them. Read More
Christian
Death is a reality that we all must accept whether we like it or not. Obviously, death can happen to any of us at any time. The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27: "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." How about you, dear friend? If you were to die today, where would you go, heaven or hell? Here is how you can know for sure that you would go to Heaven to be with the Lord: Read More
Death is a reality that we all must accept whether we like it or not. Obviously, death can happen to any of us at any time. The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27: "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." How about you, dear friend? If you were to die today, where would you go, heaven or hell? Here is how you can know for sure that you would go to Heaven to be with the Lord: Read More
Christian
According to the MARY MARY's Facebook Page, Michael Jackson Received Jesus Christ. "Last night we received some good news from Terri McFaddin-Solomon who is good friends with Sandra Crouch. Three weeks ago Sandra and Andre' spent some time with their close friend, Michael Jackson. Michael asked Andre` to play, "It Won't Be Long and We'll Be Leaving Here." Read More
It is reported by Gospel Today that Andre Crouch and Sandra Crouch led Michael Jackson to the Lord three weeks ago.
National
US President Barack Obama is about to receive a unique gift. Shlomo Perelman, owner of judaism.com, has spent the past six months assembling a prayer scroll for the president, made up of over 3,000 personalized blessings that constituents submitted between December 26 and January 31. Read More
US President Barack Obama is about to receive a unique gift. Shlomo Perelman, owner of judaism.com, has spent the past six months assembling a prayer scroll for the president, made up of over 3,000 personalized blessings that constituents submitted between December 26 and January 31. Read More
Christian
Jim Daly, president and chief executive of Focus on the Family, has become the public face of the organization since James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Christian mega-ministry, stepped down from the board in February. Read More
Jim Daly, president and chief executive of Focus on the Family, has become the public face of the organization since James Dobson, founder of the Colorado Springs-based Christian mega-ministry, stepped down from the board in February. Read More
Christian
The Bible calls the Church "the Body of Christ." Today, that body is bleeding profusely, says a Christian author and sought-out speaker. Read More
Christian
India's top government official infused a message of hope and confidence into the Christian community after visiting Kandhamal district in the state of Orissa on Friday. Read More
India's top government official infused a message of hope and confidence into the Christian community after visiting Kandhamal district in the state of Orissa on Friday. Read More
Sports
By 2002, the sports-loving sons of Roger and Diana McDaniel had aged out of recreation league football. A school team was not an option. Read More
By 2002, the sports-loving sons of Roger and Diana McDaniel had aged out of recreation league football. A school team was not an option. Read More
Books
President Barack Obama couldn't have been more explicit in his inaugural address. Moments into his young presidency, the Democrat let Muslims know that he wants to work with them to bring stability to the world. Read More
President Barack Obama couldn't have been more explicit in his inaugural address. Moments into his young presidency, the Democrat let Muslims know that he wants to work with them to bring stability to the world. Read More
National
Just months after spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to oust former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the beleaguered city of Detroit was spared another round Monday when City Councilwoman Monica Conyers resigned her seat without a fight. Read More
Just months after spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to oust former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the beleaguered city of Detroit was spared another round Monday when City Councilwoman Monica Conyers resigned her seat without a fight. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
The Israel Air Force's F-15 fleet is undergoing an upgrade, with systems that make it better equipped for complex long distance attack scenarios. Read More
The Israel Air Force's F-15 fleet is undergoing an upgrade, with systems that make it better equipped for complex long distance attack scenarios. Read More
National
The Supreme Court handed a victory Monday to a group of white firefighters charging racial discrimination, while also giving some fodder to critics of President Barack Obama's pending nominee for the high court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Read More
The Supreme Court handed a victory Monday to a group of white firefighters charging racial discrimination, while also giving some fodder to critics of President Barack Obama's pending nominee for the high court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Read More
National
The White House is disputing a TIME report that the Obama family will avoid making the tricky decision about which Washington church to join by settling on the chapel at Camp David as their primary place of worship. Here's the statement the White House is circulating this morning: Read More
Just Two Hours after TIME Magazine Reported the Obamas Have Settled on a Church Home at Camp David, the White House Denies the Report
National
For the past five months, White House aides and friends of the Obamas have been quietly visiting local churches and vetting the sermons of prospective first ministers in a search for a new -- and uncontroversial -- church home. Read More
For the past five months, White House aides and friends of the Obamas have been quietly visiting local churches and vetting the sermons of prospective first ministers in a search for a new -- and uncontroversial -- church home. Read More
World
Pope Benedict XVI said last night that bone fragments found inside the tomb of St Paul in Rome had been carbon dated for the first time, "confirming the unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul". Read More
Pope Benedict XVI said last night that bone fragments found inside the tomb of St Paul in Rome had been carbon dated for the first time, "confirming the unanimous and uncontested tradition that they are the mortal remains of the Apostle Paul". Read More
Christian
Two years ago, Jeff and Marsha Fisher's world fell apart after their denominational leaders discovered Jeff's addiction to pornography. Read More
Christian
Local volunteers from Turning Point Church can no longer evangelize at Totem Middle School in Marysville, Washington. Read More
Christian
A reporter once told me he was puzzled about my relationships with the Jewish community. "You work closely with Jewish organizations dealing with religion and public life issues, yet you also lead a seminary that has a program in Jewish evangelism. How do you resolve that contradiction?" Read More
A reporter once told me he was puzzled about my relationships with the Jewish community. "You work closely with Jewish organizations dealing with religion and public life issues, yet you also lead a seminary that has a program in Jewish evangelism. How do you resolve that contradiction?" Read More
Christian
All 18 house church leaders arrested in Langzhong city, Sichuan province on June 9 were released due to pressure from many supporters who called the PSB office after seeing ChinaAid's press release. Read More
All 18 house church leaders arrested in Langzhong city, Sichuan province on June 9 were released due to pressure from many supporters who called the PSB office after seeing ChinaAid's press release. Read More
Christian
Becky Lewis' sons went off to college at the age of 15 and would come home with ideas that were taught as facts but weren't necessarily the only interpretation of history and global issues. Read More
Christian
The reality of church shootings has led some congregations to use armed vigilantes--those with nothing more than a concealed-weapons permit--as security. Read More
National
A pro-life group's national headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, was attacked on Friday by an unidentified suspect who remains at large. Read More
A pro-life group's national headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, was attacked on Friday by an unidentified suspect who remains at large. Read More
Culture
In 1980, Roger Ebert reviewed a coming-of-age movie called Little Darlings. The movie starred Tatum O'Neil and Kristy McNichol as summer campers who embark on a bet to see who can lose their virginity first. Read More
In 1980, Roger Ebert reviewed a coming-of-age movie called Little Darlings. The movie starred Tatum O'Neil and Kristy McNichol as summer campers who embark on a bet to see who can lose their virginity first. Read More
National
After a public uproar, Texas Governor Rick Perry rejected a bill that would have given Children's Protective Services unusual power. Read More
After a public uproar, Texas Governor Rick Perry rejected a bill that would have given Children's Protective Services unusual power. Read More
Entertainment
A top White House adviser says President Barack Obama has written a private letter to Michael Jackson's family. Read More
World
Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power. Read More
Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power. Read More
National
Facing a rare defeat, President Barack Obama put a big dose of political capital on the line and scored a major victory just when he needed one. Read More
Facing a rare defeat, President Barack Obama put a big dose of political capital on the line and scored a major victory just when he needed one. Read More
Sports
The economic recession has taken a $9 million bite out of Pro Football Hall of Famer-turned-businessman Willie Davis. Read More
The economic recession has taken a $9 million bite out of Pro Football Hall of Famer-turned-businessman Willie Davis. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
South Korea is acquiring 40 U.S.-made missiles for an Aegis destroyer this month to boost its defences amid reports North Korea may soon test-fire missiles, Yonhap news agency on Sunday quoted a military source as saying. Read More
Christian
The pastor became the principal and the people in the pews who could read taught the others at St. James Presbyterian Church in the early 1900s. Read More
African-American
The country's smallest state has the longest official name: "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." Read More
The country's smallest state has the longest official name: "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations." Read More
World
The People's Bank of China report is very significant news for the international monetary system and for the gold market. Their call for a new global reserve currency or super sovereign currency will likely lead to further pressure on the dollar. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
Syrian officials reiterated their threat to forcefully take the Golan Heights from Israel unless an agreement between the two countries is reached soon. Read More
Syrian officials reiterated their threat to forcefully take the Golan Heights from Israel unless an agreement between the two countries is reached soon. Read More
National
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he considered resigning as his extramarital affair became public but vows to remain in office. Read More
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he considered resigning as his extramarital affair became public but vows to remain in office. Read More
Christian
"We face a daunting task," the nominee for general minister and president of the United Church of Christ told delegates to the 27th General Synod, alluding to economic difficulties and declining membership in many parts of the denomination. Read More
"We face a daunting task," the nominee for general minister and president of the United Church of Christ told delegates to the 27th General Synod, alluding to economic difficulties and declining membership in many parts of the denomination. Read More
Entertainment
The shattered and suspicious family of Michael Jackson ordered a second autopsy on the late King of Pop Saturday as his children's longtime nanny revealed his frequent prescription drug binges forced her to pump his stomach "many times."
World
Iraqi security forces bolstered checkpoints and banned motorcycles from the streets of Baghdad as they prepared Sunday for more violence before this week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities and towns. Read More
World
Iranian media reported Sunday that authorities have detained eight local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran for what was described as their alleged role in post-election protests, signaling a hardening stance of Iran's rulers toward the West.
Entertainment
The cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson during the pop star's final moments sat down with investigators for the first time to explain his actions -- and left three hours later as a witness, not a suspect. Read More
The cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson during the pop star's final moments sat down with investigators for the first time to explain his actions -- and left three hours later as a witness, not a suspect. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be within reach if Israel compromises on issues such as halting settlement expansion. Read More
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be within reach if Israel compromises on issues such as halting settlement expansion. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has dismissed the terms for a demilitarised state laid out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read More
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has dismissed the terms for a demilitarised state laid out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
The London Daily Telegraph reports: "Al-Qaeda is intent on waging cyber-warfare against Britain and new defenses will be built against such attacks from China and Russia, Lord West, the Security Minister, has said. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
Russia says it is open to further international discussions on North Korea's nuclear program, despite Pyongyang's withdrawal from the so-called six-party talks.
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National
Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday. Read More
Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday. Read More
African-American
Despite President Obama's election, African Americans still have a long way to go before achieving racial equality, NAACP head Benjamin Jealous told a group of black Baptists meeting in Detroit. Read More
Despite President Obama's election, African Americans still have a long way to go before achieving racial equality, NAACP head Benjamin Jealous told a group of black Baptists meeting in Detroit. Read More
Christian
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Ken Pagano, the pastor of the New Bethel Church here, is passionate about gun rights. He shoots regularly at the local firing range, and his sermon two weeks ago was on "God, Guns, Gospel and Geometry." And on Saturday night, he is inviting his congregation of 150 and others to wear or carry their firearms into the sanctuary to "celebrate our rights as Americans!" as a promotional flier for the "open carry celebration" puts it.
National
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South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair.
Culture
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The Alliance Defense Fund is reporting that yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled to uphold the constitutionality of Virginia's partial-birth abortion ban. The full court reversed a previous decision by a three-judge panel that determined the ban was unconstitutional.
National
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The House of Representatives on Friday voted by a narrow 219 to 212 to approve a hotly contested energy bill intended to cap US greenhouse gas emissions.
National
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As Jenny Sanford headed off for a boating trip, the day after her husband, Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, told the world he had been unfaithful, she met the throng of reporters waiting outside her South Carolina vacation home, all inquiring about her emotional condition.
Entertainment
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Los Angeles police have a few questions for Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, the cardiologist and "personal physician" who was by pop icon Michael Jackson's side on the day of his death.
National
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City Councilwoman Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to bribery charges Friday, becoming the latest Detroit politician taken down by scandal and marking a victory for federal prosecutors in their nearly two-year investigation into city corruption.
Opinion
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Governor Mark Sanford and Senator John Ensign recently joined a sad list of public figures who have failed morally. I only have to mention former President Bill Clinton, former Gov. Elliot Spitzer, various mayors, police chiefs, a former CEO of Boeing, military recruiters, senior classmen at the Air Force Academy, prison guards, pastors, counselors, junior and high school teachers, (male and female) for us to recognize the breadth of this problem.
World
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat will not attend Thursday's 'Gay Pride' march, saying the reasons are "my own."
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Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat will not attend Thursday's 'Gay Pride' march, saying the reasons are "my own."
World
U.S. forces will re-deploy to bases outside of Iraqi cities on Tuesday and Iraqi forces will be in charge of security. Read More
National
Authorities have arrested and charged a Duke University official who they say offered his adopted 5-year-old son for sex. Read More
National
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford returned to work Friday as his lieutenant governor is urging him not to resign after the controversy over his affair with a woman in Argentina.
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South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford returned to work Friday as his lieutenant governor is urging him not to resign after the controversy over his affair with a woman in Argentina.
National
Anyone familiar with the views of Barack Obama's pastor of twenty years might wonder if Reverend Jeremiah Wright is the chief inspiration behind the president's foreign policy.
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Anyone familiar with the views of Barack Obama's pastor of twenty years might wonder if Reverend Jeremiah Wright is the chief inspiration behind the president's foreign policy.
National
Residents of a mostly black neighborhood in Tennessee say the Ku Klux Klan has been dropping off leaflets under cover of darkness. Read More
National
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. D-Mich., has denied any wrongdoing in taking an all-expense paid trip to the Caribbean as charged by a watchdog group.
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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick. D-Mich., has denied any wrongdoing in taking an all-expense paid trip to the Caribbean as charged by a watchdog group.
Christian
Attorney General Eric Holder urged Congress on Thursday to expand federal protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals, a move conservatives say would criminalize those who simply speak against homosexuality. Read More
Attorney General Eric Holder urged Congress on Thursday to expand federal protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals, a move conservatives say would criminalize those who simply speak against homosexuality. Read More
Christian
Should a Christian publisher still release a $30 book from one of the namesake stars of Jon & Kate Plus 8 promising "an inside look at one of America's most close-knit families" after the couple has filed for divorce amid allegations of adultery and neglectful parenting? Read More
Should a Christian publisher still release a $30 book from one of the namesake stars of Jon & Kate Plus 8 promising "an inside look at one of America's most close-knit families" after the couple has filed for divorce amid allegations of adultery and neglectful parenting? Read More
Christian
Since Christianity Today's August 2007 cover story, "What Did Paul Really Mean?" Piper and Wright have taken the debate on justification from the academy to the masses. Here is where the two evangelicals differ. Read More
Christian
A self-confessed lapsed Christian, NPR religious reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written of a "transcendent moment" that occurred on June 10, 1995. That moment proved to be the "continental divide of her life" and changed her forever, she writes in her new book, Fingerprints of God. Read More
A self-confessed lapsed Christian, NPR religious reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty has written of a "transcendent moment" that occurred on June 10, 1995. That moment proved to be the "continental divide of her life" and changed her forever, she writes in her new book, Fingerprints of God. Read More
Christian
On a mild March night, more than 900 teenagers shook the red-brick chapel at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, singing, cheering and clapping to rock and hip-hop worship music. Read More
On a mild March night, more than 900 teenagers shook the red-brick chapel at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, singing, cheering and clapping to rock and hip-hop worship music. Read More
Entertainment
Hitting limited theaters this weekend is the true and eye-opening story of a modern-day woman who was tragically stoned to death in Iran after she was falsely accused and deemed guilty of adultery. Read More
Hitting limited theaters this weekend is the true and eye-opening story of a modern-day woman who was tragically stoned to death in Iran after she was falsely accused and deemed guilty of adultery. Read More
Christian
Southern Baptist leaders held their annual convention this week in Kentucky. One of the biggest challenges discussed was how to stop declines across their denomination.
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Christian
The Gospel is the greatest story ever told. Yet preachers today communicate it as if they were preaching from a school textbook, says one Virginia Beach pastor. Read More
The Gospel is the greatest story ever told. Yet preachers today communicate it as if they were preaching from a school textbook, says one Virginia Beach pastor. Read More
Christian
Thousands of Christian teenagers have convened in Los Angeles for the 2009 DCLA celebration, which started Thursday with a "sweeping narrative of God's epic story" delivered by megachurch pastor Francis Chan. Read More
Christian
This week a Christian publishing company wrote the final verse on a nine-month project to handwrite the entire Bible. Read More
This week a Christian publishing company wrote the final verse on a nine-month project to handwrite the entire Bible. Read More
Christian
British street preacher Andy Robertson says all he wants from his community in eastern England is the freedom to disagree. Police have threatened to arrest the U.K. preacher for allegedly making homophobic statements.
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Christian
It was just reported that Michael Jackson has died after going into cardiac arrest. During this time our hearts, as Christians, go out to the family and his children. Read More
It was just reported that Michael Jackson has died after going into cardiac arrest. During this time our hearts, as Christians, go out to the family and his children. Read More
Christian
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting approved a resolution June 24 celebrating the election of the country's first African American president and urging prayer on his behalf, while expressing opposition to his actions regarding unborn life and homosexuality.
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Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting approved a resolution June 24 celebrating the election of the country's first African American president and urging prayer on his behalf, while expressing opposition to his actions regarding unborn life and homosexuality.
Christian
Jacob Zuma's recent election as South Africa's fourth president since the end of apartheid was a foregone conclusion. The question that captivated observers has been which of the Zulu traditionalist's several wives would be first lady: The media-shy senior wife? Or the middle wife who responds to reporters' questions with "Jesus is Lord"? Read More
Jacob Zuma's recent election as South Africa's fourth president since the end of apartheid was a foregone conclusion. The question that captivated observers has been which of the Zulu traditionalist's several wives would be first lady: The media-shy senior wife? Or the middle wife who responds to reporters' questions with "Jesus is Lord"? Read More
Opinion
When the news broke that Billy Graham, the Protestant preacher of America's last half century, made what can only be fairly described as anti-Semitic remarks to President Nixon 30 years ago in conversations captured on Nixon's now infamous, then secret, Oval Office recording system, I was stunned. Read More
When the news broke that Billy Graham, the Protestant preacher of America's last half century, made what can only be fairly described as anti-Semitic remarks to President Nixon 30 years ago in conversations captured on Nixon's now infamous, then secret, Oval Office recording system, I was stunned. Read More
Christian
The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt as president during the June 23-24 convention meeting in Louisville, Ky. Read More
The Southern Baptist Convention re-elected Georgia pastor Johnny Hunt as president during the June 23-24 convention meeting in Louisville, Ky. Read More
Christian
With the goal of finding ways Southern Baptists "can work more faithfully and effectively" together in fulfilling the Great Commission, messengers to the convention's annual meeting June 23-24 gave the green light to a task force to examine the denomination for one year and report back to the 2010 meeting in Orlando Fla. Read More
With the goal of finding ways Southern Baptists "can work more faithfully and effectively" together in fulfilling the Great Commission, messengers to the convention's annual meeting June 23-24 gave the green light to a task force to examine the denomination for one year and report back to the 2010 meeting in Orlando Fla. Read More
National
A dollar a day keeps the babies away. That's the incentive behind College Bound Sisters, a program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that aims to keep 12- to 18-year-old girls in school and baby-free. Read More
Opinion
It was a glass mug that I treasured dearly. My sophomore year in college my little sister, Carole, had given me the mug for Christmas. As a special treat she had engraved my nickname, "Joey" into the Mug. Read More
It was a glass mug that I treasured dearly. My sophomore year in college my little sister, Carole, had given me the mug for Christmas. As a special treat she had engraved my nickname, "Joey" into the Mug. Read More
World
"When they unpacked the Bibles in a house church, the Christians there were overjoyed. Their leader said: 'Here are brothers and sisters who have converted through Christian radio programs and have been waiting for a Bible for years. So we decided to fast and pray for one week. Today it's the last day!'" Read More
National
Michael at age 13 in 1972. The youngest member of the Jackson Five, he became its lead singer at age 5. Read More
Michael at age 13 in 1972. The youngest member of the Jackson Five, he became its lead singer at age 5. Read More
Health
About 87% of obese patients with type 2 diabetes have undiagnosed sleep apnea, which can lead to serious medical consequences, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Christian
Southern Baptists praised the election of President Obama but said at their national meeting on Wednesday that they oppose his views on abortion and other social issues. Read More
Entertainment
We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. Read More
We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. Read More
Christian
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Close to midnight, the pastor spoke to the worshipers as the sound of an organ rippled through the Detroit hall.
Christian
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Starting at age 4, Sheila Schuller Coleman has held just about every job at her father's Crystal Cathedral, from copying Sunday programs at the kitchen table to launching a private high school on the church grounds.
National
For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and closest confidantes that she wasn't having the impact she wanted.
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For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and closest confidantes that she wasn't having the impact she wanted.
Christian
After showing a music video by T-Pain with suggestive lyrics, the pastor posed a question to the group of Baptist teenagers: "Is it all right to be a Christian and listen to this?" asked the Rev. Tracy Samuel from South Carolina. Read More
After showing a music video by T-Pain with suggestive lyrics, the pastor posed a question to the group of Baptist teenagers: "Is it all right to be a Christian and listen to this?" asked the Rev. Tracy Samuel from South Carolina. Read More
Christian
As a new pastor, the Rev. David Stallion of Opelika, Ala., is looking for ways to become a better minister in his Baptist church. Read More
National
Complementing same-sex partnership benefits for federal workers, announced by U.S. President Barack Obama one week ago, guidelines prohibiting discrimination against transgender federal employees are being drafted by the president's legal team. Read More
Complementing same-sex partnership benefits for federal workers, announced by U.S. President Barack Obama one week ago, guidelines prohibiting discrimination against transgender federal employees are being drafted by the president's legal team. Read More
Christian
A group of 70 black South Florida churches that partners with banks to increase the financial strength of parishioners announced last week that the J. P. Morgan Chase bank, formerly Washington Mutual bank, has discontinued its relationship with the church group. Read More
A group of 70 black South Florida churches that partners with banks to increase the financial strength of parishioners announced last week that the J. P. Morgan Chase bank, formerly Washington Mutual bank, has discontinued its relationship with the church group. Read More
National
A 1973 conversation between President Nixon and evangelist Billy Graham about Jews, laden with critical references including a Biblical verse on the "synagogue of Satan," has put the aging, frail Graham back in unwelcome headlines. Read More
A 1973 conversation between President Nixon and evangelist Billy Graham about Jews, laden with critical references including a Biblical verse on the "synagogue of Satan," has put the aging, frail Graham back in unwelcome headlines. Read More
Christian
Ralph Reed, the Republican operative who built the Christian Coalition into a potent political force in the 1990s by mobilizing evangelicals and other religious conservatives and who did similar work to help George W. Bush win two presidential elections, is quietly launching a group aimed at using the Web to mobilize a new generation of values voters. Read More
Ralph Reed, the Republican operative who built the Christian Coalition into a potent political force in the 1990s by mobilizing evangelicals and other religious conservatives and who did similar work to help George W. Bush win two presidential elections, is quietly launching a group aimed at using the Web to mobilize a new generation of values voters. Read More
Christian
Like many Southern Baptists, Craig England is worried about the future of his denomination. He's seen the statistics showing declines in membership and baptisms, and fears it's because Baptists have forgotten the importance of sharing their faith. Read More
World
North Korea accused Washington of seeking to "provoke a second Korean War" as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. Read More
National
Mark Sanford's extramarital excursion to Latin America is just the latest -- albeit the most lurid -- in a series of setbacks that have plagued Republicans as they struggle to recast the party and promote a new generation of national leaders. Read More
Mark Sanford's extramarital excursion to Latin America is just the latest -- albeit the most lurid -- in a series of setbacks that have plagued Republicans as they struggle to recast the party and promote a new generation of national leaders. Read More
African-American
Five of six black teens accused of beating a white classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week, Louisiana court officials involved with the case told The Associated Press Wednesday. Read More
Five of six black teens accused of beating a white classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week, Louisiana court officials involved with the case told The Associated Press Wednesday. Read More
National
South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford issued the following statement Wednesday after her husband's admission to an extramarital affair: Read More
South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford issued the following statement Wednesday after her husband's admission to an extramarital affair: Read More
National
Today, FBI agents went to the New Jersey home of white supremacist blogger/radio host Hal Turner and arrested him "on a federal complaint filed in Chicago alleging that he made internet postings threatening to assault and murder three federal appeals court judges in Chicago in retaliation for their recent ruling upholding handgun bans in Chicago and a suburb," according to a statement released by the Justice Department. A summary of Turner's dangerous tirade against the judges: Read More
Today, FBI agents went to the New Jersey home of white supremacist blogger/radio host Hal Turner and arrested him "on a federal complaint filed in Chicago alleging that he made internet postings threatening to assault and murder three federal appeals court judges in Chicago in retaliation for their recent ruling upholding handgun bans in Chicago and a suburb," according to a statement released by the Justice Department. A summary of Turner's dangerous tirade against the judges: Read More
World
On the eve of North Korean naval exercises, President Obama has extended economic sanctions against Pyongyang for another year, heightening tensions over the communist state's nuclear and missile programs.
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National
The US has called on China to scrap its plan to put net-filtering software on all its computers. It said that China's proposals would violate its free trade obligations, weaken computer security and raise serious censorship concerns.
National
Mark Sanford's news conference today was unusual for lot of reasons, but here's a less obvious one: The South Carolina governor referred to "C Street," a Washington dormitory for lawmakers funded by a highly secretive Christian organization called the Fellowship. (The Fellowship is the group behind the National Prayer Breakfast, where President Obama rolled out his Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships earlier this year.) Read More
World
It's official: President Obama will have his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on July 10, while in Italy attending a G8 summit. Read More
It's official: President Obama will have his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on July 10, while in Italy attending a G8 summit. Read More
National
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's admission today that he had an extramarital affair strikes another blow to the GOP's brand as the party of family values, particularly in a region of the country--the Deep South--that has become ever more critical to Republicans, who've lost ground recently in the Northeast and the West. Read More
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's admission today that he had an extramarital affair strikes another blow to the GOP's brand as the party of family values, particularly in a region of the country--the Deep South--that has become ever more critical to Republicans, who've lost ground recently in the Northeast and the West. Read More
Christian
The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, who leads the nation's largest United Methodist congregation, is the latest pastor to take his sermon to television. Read More
Christian
A California businessman sued the Rev. Creflo Dollar and his business partners, including his son Jeremy Dollar, today, saying Dollar stole a business idea they developed together to text devotional messages to followers for $4.99 a month. Read More
A California businessman sued the Rev. Creflo Dollar and his business partners, including his son Jeremy Dollar, today, saying Dollar stole a business idea they developed together to text devotional messages to followers for $4.99 a month. Read More
Christian
As reported by EUR, Ed McMahon, the legendary TV host and longtime sidekick-second banana for funny man Johnny Carson, died Tuesday at age 86. Read More
As reported by EUR, Ed McMahon, the legendary TV host and longtime sidekick-second banana for funny man Johnny Carson, died Tuesday at age 86. Read More
Christian
The National Association of Evangelicals has named Galen Carey as director of Government Affairs. He replaces Richard Cizik who was forced to resign after making controversial remarks on same-sex unions. Read More
The National Association of Evangelicals has named Galen Carey as director of Government Affairs. He replaces Richard Cizik who was forced to resign after making controversial remarks on same-sex unions. Read More
Christian
A 61-year-old South Texas minister is jailed on $2 million bail on charges that he sexually abused two girls. Read More
Christian
Georgia pastor Johnny M. Hunt was re-elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, during the first day of the denomination's annual gathering. Read More
Georgia pastor Johnny M. Hunt was re-elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, during the first day of the denomination's annual gathering. Read More
World
Eight men from a Mennonite farming community in eastern Bolivia have been accused of raping dozens of females at the settlement, a prosecutor said Tuesday, indicating at least one victim was an underage girl. Read More
Christian
The video shows the 16-year-old boy lying on the floor, his body convulsing, as elders of a small Connecticut church cast a "homosexual demon" from his body. Read More
The video shows the 16-year-old boy lying on the floor, his body convulsing, as elders of a small Connecticut church cast a "homosexual demon" from his body. Read More
Finances
In a live interview on CNBC today, Warren Buffett said there has been little progress over the past few months in the "economic war" being fought by the country. "We haven't got the economy moving yet," he told Becky Quick.
National
South Carolina's wandering governor, Mark Sanford, said today he had an affair with an Argentine woman and that was why he disappeared without telling anyone he went to South America. Read More
South Carolina's wandering governor, Mark Sanford, said today he had an affair with an Argentine woman and that was why he disappeared without telling anyone he went to South America. Read More
Christian
After 29 years as a gay activist, former lesbian magazine publisher Charlene Cothran stunned the homosexual community when she announced she had become a Christian. Read More
After 29 years as a gay activist, former lesbian magazine publisher Charlene Cothran stunned the homosexual community when she announced she had become a Christian. Read More
World
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North Korea threatened Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map as Washington and its allies watched for signs the regime will launch a series of missiles in the coming days.
Health
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There is a real emergency for a county hospital emergency room. The uptick in violence is literally draining the blood supply. And as CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports one specific blood type is running dangerously short.
African-American
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Clentis Sead marched for fatherhood -- as a means to help the community stop kids from shooting each other, and to build his own "heart relationship" with his two children after a three-year jail stint.
Christian
Prison Fellowship founder Charles Colson predicts pastors will soon face prosecution under hate crimes laws if they preach that same-sex relationships are sinful. Read More
Prison Fellowship founder Charles Colson predicts pastors will soon face prosecution under hate crimes laws if they preach that same-sex relationships are sinful. Read More
Christian
With no discussion, Southern Baptist Convention messengers Tuesday approved a recommendation to cease the denomination's relationship with Broadway Baptist Church, a Fort Worth, Texas, congregation that has been the source of controversy over its stance on homosexuality. Read More
With no discussion, Southern Baptist Convention messengers Tuesday approved a recommendation to cease the denomination's relationship with Broadway Baptist Church, a Fort Worth, Texas, congregation that has been the source of controversy over its stance on homosexuality. Read More
Christian
Christians must show love to all people, even if they don't support their values, evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren on Tuesday told breakaway Episcopalians and other Anglicans splitting from their national church over gay clergy and other issues. Read More
Christians must show love to all people, even if they don't support their values, evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren on Tuesday told breakaway Episcopalians and other Anglicans splitting from their national church over gay clergy and other issues. Read More
Christian
Jack Graham, pastor of the Dallas-area Prestonwood Baptist Church and a former Southern Baptist Convention president, has announced that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and is taking a two-month sabbatical. Read More
Jack Graham, pastor of the Dallas-area Prestonwood Baptist Church and a former Southern Baptist Convention president, has announced that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and is taking a two-month sabbatical. Read More
Christian
The member of New Providence Baptist Church in Jeffersonville, Ga., joined about seven other congregants for the National Baptist Convention, during which she plans to attend a course on "The Ministry of Jesus." Read More
Christian
If Southern Baptists are to be what God wants them to be, they desperately need to repent of the sins that clog their spiritual lives, Johnny Hunt told the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference June 22. Read More
If Southern Baptists are to be what God wants them to be, they desperately need to repent of the sins that clog their spiritual lives, Johnny Hunt told the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference June 22. Read More
Christian
If you have recently stood in line at the grocery store and glanced at the tabloid covers, chances are you have seen the faces of reality TV stars Jon and Kate Gosselin. Read More
If you have recently stood in line at the grocery store and glanced at the tabloid covers, chances are you have seen the faces of reality TV stars Jon and Kate Gosselin. Read More
Christian
An absence of morality, not a lack of money, is responsible for many of the problems facing the United States, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told the 2009 Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference June 22 in Louisville, Ky. Read More
An absence of morality, not a lack of money, is responsible for many of the problems facing the United States, former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told the 2009 Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference June 22 in Louisville, Ky. Read More
National
It fell to President Barack Obama to confirm the gossip that his aides had spent weeks trying to snuff out: He still sneaks an occasional cigarette. Read More
It fell to President Barack Obama to confirm the gossip that his aides had spent weeks trying to snuff out: He still sneaks an occasional cigarette. Read More
National
In response to ABC's decision not to air GOP rebuttal ads during its hour-long White House healthcare special on Wednesday, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele sent out a fundraising letter to party members accusing the network of shutting out conservative opposition. Read More
In response to ABC's decision not to air GOP rebuttal ads during its hour-long White House healthcare special on Wednesday, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele sent out a fundraising letter to party members accusing the network of shutting out conservative opposition. Read More
National
US President Barack Obama is expected to announce in the next few days the reinstatement of a US envoy to Syria, CNN reported Wednesday morning. Read More
National
A new survey on kids in cyberspace finds that one in five teens have "sexted" -- sent or received sexually suggestive, nude or nearly nude photos through cellphone text messages or e-mail. Read More
A new survey on kids in cyberspace finds that one in five teens have "sexted" -- sent or received sexually suggestive, nude or nearly nude photos through cellphone text messages or e-mail. Read More
Health
Two Mayo Clinic patients whose prostate cancer had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy that was used in combination with standardized hormone treatment and radiation therapy. Read More
Christian
Even though the Obamas have been in the White House for more than six months, the first family has not made a selection on which D.C.-area church they plan to attend. Read More
Christian
Bishop Bob Duncan, in introducing the Rev. Rick Warren said, "He has accepted three speaking engagements this year: first there was that prayer event at the inauguration; next he will address the largest assembly of Muslims in the United States on July 4 and then the Assemblies of God meeting in the fall. We are honored to have the Rev. Rick Warren with us today. Read More
Bishop Bob Duncan, in introducing the Rev. Rick Warren said, "He has accepted three speaking engagements this year: first there was that prayer event at the inauguration; next he will address the largest assembly of Muslims in the United States on July 4 and then the Assemblies of God meeting in the fall. We are honored to have the Rev. Rick Warren with us today. Read More
Education
It was student members of the College Democrats at Liberty University that voted to dismiss their sponsor, not the Lynchburg, Va.-based institution, according to an official of the student-run club. Read More
It was student members of the College Democrats at Liberty University that voted to dismiss their sponsor, not the Lynchburg, Va.-based institution, according to an official of the student-run club. Read More
Christian
The Anglican Church in North America was constituted on Monday, marking a new beginning for thousands of conservative Anglicans eager to get past the politics of church and on with promoting the Gospel. Read More
The Anglican Church in North America was constituted on Monday, marking a new beginning for thousands of conservative Anglicans eager to get past the politics of church and on with promoting the Gospel. Read More
Christian
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Thousands from across the U.S. streamed into Cobo Center in Detroit today for the annual education conference of the National Baptist Convention USA -- believed to be the biggest African-American group in the U.S.
Christian
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In the days leading up to their annual meeting, Southern Baptists are echoing the same sentiment - we can do more together than we can do apart.
Christian
Below is Washington Post's interview with Jim Daly, president and chief executive officer of Focus on the Family in February. Daly was in Washington, D.C., to participate in President Obama's conference on fatherhood at the White House. Read More
Below is Washington Post's interview with Jim Daly, president and chief executive officer of Focus on the Family in February. Daly was in Washington, D.C., to participate in President Obama's conference on fatherhood at the White House. Read More
Christian
Word of the deal spread swiftly among Ecuadorean immigrants, along a robust grapevine from New York City out to Long Island and into Westchester County. Read More
Word of the deal spread swiftly among Ecuadorean immigrants, along a robust grapevine from New York City out to Long Island and into Westchester County. Read More
Christian
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For nearly two decades, evangelist Franklin Graham has been looked upon as the future of his father's ministry - the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which he currently serves as president and CEO of.
Christian
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It's been said that Sunday is the most segregated day of the week. And there's research to back up the notion. For whatever reasons, different ethnicities tend to not worship together, no matter the religion. As part of our Project Milwaukee series on race relations, WUWM's LaToya Dennis visits a local church where diversity is actually part of the appeal.
World
Prominent Christian leader said "biblical story of Ruth and Naomi" can help West Africans fight hunger and poverty, and an "honest talk about the issues" will help them achieve a long lasting peace and prosperity in the region.
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Prominent Christian leader said "biblical story of Ruth and Naomi" can help West Africans fight hunger and poverty, and an "honest talk about the issues" will help them achieve a long lasting peace and prosperity in the region.
Christian
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Eyes roll when Rabbi Hayim Herring tells his fellow clergy that they should spend an hour a day on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
Christian
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Hundreds of formerly Episcopal parishes are meeting this week to unify as a new national church: the Anglican Church in North America.
National
The leader of the controversial Church of Scientology routinely physically attacked members of his management team, according to former executives, a Florida newspaper has reported. Read More
The leader of the controversial Church of Scientology routinely physically attacked members of his management team, according to former executives, a Florida newspaper has reported. Read More
National
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For the first time in his career, President Barack Obama may soon confront one of the most weighty and unsavory decisions that a chief executive must make, whether to put a murder convict to death.
African-American
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Kera Nobles' senior prom should have been a high point of her life, as she celebrated graduation from her home town's school system after 13 years of education.
African-American
People who live in Greeneville's Meadowlark Subdivision say white supremacists are singling them out. Several homeowners in the mostly black neighborhood say earlier this month, in the middle of the night, the Ku Klux Klan dropped off hate mail in their front yards. They say they found about two-dozen KKK flyers along Benbow Road and Outer Drive. Read More
People who live in Greeneville's Meadowlark Subdivision say white supremacists are singling them out. Several homeowners in the mostly black neighborhood say earlier this month, in the middle of the night, the Ku Klux Klan dropped off hate mail in their front yards. They say they found about two-dozen KKK flyers along Benbow Road and Outer Drive. Read More
World
A suspected US missile strike has hit northwest Pakistan's tribal South
Waziristan region, where security forces are poised for an attack on a
Taliban commander, officials have said.
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A suspected US missile strike has hit northwest Pakistan's tribal South
Waziristan region, where security forces are poised for an attack on a
Taliban commander, officials have said.
World
If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan's nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the group said in remarks aired Sunday.
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If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan's nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the group said in remarks aired Sunday.
Culture
Willie Williams, the oldest of five children, grew up without a father. Read More
World
Comforted
by the U.S. military's missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt
a North Korean missile would light up the clear island sky like
fireworks on the Fourth of July. Read More
Culture
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Two days before the inauguration, PARADE published a letter from Barack Obama to his daughters about what he hoped for them and all the children of America. On this Father's Day, we asked the President to reflect on what fatherhood means to him.
Christian
Two million people look for God each day -- not in church, but in a search. "The number is staggering," said Mark Weimer, a self-described techie evangelist whose ministry has tapped the Internet to capture those looking for spiritual answers. Read More
Two million people look for God each day -- not in church, but in a search. "The number is staggering," said Mark Weimer, a self-described techie evangelist whose ministry has tapped the Internet to capture those looking for spiritual answers. Read More
Opinion
While President Obama has chosen a deliberately measured response to the contested Iranian election, European leaders have been far less restrained in their comments. On June 16, four days after the presidential election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the contested poll a "tragedy" and added that "the extent of the fraud is proportional to the violent reaction." Read More
While President Obama has chosen a deliberately measured response to the contested Iranian election, European leaders have been far less restrained in their comments. On June 16, four days after the presidential election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the contested poll a "tragedy" and added that "the extent of the fraud is proportional to the violent reaction." Read More
Books
Four books that have been long out of print by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be published again under a deal with Beacon Press brokered by King's youngest son. Read More
National
One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of Washington's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of the trailing train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the first. Read More
One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of Washington's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of the trailing train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the first. Read More
Entertainment
Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna. Brown entered his plea before a preliminary hearing was scheduled to start in Los Angeles on Monday. Rihanna had been on standby to testify. Read More
Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna. Brown entered his plea before a preliminary hearing was scheduled to start in Los Angeles on Monday. Rihanna had been on standby to testify. Read More
Christian
Each night for 24 years, Emma Daniel Gray would diligently clean the White House. When she came to the president's chair, she would pause, cleaning materials in hand, and say a quick prayer.
Christian
Focus on the Family has a new look -- or at least its employees do. Beginning Wednesday, men who work at Focus no longer have to wear business attire, including a tie, and female employees don't have to stick with just dresses or skirts and hosiery.
Christian
One Sunday in March, a man strode down the aisle of the First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill., pulled out a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol and fired at the pastor. The Rev. Fred Winters deflected the first bullet with his Bible, sending bits of it into the air like confetti. But the next three rounds hit Winters, killing him. Read More
One Sunday in March, a man strode down the aisle of the First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill., pulled out a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol and fired at the pastor. The Rev. Fred Winters deflected the first bullet with his Bible, sending bits of it into the air like confetti. But the next three rounds hit Winters, killing him. Read More
Christian
The teenage grandson of worship leader Ron Kenoly died early Sunday morning after collapsing on a lawn in an Elk Grove, Calif., neighborhood. The cause of death remains unclear. Read More
The teenage grandson of worship leader Ron Kenoly died early Sunday morning after collapsing on a lawn in an Elk Grove, Calif., neighborhood. The cause of death remains unclear. Read More
Christian
An international gathering of Christians has committed to being instruments of change in a concerted effort to tackle racism. Read More
World
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North Korea has accused US President Barack Obama of plotting a nuclear war on the communist nation by reaffirming a US assurance of security for South Korea, the North's state media said.
Christian
In a unanimous decision Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a ministry that serves ex-prisoners, concluding that zoning laws passed by the city of Sinton violated the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA). Read More
Christian
The president of the college club that was "unrecognized" last month by Liberty University is stepping down and looking to transfer to another institution following the dismissal of the club's sponsor. Read More
The president of the college club that was "unrecognized" last month by Liberty University is stepping down and looking to transfer to another institution following the dismissal of the club's sponsor. Read More
Christian
Baptist Press is hosting its Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting blog again this year, and -- for the first time -- is sending out Twitter updates about the meeting. Read More
Baptist Press is hosting its Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting blog again this year, and -- for the first time -- is sending out Twitter updates about the meeting. Read More
Christian
Conservatives disaffected from The Episcopal Church will complete the historic task of creating their own branch of Anglicanism in North America this week with the ratification of its church laws and the installation of their first archbishop.
African-American
The Congressional Black Caucus may have some reservations about the U.S. Senate's support of a resolution offering a formal apology for slavery, but the NAACP is rather pleased with the effort. Read More
The Congressional Black Caucus may have some reservations about the U.S. Senate's support of a resolution offering a formal apology for slavery, but the NAACP is rather pleased with the effort. Read More
National
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President Barack Obama says the United States is "prepared for any contingencies" involving North Korea -- including the regime's reported threat to launch a long-range missile toward Hawaii.
National
President Barack Obama says he does not want to become a scapegoat for
Iran's leadership as postelection upheaval continues, but Republicans
are still saying the new president is being too cautious.
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President Barack Obama says he does not want to become a scapegoat for
Iran's leadership as postelection upheaval continues, but Republicans
are still saying the new president is being too cautious.
National
President
Barack Obama stuck to his carefully tailored response to Iran's
internal crisis Sunday despite pressure from Republican critics, as he
continued to speak up for protesters' rights without making specific
demands on Iran's hard-line leaders. Read More
Christian
Every week, Cynthia Pough of Detroit makes sure to sit in the pews early at Third New Hope Baptist Church on the city's west side. Read More
National
A single dad's devotion to his six children was the inspiration for this day honoring the role of a father. Skeptics occasionally complain that some holidays' origins must be part of a marketing conspiracy by the greeting card companies.
Christian
A Baptist university in Ohio says an education group's criticism of the school reflects the group's anti-religious bias. Read More
Christian
A Minnesota-based collection agency is being sued by a larger competitor, alleging its tactics are offensive and harassing. Read More
A Minnesota-based collection agency is being sued by a larger competitor, alleging its tactics are offensive and harassing. Read More
Culture
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Forget about "This Bud's for You." There's power in The Blood. "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My Blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day." - John 6:53-55
Christian
After parting ways with his father's Crystal Cathedral, Robert A. Schuller left preaching to start a television career. The son of The Hour of Power founder Robert H. Schuller Sr. recently acquired AmericanLife TV with GodTube founder Chris Wyatt. Read More
After parting ways with his father's Crystal Cathedral, Robert A. Schuller left preaching to start a television career. The son of The Hour of Power founder Robert H. Schuller Sr. recently acquired AmericanLife TV with GodTube founder Chris Wyatt. Read More
Eye on Africa
Marc Sahabo, a shy, kind man, reaches out to greet me. As I shake his hand, I can't help thinking about what that hand was doing in April 1994: wielding a machete and killing 15 people during Rwanda's genocide, which left about a million people dead. Read More
Marc Sahabo, a shy, kind man, reaches out to greet me. As I shake his hand, I can't help thinking about what that hand was doing in April 1994: wielding a machete and killing 15 people during Rwanda's genocide, which left about a million people dead. Read More
Christian
Joe Wingo failed to foresee the cloud he would hang over his family and his nonprofit, Angel Food Ministries in Monroe, Georgia, when he brought his wife and two sons in to help run it. Read More
Joe Wingo failed to foresee the cloud he would hang over his family and his nonprofit, Angel Food Ministries in Monroe, Georgia, when he brought his wife and two sons in to help run it. Read More
National
U.S. Census Bureau officials said Friday that married same-sex couples will be counted as such in the 2010 national tally, reversing an earlier decision made under the Bush administration. Read More
Technology
Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. Read More
Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. Read More
National
Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.
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Barack Obama got a basketball, his first name and ambition from his father. Little else.
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National
President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged Iran's government to halt a "violent and unjust" crackdown on dissenters, using his bluntest language yet to condemn Tehran's postelection response. Read More
President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged Iran's government to halt a "violent and unjust" crackdown on dissenters, using his bluntest language yet to condemn Tehran's postelection response. Read More
World
Riot police wielding wooden batons, tear gas and water cannons battled protesters in central Tehran Saturday, witnesses said. Read More
Riot police wielding wooden batons, tear gas and water cannons battled protesters in central Tehran Saturday, witnesses said. Read More
National
The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. Read More
The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. Read More
National
A federal appeals court has some dark news for the self-described "Painter of Light," Thomas Kinkade - it has restored an arbitration panel's $2.1 million award to two former gallery owners who say Kinkade's company duped them into investing their life's savings in a doomed enterprise. Read More
A federal appeals court has some dark news for the self-described "Painter of Light," Thomas Kinkade - it has restored an arbitration panel's $2.1 million award to two former gallery owners who say Kinkade's company duped them into investing their life's savings in a doomed enterprise. Read More
Christian
The Annual Meeting for the Southern Baptist Convention begins this coming Tuesday (June 23, 2009). Crossway has just published Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future, edited by David Dockery. Read More
The Annual Meeting for the Southern Baptist Convention begins this coming Tuesday (June 23, 2009). Crossway has just published Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future, edited by David Dockery. Read More
Eye on Africa
Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda is spearheading a drive by the country's Christian and Muslim leaders to defeat a bill introduced by the government that regulates the formation and finances of the country's churches and mosques. Read More
Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda is spearheading a drive by the country's Christian and Muslim leaders to defeat a bill introduced by the government that regulates the formation and finances of the country's churches and mosques. Read More
Christian
While nearly half of all churches have reported a decrease in tithes and offerings, many have still increased their budgets this year, a new survey shows. Read More
Life
It's the end of spring, and that means engaged couples are putting the last touches on their summer wedding celebrations. Should the cake have three tiers or four? Do the chairs for guests need bows? And, finally, what will they say in their vows? Read More
Christian
Eight years ago, Hispanics were just glad to be in America. Today, they're pushing for upward mobility and for the ears on Capitol Hill. Read More
Eight years ago, Hispanics were just glad to be in America. Today, they're pushing for upward mobility and for the ears on Capitol Hill. Read More
World
Only 6 percent of Jewish Israelis consider the views of American President Barack Obama's administration pro-Israel, according to a new Jerusalem Post-sponsored Smith Research poll. Read More
Second Coming Watch/World
North Korea has several thousand tonnes of chemical weapons it can mount on missiles that could be used on a rapid strike against the South, said a report released on Thursday by the International Crisis Group (ICG). Read More
North Korea has several thousand tonnes of chemical weapons it can mount on missiles that could be used on a rapid strike against the South, said a report released on Thursday by the International Crisis Group (ICG). Read More
Christian
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Southern Baptists leaders are asking followers to put aside squabbles over political and social issues and look inward at a time when the nation's largest Protestant denomination is hoping to stop declining membership.
Business
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PBS board members, who for 25 years have turned a blind eye to religious programming at some of their member stations' religious programing, have decided to enforce a rule banning the broadcasts -- a move that spells the beginning of the end for religious shows on public television.
Christian
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Sheila Walsh has been a successful Christian recording artist, author and speaker for decades. She's been the co-host of "The 700 Club," and these days, as a member of Women of Faith, she speaks to half a million women every year.
National
President Obama this morning spoke of the power of prayer and called for immigration reform during a 12-minute address at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast.
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African-American
Culture
Growing up without a father left a painful hole in his heart, President
Barack Obama told a lawnful of boys at the White House Friday in a
remarkably personal Father's Day weekend message.
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Growing up without a father left a painful hole in his heart, President
Barack Obama told a lawnful of boys at the White House Friday in a
remarkably personal Father's Day weekend message. Read More
Opinion
I've had many requests to reprint a column I wrote about my father for
Father's Day in 2005. I'm reprinting much of it today, with this added
entreaty to fathers (and others) that someone sent to me recently:
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I've had many requests to reprint a column I wrote about my father for
Father's Day in 2005. I'm reprinting much of it today, with this added
entreaty to fathers (and others) that someone sent to me recently:
Culture
'It's the midnight hour and we don't have time to fool around'
These days, Susan L. Taylor is using her voice to build a powerful brigade of African-Americans who will mentor the young people "falling through the cracks." Read More
'It's the midnight hour and we don't have time to fool around'These days, Susan L. Taylor is using her voice to build a powerful brigade of African-Americans who will mentor the young people "falling through the cracks." Read More
Entertainment
Once you get past the first four of the Ten Commandments that deal with
humans' relationship to God, the first "horizontal" commandment is that
people honor their fathers and mothers (Exodus 20:12). Last month we
honored mothers. Read More
Christian
The crisis of youth violence is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the African-American community today -- particularly in inner cities, local pastors and community activists say. Read More
The crisis of youth violence is perhaps the greatest challenge facing the African-American community today -- particularly in inner cities, local pastors and community activists say. Read More
Christian
Southern Baptist ministers in three states facing molestation charges had recent days in court. Read More
Southern Baptist ministers in three states facing molestation charges had recent days in court. Read More
Culture
Thank you to all who participated in the Black Fathers Hall of Fame Father's Day Essay Contest. We are very excited to hear of all of the loving stories from those who have submitted essays telling us what their father means to them. Happy Father's Day to all great dads around the world and congratulations to our winners of this year's essay contest!
Grand Prize Winner:
Keith Belvin, Jamaica, New York
Father's Name: Eiljah Causey
Second Prize Winner:
Prikenya S. Revis, Freeland, Michigan
Father's Name: Anthony Revis
Third Prize Winner:
Bre'Anna Smith, Westfield, Indiana
Father's Name: Tino Smith
National
President Barack Obama will dedicate his entire afternoon today to promoting the importance of fatherhood and urging men to fulfill their responsibilities to their children, a topic that has great personal significance to him and one he has addressed forcefully in the past. Read More
President Barack Obama will dedicate his entire afternoon today to promoting the importance of fatherhood and urging men to fulfill their responsibilities to their children, a topic that has great personal significance to him and one he has addressed forcefully in the past. Read More
Christian
The nation's capital is suddenly center court in America's loud argument over gay marriage. Nothing new about that, except that this time the battle is being hashed out in the streets, churches and living rooms in working-class wards of the city. Read More
The nation's capital is suddenly center court in America's loud argument over gay marriage. Nothing new about that, except that this time the battle is being hashed out in the streets, churches and living rooms in working-class wards of the city. Read More
Christian
Since his brush with death last week, megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes says he has experienced an outpouring of love and support greater than any he's seen in all his years serving as a pastor.
Christian
One of the largest Hispanic Evangelical networks in the United States is gathering hundreds of Hispanic spiritual and community leaders from across the country for its 8th annual conference this week in the nation's capital. Read More
Christian
Angel Food Ministries returns to Walton County Superior Court today in a struggle for control of the nonprofit that annually sells $140 million worth of food at low cost. Read More
Angel Food Ministries returns to Walton County Superior Court today in a struggle for control of the nonprofit that annually sells $140 million worth of food at low cost. Read More
Christian
You could say Oral Roberts and faith are one in the same. Today, at 91-years-old, Roberts says he has not finished the work he believes God gave him to do. But what he has accomplished in 74 years is impressive.
Christian
Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity has chosen Bishop Audrey Bronson as the first female president in the organization's 25-year history. Read More
Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity has chosen Bishop Audrey Bronson as the first female president in the organization's 25-year history. Read More
Christian
Some Christian leaders say this generation is the most Biblically illiterate in history. The problem: young Christians guiding their lives by a popular culture instead of Scripture. Read More
Some Christian leaders say this generation is the most Biblically illiterate in history. The problem: young Christians guiding their lives by a popular culture instead of Scripture. Read More
Christian
The international human trafficking crisis is often hidden in plain sight. Innocent bystanders can remain ignorant of the tragedies unfolding before them, but now the story is being told-- thanks to a group of young evangelicals from around the globe who witnessed the humanitarian crisis up close.
National
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly told police she was performing an exorcism on her 15-year-old son. Read More
National
Lincoln Davis responds robustly when people equate faith with political party affiliation. Read More
World
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The United States has positioned more missile defenses around Hawaii as a precaution against a possible North Korean launch across the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
National
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A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama's favorability ratings still sky-high but slipping slightly, while former vice president Dick Cheney, appears to be improving his image.
Culture
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Members of the President's Council on Bioethics were told by the White House last week that their services were no longer needed and were asked to cancel a planned meeting, a council staff member said Wednesday.
Books
The Hills' Lauren Conrad -- TV reality star, author of a new novel for teens and a Kindle user -- says her BlackBerry "lives" in the palm of her hand. Read More
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National
Sen. John Ensign helped his mistress's husband get two jobs during the
time the rising Republican senator acknowledges carrying on an
extramarital affair, an Ensign spokesman said Thursday.
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Sen. John Ensign helped his mistress's husband get two jobs during the
time the rising Republican senator acknowledges carrying on an
extramarital affair, an Ensign spokesman said Thursday.
Opinion
Two attorneys from opposing political camps, David Boies, a Democrat, and Ted Olson, a Republican, announced last month that they plan to challenge California's ban against gay marriage all the way to the Supreme Court. One of the cases Boies and Olson are using as a precedent is Loving v. Virginia, which, in 1967, ruled that it was unconstitutional for any state to have a law prohibiting marriage on the basis of race. Read More
Two attorneys from opposing political camps, David Boies, a Democrat, and Ted Olson, a Republican, announced last month that they plan to challenge California's ban against gay marriage all the way to the Supreme Court. One of the cases Boies and Olson are using as a precedent is Loving v. Virginia, which, in 1967, ruled that it was unconstitutional for any state to have a law prohibiting marriage on the basis of race. Read More
African-American
The US Senate approved a fiercely worded resolution Thursday formally apologizing for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery" of African-Americans.
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Christian
A North Carolina Superior Court Judge has ruled that church members of a Greensboro congregation are within their rights to put their pastor out of the church. Read More
A North Carolina Superior Court Judge has ruled that church members of a Greensboro congregation are within their rights to put their pastor out of the church. Read More
Eye on Africa
One in four men in South Africa have admitted to rape and many confess to attacking more than one victim, according to a study that exposes the country's endemic culture of sexual violence. Read More
Christian