- 02/07/2013
Pastor Calls Out Beyoncé for Not Being an Example of Purity
Pastor Alyssa Shull, cofounder of Shull International Ministries, was less than pleased with Beyoncé's example to young women, comparing her performance to soft porn.
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Is the Church Trying Too Hard to Entertain?
The decline of church attendance within recent years may have been prompted by the growing frustration within the church body concerning leadership marred by growing numbers of scandals and churches more concerned with entertaining those in the pews than feeding them spiritually.
- 02/07/2013
Questions Swirl If Obama Will Push Gay Rights at National Prayer Breakfast
The 61st annual National Prayer Breakfast took place at the Hilton Washington International Ballroom in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, but not without questions of whether President Obama would use the platform to push gay rights.
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02/07/2013Michael Hyatt at Liberty University: Change Your Story, Change Your Life
Author, social media expert, and former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers Michael Hyatt encouraged students at Liberty University's Convocation earlier this week to silence the negative narrator in their minds that keeps them from moving forward.
1 comments - 02/05/2013
Children From Rape Bring a New Voice to Debate on Abortion
Children conceived through rape are starting to speak out more on the issue of abortion, adding complexity, depth and nuance to a hot-button issue where the lines are often clearly drawn in the sand.
- 02/05/2013
Ex-Anorexic Christian Woman: The Battle Is in the Mind; God's Image Is Diverse
After penning her struggle with anorexia as a teenager in her first book, Hollow: An Unpolished Tale, Jena Morrow received such an overwhelming response from men and women alike that she wrote a devotional to help individual with eating disorders and body image issues find hope and healing in the midst of their battle.
- 02/04/2013
Co-Founder of Largest Adoption Agency Dies Before Turning 100
Bethany Christian Services Co-founder Marguerite Bonnema recently passed away a few days shy of her 100th birthday.
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02/04/2013The Liz Lemon Effect: Can Women Have It All?
Liz Lemon, hailed as one of the best female icons on television, bid her audience farewell on Jan. 28, leaving women to question if they can really have it all. Millions of women tuned in every Thursday to see Lemon, the creative writer and business woman, excel in her profession yet desire to have an equally successful personal life. The identification to Lemon's life is uncanny to so many women who struggle to find balance.
- 02/04/2013
Va. Senate Committee Passes Amendment to Allow Prayer in All Public Places
A new proposed amendment for the Virginia state Bill of Rights that would call on all public places and schools to allow prayer and religious activity passed a Senate Committee last week.
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02/04/2013The Super Bowl Ads: Are We Losing Morals to Sell Products?
GoDaddy.com and Calvin Klein ads left more to be desired among Super Bowl watchers. Some Super Bowl viewers posted comments of disgust and disapproval at the racy GoDaddy commercial featuring super model Bar Refaeli and a regular "Joe" displaying too much PDA that included unnecessary slobbering and sound effects.
- 02/01/2013
The Atheistic Church: Teaching Morality, but Without God?
The decline in religiosity and the tremendous growth in atheism have led to the rise of an alternative organized institution: the Atheistic Church.
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02/01/2013Huckabee at Liberty University: Are You Willing to Be Despised for Your Beliefs?
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee asked students at Liberty University on Monday if they are willing to be scorned for taking a stand for what is morally right, saying that as Christians, they should be different than others in the world.
- 01/31/2013
Catholic College Sees Double Attendance for Atheism Course
Regis College, a Jesuit-run theology school at the University of Toronto, is surprising some people by offering a course on atheism. But the course is not what people might expect.
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01/31/2013Women in Combat: Does This Go Against God's Divine Order?
Serious questioning has erupted over the issue of women being allowed on the front lines. Does this advancement in women's equality erase the line of God's divine order for males and females?
- 01/30/2013
UK Boy Banned From Wearing Christian Band in School
A six-year-old boy attending a U.K. primary school is at the center of a controversy regarding the school's ban of his Christian bracelet and his father's outrage over alleged discrimination of his son's expression of faith.


