- 09/28/2012
Pro-Family Group Sued for Using Gay Couple's Engagement Photo
A pro-family organization in Washington, D.C. is being sued by a gay couple and their wedding photographer, who say the organization used a copyrighted engagement photo of theirs in a political mailer.
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09/27/2012UK Church Bans Yoga Class, Cites Exercise's Hindu Roots
A Catholic priest has banned a yoga class from taking place in his in Southampton, England, church hall because of the practice's Hindu roots.
8 comments - 09/25/2012
Catholic League Plans Protest of 'Piss Christ' Exhibit
The president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights says his organization will protest a photography exhibit at a New York City art gallery on Thursday because of a photograph that will be on display which shows a crucifix submerged in a jar of the artist's urine.
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09/25/2012NJ Megachurch Pastor: America Is Not a Christian Nation
Tim Lucas, lead pastor of Liquid Church in New Jersey, told his congregation on Sunday that, contrary to the popular opinion within some Christian circles, the United States is not a Christian nation, and the majority of the people in his congregation seem to agree with him.
- 09/21/2012
Judge Temporarily Allows High School Cheerleaders to Use Bible Banners
On Thursday, a judge in Hardin County, Texas, placed a temporary restraining order on the Kountze Independent School District after the district banned the school's cheerleaders from making banners with Bible verses on them for the football team to run through before games.
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09/20/2012Texas School Bans Use of Bible Run-Through Banners at Football Games
A high school football team in Texas will no longer run through paper banners that reference the Bible as they take the field after the school district's superintendent banned the use of religious messages on the banners. The school had received a complaint from a national atheist organization.
- 09/20/2012
Book Takes New Look at CS Lewis' Views on Science, Evolution
Famed Christian author C.S. Lewis is widely believed to have been either indifferent to or supportive of modern evolutionary theory, but a new book released Tuesday challenges that notion using evidence from little-known personal notes written by Lewis.
- 09/18/2012
Megachurch Pastor Dino Rizzo Resigns From Healing Place Church
Dino Rizzo, lead pastor of Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, La., told his congregation Sunday morning that he and his wife, DeLynn, were resigning from their positions as pastors of the church.
- 09/18/2012
NJ Church Kicks Off Series on Politics Featuring Live Polling
A New Jersey pastor challenged his congregation to consider "the politics of Jesus" above both Democratic and Republican views on Sunday during a new sermon series in which his congregation will be able to participate in live polling with real-time results during services.
7 comments - 09/14/2012
Alleged Anti-Muslim Filmmaker Attends Coptic Churches in Calif.
The Coptic Orthodox Church Diocese of Los Angeles is condemning an anti-Muslim film that has enraged the Arab world and may have been created by a man who occasionally attends churches within the diocese.
1 comments - 09/13/2012
Terry Jones Asked by Pentagon to Stop Support of Anti-Islam Film
Terry Jones, a controversial Florida pastor who is known for his anti-Islam demonstrations, was contacted by the Pentagon on Wednesday and was asked to stop supporting "Innocence of Muslims," an anti-Islam film that may have played a role in triggering recent attacks on American embassies in both Egypt and Libya.
94 comments - 09/13/2012
Steven Furtick Challenges Christians to Not Settle for 'Good Enough'
The death of Apple founder Steve Jobs in October 2011 had a profound effect on Steven Furtick, lead pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, N.C. At that time, Furtick's church averaged between 8,000 and 10,000 people in attendance, yet the death of Jobs, a great innovator, still caused him to question whether or not he was doing great things for God.
42 comments - 09/11/2012
Church Accused of Violating Federal Law by Telling Parishioners to Vote Against Obama
A church-state watchdog group has reported a Roman Catholic Church in El Paso, Texas, to the Internal Revenue Service after the church allegedly ran a notice in its bulletin that encouraged parishioners not to vote for President Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.
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09/10/2012Andy Stanley: Your Approach to Preaching Can Hinder Your Message
Andy Stanley spoke to pastors and teachers at the NewSpring Leadership Conference (NLC) last Thursday about the "one question" he is asked all the time: How do you preach to unbelievers and Christians at the same time during church services?
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09/10/2012Craig Groeschel Tells Church Leaders to Embrace Pain
Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv, spoke to thousands of church leaders at the NewSpring Leadership Conference (NLC) on Thursday and told them a leader's "constant companion" is pain.
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