- 09/03/2010
SBC Leaders 'Excited' About Nominee for NAMB President
Southern Baptist leaders are hailing the nomination of Pastor Kevin Ezell for the post of president at the North American Mission Board.
- 09/02/2010
NYC Mosque Rhetoric May Harm Persecuted Christians
The sometimes hateful rhetoric being used by opponents of the proposed mosque can result in violence against Christians living in Muslim-dominated countries, warned a ministry leader.
- 09/01/2010
Christian Doctors Blast Obama Administration for Stem Cell Appeal
The Christian Medical Association blasted the Obama administration Tuesday for trying to lift an injunction blocking the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.
- 08/09/2010
'Blank Bible' Challenge Seeks to Revive U.S. Interest in Scripture
A new initiative this fall seeks to revive American interest in studying the Bible while connecting U.S. Christians to people who do not have the Scriptures in their native language.
- 08/07/2010
Mercy Ships Receives Donation of $1M in Stock
At normally its lowest donation time of the year, medical charity Mercy Ships has received a donation of more than $1 million in stock.
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08/07/2010Former Marine Cycles Across U.S. for Solar Bibles
A former Marine is riding a bicycle across the United States to raise money to buy 1,000 solar-powered audio Bibles for illiterate people in remote areas of the world.
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08/07/2010Christians Gather in D.C. to 'Submit' America to God
A small but energetic crowd gathered at Lafayette Park across from the White House Friday to pray for America to return to God.
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08/06/201077-Foot Cross Raised Alongside Texas Interstate
After getting past an IRS investigation, pornography scandal, and attacks in various forms, a Texas-based group was finally able to raise its 77-foot cross alongside Interstate 10 in Kerrville, Texas last week.
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08/04/2010Haitians Went from Shacks to Plastic Sheeting, Says Mission Leader
The standard of living in Haiti had not progressed much for decades and the earthquake just made life “exponentially worse,” said a mission leader who had lived in Port-au-Prince for two years.
- 08/03/2010
Pastor to Anne Rice: 'We' Are the Church
The Christian community is messy, but that does not mean celebrity novelist Anne Rice should “quit … being Christian,” said a California church pastor.
Tags Atheism - 07/30/2010
Evangelical Body: Cancel 'Burn a Quran' Day
The nation’s largest evangelical body is urging the Florida church behind “International Burn A Quran Day” to cancel its plans.
- 07/29/2010
Fla. Megachurch Readies Oil Spill Kids for Back to School
A Florida megachurch will hold a back-to-school backpack drive this weekend to help the children of families affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill.
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07/29/2010Faith Leaders Protest Arizona Immigration Law
Some religious leaders from Arizona and elsewhere are coordinating nationwide protests against the state’s new immigration law, which takes effect Thursday.
- 07/28/2010
Fla. Church Plans 'Burn a Quran' Day to Mark 9/11
A controversial Florida church known for publicly condemning what it considers sins plans to burn copies of Islam's holy book on the upcoming ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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07/27/2010'No Leverage' in Newt Gingrich's Ground Zero Mosque Argument
Newt Gingrich offers a “provocative” argument about the proposed Ground Zero mosque and Saudi Arabia’s church building policy, but it has “no leverage,” said a religious freedom expert.


