When I originally got the idea for this post, I intended to write about the five worst things that happened in Christianityin 2013. Then I thought about how tired I am of all the negativity being spread by (and about) Christians in the media lately ...
Christianity dominates the United Nations and a more inclusive system must be introduced at the world peace-making organisation, according to a new study.
Contrary to critics who fear for the future of faith in America, Christian philosopher Dr. William Lane Craig has a relatively positive view about what's in store in the coming decades.
There is no such thing as Christianity. Let me repeat myself so you know I really meant to say it: There is no such thing as Christianity. What we have instead are reifications and definitions. As with all definitions, the various definitions offered ...
Last month the Washington Post published an article* illustrating religion in America today with maps like the one below. If you're interested in the composition of religion in America today, I highly recommend reading it.
(CHRISTIANPOST) - LOS ANGELES - The consul general of Israel in Los Angeles believes that Christianity is experiencing a rapidly growing renaissance in Israel.
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Katy Perry is the daughter of Christian ministers. But the widely popular singer recently made it clear that she no longer identifies with Christianity. “I don't believe in a heaven or a hell or an old man sitting on a throne. I believe in a higher ...
Despite criticism that Christianity is reserved for only “church” people or Western people or whatever, the Bible makes it crystal clear that true Christianity, when practiced as Jesus preached, is the “big tent” for all faiths. The sad image of a ...
Thanks to my friend and media co-conspirator, Tripp Fuller, for putting together the following blog post and the new list of added incentives for folks to jump on the Kickstarter campaign for my novel, BLOOD DOCTRINE, in the final days.
Man lives in a new world, altogether quite different from that in which the Christian revelation occurred, in which lived the apostles, the teachers of the Church, the saints, all with which the symbolism of Christianity is connected.Christianity was ...
"We cannot ignore the fact that Christians in the Middle East are, increasingly, being deliberately attacked by fundamentalist Islamist militants," he said.
Relations between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East have reached crisis point, according to Prince Charles, who is "deeply troubled" by the plight of Christians in the region. The heir to the British throne told a reception for Middle East ...
South Side native Daniel Helminiak has published another book, making nine in total, plus two in second editions. The latest is The Transcended Christian: What Do You Do When You Outgrow Your Religion?
When compared to their generational counterparts, evangelical Millennials are the only cohort that has actually increased in its evangelistic activity, going from 56 percent self-reporting faith sharing in 2010 to 65 percent in 2013.
Morgan Hekking, Sophie Medvick, Lauren Rubenstein, Linnea Hummel, Moira Maloney, Andrea Myers, Sarah Trinkle, Joy Craymer, Linda Craymer, Dominic Vitale, Tommy Donohue, Casey Conway, Sean Ellis and Caitlyn Fogg participate in the living nativity ...
On Dec. 9, a Colorado judge ruled that Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips violated the state's anti-discrimination law when he refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Under the big evangelical tent where tens of millions of Americans worship, Hispanic churches are embracing Obamacare despite the concerns about religious freedom that have tarnished the law for many of their fellow believers.
As the same-sex marriage movement has gained steam, many evangelicals and conservative Catholics feel as if they are being asked to give up deeply held beliefs - an effort they perceived in the quick suspension of the “Duck Dynasty” star after his ...
Ted Haggard, a preacher who stepped down in 2006 from his position as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., following a sex and drug scandal, recently spoke out about Isaac ...
NEW YORK—On Sun., Dec. 15, Haig Kherlopian was ordained as the minister of the ArmenianEvangelical Church of New York in an impressive and elegant service before more than 200 people in attendance, including family, friends, supporters, and clergy ...
In the last 24 hours, the story of a pastor's failed attempt to walk on water has gone viral. According to various reports, Pastor Franck Kabele told his church members that he could do as Jesus did in the Bible and walk on water.
Billy Graham has emerged as unquestionably the most famous and influential Christian preacher of any theological tradition for the last century and perhaps the last millennium.
The Journey Church, a non-denominational evangelical church, organized the event and billed it as "A Gay Man and An Evangelical Walk Into a Bar." The event featured LGBT philosopher and author Dr. John Corvino and Matthew Lee Anderson, author and ...
The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president blasted A&E Networks for "censorious cultural fundamentalism" after it suspended "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson for making comments critical of homosexuality.
A coalition of evangelical Christian churches pushing for an overhaul of the immigration laws will run radio commercials over the next two weeks calling for prayers for the speaker of the House, John A. Boehner of Ohio, to take up legislation on the issue.
I do think that young people are tired of evangelicalism because, in large part, there's no “there” there. They climbevangelicalism's highest philosophical mountains (well, hills) and find… themselves. For the most part,evangelicalism is not a call ...
To many Christian evangelicals, their commitment to finding homes for the world's orphans is something to celebrate, but the fifth annual Orphan Sunday, observed in October, arrived at a challenging time, and not just because the number of ...
Just over a decade ago, evangelical Christians were ascendant. After the legwork of Falwell's Moral Majority and Ralph Reed's Christian Coalition, an evangelical Christian was in the White House, George W. Bush, whose favorite philosopher was "Jesus ...
The Evangelical Immigration Table have announced a print and radio ad campaign asking supporters to pray for God to help Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) find a solution to the broken immigration system.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor's decision came after a different effort by Catholic-affiliated groups from around the nation. Those groups had rushed to the federal courts to stop Wednesday's start of portions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Despite a roster sprinkled with All-State-caliber players, Malden Catholic boys' hockey coach John McLean knows his team's depth comes from its blue-collar types: the ones who wait and remain hungry to contribute when their numbers are called.
The Little Sisters of the Poor - a charity congregation of Roman Catholic women in Denver - and the Illinois-based Christian Brothers Services had filed a lawsuit objecting to the contraception mandate, saying it violated their religious and moral beliefs.
Her decision, which came after federal court filings by Catholic-affiliated groups from around the nation in hopes of delaying the requirements, throws a part of the president's signature law into temporary disarray.
The Obama administration was temporarily blocked by a U.S. Supreme Court justice from forcing an order of Catholicnuns to comply with a federal requirement to provide free contraceptive coverage for employees.
... health care law. WASHINGTON (AP) - Catholic organizations are calling on the Supreme Court to stop portions of President Barack Obama's health care law that force them to provide health insurance for students and employees that includes birth control.
Before heading to New York to ring in the New Year, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor gave temporary relief to an order of Catholic nuns being forced to implement the birth control mandate under the new healthcare law going into effect Wednesday.
Updated: December 31, 2013 2:11AM. Tyler Ulis wasn't going to allow the chance to lead Marian Catholic to consecutive McDipper championships slip away.
Catholic organizations are calling on the Supreme Court to stop portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law that force them to provide health insurance for students and employees that includes birth control.
The Catholic Sant'Egidio Community will stage a torch-lit march in Budapest on New Year's Day, and pray for peace for peoples hit by war or suffering from aggression, said a statement from the Esztergom-Budapest diocese.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Supreme Court justice has blocked implementation of portions of President Barack Obama's health care law that would have forced some religion-affiliated organizations to provide health insurance for employees that includes birth ...
Langone, who describes himself as a devout Catholic who prays every morning, said he has told the cardinal that "you get more with honey than with vinegar.
Only hours before the law was to take effect, a Supreme Court justice blocked implementation of part of President Barack Obama's health care law that would have forced some religion-affiliated organizations to provide health insurance for employees ...
Catholic University of America and nonprofits in Michigan and Tennessee were among those filing three separate applications asking the court to temporarily exempt them from the so-called contraception mandate while litigation continues.
Who are the young priests & bishops entering into the Catholic Church - and what issues matter most to them? HuffPost Live's Young & Faithful series talks to those under Pope Francis, who are shaking up the moral foundations of the Church.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Charlotte Catholic running back Elijah Hood has been named The Associated Press men's prep football player of the year for North Carolina.
The Catholic League president, who first ripped Mr. de Blasio for failing to include Catholic priests on his transition team, is now tweaking the liberal mayor-to-be for vowing to abolish horse-drawn carriages but not city “abortion facilities.
A woman walks past a loyalist mural in East Belfast December 31, 2013. Marathon talks between the leaders of Northern Ireland's Catholic and Protestant communities broke down on Tuesday without agreement to ease tensions that have led to one of the ...
British fears of a Protestant 'brain drain' from Northern Ireland in the early 1980s found some support at a meeting between an NIO official and the Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Sir Peter Froggat in 1982, according to this year's Belfast ...
But as Quebec's soaring Catholic Churches go condo and Atlantic Canada's picturesque community churches are sold off as scrap timber, one style of Canadian church seems to be surging ahead where all others falter: Large-congregation Protestant ...
“We have seen for a number of years a steady improvement in the extent to which the representation of the Protestant and Roman Catholic community in the monitored workforce approximates to the composition of those available for work,” he said.
I just allowed your son to continue on in his belief that protestants were hookers because explaining it further would have been weird and awkward, and frankly, I value my life over death by Mameluke sword.
TORONTO (JTA) - Leaders of Canada's largest Protestant denomination are speaking out against their church's boycott of products made in Israeli settlements.
British fears of a Protestant “brain drain” from Northern Ireland in the early 1980s were discussed at a meeting between a Northern Ireland Office official and the vice-chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, Sir Peter Froggat, in 1982, according to ...
The National Council of Churches is the largest ecumenical organization of Christians in the U.S., serving as the umbrella for 37 mainline Protestant groups and reportedly encompassing more than 100,000 local churches with 40 million followers. “It's ...
The poll for BBC Newsline found that 39 per cent of Protestants want to keep the body, with just 24 per cent wanting it abolished and a large percentage - 37 per cent - saying that they had no opinion on the issue.
POTTER: What these worshipers do know is that they've found a home in this evangelical Protestantchurch. RUIZ: They like to be feeling free, freedom to worship the Lord with our heart.
On Sunday, Jan. 12, the Protestant Community Church in Medford Lakes, also known as Cathedral of the Woods, will sponsor a forum concerning the Islamic religion and its relationship to Christianity.
Annie and Patty design and hand-craft "Protestant prayer beads," a circle of beads and a soothing rhythm of prayers whose purpose is to bring its user into the quiet presence of God.
TORONTO (JTA) - Canada's largest Protestant church launched a campaign to boycott goods made in the West Bank. The United Church of Canada campaign, dubbed “Unsettling Goods: Choose Peace in Palestine and Israel,” encourages “economic ...
From the Zionist cesspit that is Canada's political elite, a voice of reason has emerged. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), Canada's largest Protestant church has launched a campaign to boycott goods made in the occupied West Bank.
Thursday, as part of the national dialogue initiated by President Martelly aimed at provide adequate responses to the real problems of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe as Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, accompanied by members of his Cabinet, met ...
Tek Bahadur Thapa Gharti , Nepalese Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development , praised the involvement of theProtestant Church of Denmark and the European Union and pointed the finger at those that cater to Christians only to accuse them of ...
Ljubljana, 24 December (STA) - Protestant Bishop Geza Filo, the new leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Slovenia, has told the daily Dnevnik that Christianity needed to adapt to development and the 21st century.
Peter Hahne gehörte zu Niedernoltes Vorgängern. In den ZDF-Nachrichtensendungen „heute“ und „heute journal“ war von 1989 bis 1999 bereits der kirchlich engagierte Protestant Peter Hahne (61) tätig, der von 1992-2009 dem Rat der EKD angehörte.
Is there a new reformation sweeping the Church today, a reformation as radical and important as theProtestant Reformation that rocked the world 500 years ago?
Pro-life activists saw 2013 as a breakthrough in the movement to defend the constitutional rights of pre-born babies. Many credit the growing support for the pro-life movement with the rising popularity of 3D and 4D ultrasounds, and the ability to announce the sex of one's unborn baby by the 13th week, as Texas state Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) did on the House floor as part of his support for the state's new abortion regulations that ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, the six month of pregnancy.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor put some temporary brakes on President Barack Obama's controversial Affordable Care Act for a group of Catholic nuns Tuesday night, just hours before it began forcing some religious-affiliated groups to provide health insurance covering birth control and abortion-inducing drugs or face heavy fines on Jan. 1.
Willie and Korie Robertson appeared on Fox News' New Year's Eve special on Tuesday and denied that there was any lasting tension between their family and A&E following the family patriarch's reinstatement to the network's hit "Duck Dynasty" series.
"Can I genuinely care for and be committed to someone if I don't affirm an aspect of their life?" That is one of the core questions that the California-based Eternity Bible College professor Preston Sprinkle wants to explore in his new class on homosexuality
Kristine McGuire, a wife and mother, became intrigued with ghost hunting and witchcraft and attempted to blend the occult with her Christian faith until she encountered a demonic spirit.
A California school district has reversed its decision to charge a Christian organization thousands of dollars to use the district's facilities for children's club meetings, even while other clubs use the facilities for free.
A Louisiana church is continuing its 32-year-old tradition of ringing in the new year with 42 hours of prayer and fellowship with the hopes that 2014 will be a year of change for the city.
A Virginia megachurch situated near the District of Columbia will be holding its annual youth-centered New Year's Eve party to raise funds for charity tonight, with over 1,000 teens expected to attend.
Making New Year resolutions has biblical validity, but not all resolves have a Christian spirit behind them. And the ones that are according to God's desires demand more courage and faith than any other resolution we can make, shares a blogger from the DesiringGod ministry.
The consul general of Israel in Los Angeles believes that Christianity is experiencing a rapidly growing renaissance in Israel. With that, he emphasized the biblical mandate that evangelical Christians and Jews have – to be in a favorable relationship with one another.
Among the least pastored people are pastors themselves, as they work long hours catering to the emotional and spiritual needs of their congregations but without being relieved of their own personal needs, says Marshall Segal of the DesiringGod ministry.
A pair of Wisconsin churches co-sponsored a billboard message to let their city know that, despite an atheist's claim to the contrary, there is life after death.
Tim Tebow will be returning to the college football world in 2014 following an announcement from ESPN that the former quarterback has signed on for a multiyear deal with the Southeastern Conference network.
Bono sings “Come let us adore Him” in streets of Dublin Christmas Eve
New Christian Movie - High School Students Fight for Freedom of Faith
Willie Robertson, star of the A&E reality show "Duck Dynasty," recently spoke out about his father Phil Robertson's temporary suspension from the show, saying that although his father is crude, he is the "real deal."
Reactions are pouring in to the A&E Networks' reversal of "Duck Dynasty" hero Phil Robertson's "indefinite" suspension for his comments against homosexuality. While fans remain uncertain of A&E's "true intent," opponents say they'll be watching carefully the show's next steps.
Three deadly bombings have rocked two of Russia's southern cities in the past four days, killing at least 34 people just six weeks before the country plans to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
Thousands of Catholics gathered in the capital of Spain to celebrate an open-air mass as the Western European nation's government has promised a stricter abortion law.
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in the world's youngest nation of South Sudan have been asked by international peace brokers to talk and reach a resolution by Wednesday to halt the violence that started a fortnight ago killing thousands, including civilians and children.
China's parliament on Saturday formally adopted resolutions, easing the country's decades-old one-child policy and also abolishing its controversial labor camp system which was used against house church Christians among others, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
A 2,000-year-old burial box believed by some to contain the remains of James, the brother of Jesus Christ, is set to go on public display in Israel, after its owner was cleared of forgery.
Almost no communication shared by users of Apple's iPhone is sacred or hidden from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), thanks to a spyware program called DROPOUTJEEP that allows the agency to intercept SMS messages, access contacts, locate, and even activate the device's camera and microphone.
Google released a viral 2013 year-in-review video about the year's top searches and main events last week, featuring a mash-up of top searches across the globe. Google's video, entitled "Google Zeitgeist: Here's to 2013," has garnered over 10 million hits since last Tuesday.
Home Depot Founder Says Pope Francis' Criticism of Capitalism Not Sitting Well With Rich Donors
Israel Could Soon Start Paying for All Abortions for Women Between 20 and 33 Years Old
Franklin Graham Urges Believers to Fight 'Religious War Against Christians and Biblical Truths'
UK's Top Trending Video for 2013 Made by Christian College Students Has 92 Million Views
Memphis Grizzlies Grant Wish; Draft 8-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy
An 8-year-old boy with cerebral palsy had his ...
Billy Graham, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton 'Most Admired' Among Americans
The Rev. Billy Graham has been picked by ...
End-of-Year Giving: 10 Charities to Consider Before the Close of 2013
The year 2013 is quickly drawing to a close, but ...
Bride Dies in Horrific Crash Just Hours After Wedding; Groom Who Swerved Vehicle That Landed on Top of Her May Be Charged for Death
Should Arab Christians Fight in the Israeli Army?
Despite just composing a tiny minority of the ...
'Left Behind' Fans Question Nicolas Cage's Faith, Wonder About Actual Rapture Before Film's Release
Home Depot Founder Says Pope Francis' Criticism of Capitalism Not Sitting Well With Rich Donors
Israel Could Soon Start Paying for All Abortions for Women Between 20 and 33 Years Old
Franklin Graham Urges Believers to Fight 'Religious War Against Christians and Biblical Truths'
UK's Top Trending Video for 2013 Made by Christian College Students Has 92 Million Views
Memphis Grizzlies Grant Wish; Draft 8-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy
An 8-year-old boy with cerebral palsy had his ...
Billy Graham, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton 'Most Admired' Among Americans
The Rev. Billy Graham has been picked by ...
End-of-Year Giving: 10 Charities to Consider Before the Close of 2013
The year 2013 is quickly drawing to a close, but ...
Bride Dies in Horrific Crash Just Hours After Wedding; Groom Who Swerved Vehicle That Landed on Top of Her May Be Charged for Death
Should Arab Christians Fight in the Israeli Army?
Despite just composing a tiny minority of the ...
'Left Behind' Fans Question Nicolas Cage's Faith, Wonder About Actual Rapture Before Film's Release
Home Depot Founder Says Pope Francis' Criticism of Capitalism Not Sitting Well With Rich Donors
Israel Could Soon Start Paying for All Abortions for Women Between 20 and 33 Years Old
Franklin Graham Urges Believers to Fight 'Religious War Against Christians and Biblical Truths'
UK's Top Trending Video for 2013 Made by Christian College Students Has 92 Million Views
Memphis Grizzlies Grant Wish; Draft 8-Year-Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy
An 8-year-old boy with cerebral palsy had his ...
Billy Graham, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton 'Most Admired' Among Americans
The Rev. Billy Graham has been picked by ...
End-of-Year Giving: 10 Charities to Consider Before the Close of 2013
The year 2013 is quickly drawing to a close, but ...
Bride Dies in Horrific Crash Just Hours After Wedding; Groom Who Swerved Vehicle That Landed on Top of Her May Be Charged for Death
Should Arab Christians Fight in the Israeli Army?
Despite just composing a tiny minority of the ...
'Left Behind' Fans Question Nicolas Cage's Faith, Wonder About Actual Rapture Before Film's Release
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