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Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt says that he has prostate cancer and expects to have surgery in January.
The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."
More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage and pledging to protect religious freedoms.
Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company.
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.
Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended their involvement in the health care debate, saying Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise moral concerns on any issue, including on abortion rights and coverage for the poor.
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee says a successor has been named to the archbishop post once held by Timothy Dolan.
It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard.
Sister Catherine Bitzer slowly opened a file box and carefully removed a brittle page, scarred by years of neglectful storage, mold and insects. At 415 years old, the marriage record written by a Roman Catholic priest is still readable and is one of the oldest known European records from the United States.
As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.
In a Nov. 4 story about the end of a publishing partnership between pastor Rick Warren and Reader's Digest, The Associated Press erroneously reported that subscriptions to the Purpose Driven Connection totaled 2,500 to 5,000 per month. Subscriptions were growing by 2,500 to 5,000 per month, a project editor said. A Reader's Digest spokesman declined to release figures but said subscriptions "fell far short of expectations."
U.S. mosques fearful of a backlash after the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas are stepping up security.
A joint publishing venture between influential pastor Rick Warren and Reader's Digest magazine has collapsed less than a year after it was announced with great fanfare.
When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start.
Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.
The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
James Dobson, the voice of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, will no longer host its flagship radio broadcast and is cutting formal ties with the organization that he founded more than 30 years ago, the evangelical group said Friday.
An Ohio village's Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems.
It's hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway.
The Diocese of South Carolina voted Saturday to distance itself but not completely split from the national Episcopal Church because of church positions on same-sex unions and ordination of gays.
The former president of the National Baptist Convention USA has sued the denomination over an election he overwhelmingly lost.
The anti-Mormon backlash after California voters overturned gay marriage last fall is similar to the intimidation of Southern blacks during the civil rights movement, a high-ranking Mormon said Tuesday.
Rudimentary telescopes, celestial globes and original manuscripts by Galileo are going on view at the Vatican Museums as part of an exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of the astronomer's first celestial observations.
The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.
Bush: U.S. in midst of serious financial crisis | Industries | Financial Services & Real Estate | ReutersWASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday said the United States was in a serious financial crisis as he tried to convince Americans to support a $700 billion financial rescue plan.
Pelosi v. Augustine"Our hearts are restless until they rest in you."-St. Augustine
From Prayer to 'Faith Caucuses,' Party to Show Religious Side - WSJ.comThe Democrats hope this week to show that they have found religion. Their convention opened Sunday with an interfaith prayer, which is set to be followed this week by an opening invocation and closing benediction on each day of the get-together.
Sun's strategy 'bold' and 'risky'Silicon Valley stalwart Sun Microsystems has transformed itself before, from a company known for high-powered workstations to a major supplier of servers during the first Internet boom.
How To Warn The Reader If An Article Is NSFWOne problem of using these websites in a workplace or any other public enviroment is that sometimes content that may not be suitable for all audiences/environments can get to the front-page. Opening this content without a warning can be quite embarrassing.
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