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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.
New York lawyer Elizabeth Kim, 33, was voted off Foa Foa. Russell was annoyed by her constant talking — and by the threat she posed to his strategy. Liz knew she was at risk if only because she was one of the tribe's physically weaker members, but Jaison's poor performance during the immunity challenge almost saved her. Almost.
An Ohio village's Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems.
The Church of Scientology is responding to claims that the religion is anti-gay, an allegation made by “Crash” director Paul Haggis, who is publicly denouncing the church’s practices.
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.
A polygamous sect is asking the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a state court decision that stripped the religious purposes from its communal land trust.
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.
On the first Sunday morning of October, pastor Steve Scott looked far beyond the surroundings of his western Wisconsin congregation to find worthy subjects for their prayers: recent natural disaster victims in Indonesia and the Philippines.
A tiny Louisville church's newest minister is a gifted music leader and popular among its three dozen members.
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have revised a recent statement on salvation, Jews and evangelizing in response to Jewish concerns over the document.
Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.
The cleaned-up remake is shinier, prettier and watches its language. No one even dances on top of a car...
A tiny Louisville church's newest minister is a gifted music leader and popular among its three dozen members.
The growing number of Americans who don't claim religious affiliation are more likely to be male, younger, living in the West and politically independent, a new report finds.
Cuba will allow inmates to attend Roman Catholic Mass and Protestant services inside prisons, a top religious leader said Tuesday, in a significant easing of the communist government's policy toward organized religion.
Rabbi Danny Marmorstein uses the Yiddish word "bashert" to describe how a Torah created in 19th-century Eastern Europe survived the Nazi regime in near-perfect condition and landed a world away at his tiny synagogue.
A man isn't entitled to use Arizona's religious-freedom law to overturn his conviction for possessing marijuana while driving, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Some Texas school districts are scrambling to interpret a state law that requires public schools to incorporate Bible literacy into the curriculum.
Marcia Kear's three daughters were married at St. James Anglican Church. Her mother's funeral was there. She said she found the Holy Spirit there.
Two smaller, more conservative U.S.-based Lutheran denominations are expressing disappointment in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's decision to open a wider door to gay clergy.
It took years for a family of prominent American Shiite scholars to build a specialized seminary that would train Americans and Europeans to lead mosques in the West.
Brad Pitt laughed off the prospect of running for mayor of New Orleans, as a grassroots movement there has suggested, saying, “I don’t have a chance.” He added jokingly: “I’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform.”
Singapore's prime minister said in his National Day speech that "aggressive preaching" by religious groups and evangelizing threaten the tiny city-state's stability.
Rabbi Mark Zimmerman is the twelfth in a line of rabbis that dates back centuries. He has led a suburban Atlanta synagogue for 21 years. He considers himself well-versed in the intricacies of Judaism's dietary laws.
The beating of Jewish soldier in Army basic training last fall has prompted Fort Benning to make changes aimed at improving conditions for Jewish troops, from adding a rabbi chaplain to offering kosher meals at dining halls.
Organ TransplantationMany physicians have serious and well-considered concerns about the morality of vital human organ transplantation, and about the fact that the general public has not been properly informed about what really happens when such organs are retrieved.
Columnists for the New York Times have enormous power of persuasion in their writing but more significantly their impact simply comes from the unique pedestal the paper offers to get an audience of millions worldwide.
By the agreement of a number of scientific research projects. Current theory and observations suggest that the universe is between 13.5 and 14 billion years old. The age of the earth is estimated at 4. 54 billion years. Recorded history of mankind only covers about 6000 years.
Government health care rescues protesters at anti-government health care rally. Thousands of protesters came to Capitol Hill yesterday for Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) protest against health care reform, capping months of fear-mongering about the dangers of so-called "socialized" medicine.
Islam: Making a True Difference in the WorldMass murder at Fort Hood? Somewhat surprising. Muslim mass murderer? No surprise whatsoever. Since 9/11, Muslim terrorists have murdered 52 Americans in 31 attacks on U.S. soil, including ten victims of honor killings.
Dawkins refuses to debate intelligent design scholars"I will have a discussion with somebody who has a genuinely different scientific point of view," he said when asked why he won't have a debate with Intelligent Design proponent Stephen Meyer.
Christmas: It's still legal"...if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name..." 1 Peter 4:15-17
The Man Who Never Died (Not Many Mighty Series)Though essentially unknown even by many Christians, Elijah holds several interesting distinctions in Scripture. Yet as we have seen already with Moses, even the giants of the Bible had flaws, and both these flaws and how they dealt with them can be of encouragement to us today.
Teacher Claims Fingerprinting Is 'Mark of the Beast'A 22-year veteran kindergarten teacher in the Texas Bible Belt could lose her job for refusing, on religious grounds, to give fingerprints under a state law requiring them.
Would You Kill To Look Younger? Aborted fetus cells used in beauty creams!A San Francisco cosmetics company has ignited an outcry among pro-lifers for including an unexpected ingredient in its anti-aging creams: skin-cell proteins from an aborted fetus.
Planned Parenthood Director Quits Abortion Business, Experiences Conversion at Starting Place of 40 Days for Life | ReutersDirector Abby Johnson said, "I left on good terms and simply had a change of heart on this issue.
Conservatives Are Rewriting the Bible to Free It From "Liberal Bias"Schlafly has a new project: rewriting the Bible to free it from liberal bias. The new translation will be free of "emasculated" and "dumbed-down" language as well as "liberal wordiness." So-called "later-inserted liberal passages" will be deleted entirely.
Berlusconi says crucifix ruling denies Europe's rootsSecularism run amuck. Italians don't have the same separation of Church and State that we have in the United States. There other people are imposing a minority view point on everyone.
Rreview of The Unusual Suspect: My Calling to the New Hardcore Movement of FaithBrother Tim, I can't agree with you more. I got the advance reading copy and was hoping he'd mature a little before publishing what included his rant against Kirk Cameron. Apparently not. I also think he maligned the ministries of Switchfoot and/or U2, but it doesn't matter.
Okla. town planning faith-based prison with Christians-only staffA small Oklahoma town is backing plans to open a privately run, faith-based prison that will have only Christians on its staff, The Tulsa World reports.
Bishops' health care bulletin inserts go nationwide | National Catholic ReporterAll abortions are tragedies, and i fully support the Church taking moral and religious stand against it. But the Catholic Church is a a tax exempt organization, and I'm not sure that this insert was entirely within the rules. We have a separation of Church and State for a reason.
In hoc signo vinces...It 'started competing to see who makes the gesture more "striking" after the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that Italy, because the last country in Europe, continue to maintain in public schools, the symbol of Catholicism.
John Satawa Files Lawsuit to Return Nativity Scene to Public LandA clash between the Constitution and a Christmas tradition has led to a federal lawsuit in Warren, Mich. John Satawa is fighting to return the Nativity scene his father built in 1945 to the median of a public street.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia withholds 'Allah Bibles'The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles which it seized because they contained the word Allah to refer to God.
Moses Wasn't Charlton Heston Because of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments, for several generations now when people think of Moses, the face they see is Charlton Heston's. But the real Moses was no Hollywood he-man.
Koran verses "appear" on baby in RussiaIn Russia, thousands of Muslims are flocking to see a baby who has verses from the Koran mysteriously appearing on his body:
(Video) Joel Osteen's and 'The View' on... The women talk to the popular pastor about gays and "God's best" planJoel Osteen's 'View' of... The women talk to the popular pastor about gays and "God's best" plan
10 Failed Doomsday Predictions - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsMost prophets of doom come from a religious perspective, though the secular crowd has caused its share of scares as well. One thing the doomsday scenarios tend to share in common: They don't come to pass. Here are 10 that didn't pan out, so far:
Italians outraged as European court rules against crucifixes - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsRome – Italians reacted with outrage on Tuesday after a European court ruled that displaying crucifixes in the country's schools violated the principle of secular education.
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