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.
View ArticleChurch Bodies Laud Crack-Cocaine Fairness Act
Both conservative evangelicals and liberal mainline Protestant groups are applauding a new legislation that makes the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine possession more fair.
View ArticleHispanic Evangelical: GOP May Lose Latino Vote over 'Birthright Citizenship'
The Republican Party may lose the Latino vote over its latest stance on restricting citizenship to children born to certain immigrants, warned an influential Hispanic evangelical.
View ArticleU.S., Other Gov'ts Benefit from Broken Immigration System, Says Expert
A Catholic leader who specializes in migration issues highlighted on Wednesday how both foreign governments and the U.S. government benefit from illegal immigrants.
View ArticleAll Christians Called to do Something for Orphans, Says Adoption Advocate
Hundreds of Christian-sponsored events nationwide will take place Sunday to draw attention to the half million children in the U.S. foster system today.
View ArticleMuch Violence ahead of Day of Prayer for Persecuted Church
This year marks the most violence against the Christian community leading up to the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church in the past seven years, said an advocate for persecuted...
View ArticleTed Haggard Recommends Documentary of His 'Resurrection Story'
One would expect that the title of a new documentary, "Ted Haggard: Scandalous," is enough to make the former head of the National Association of Evangelicals cringe but instead Ted Haggard said the...
View ArticleTed Haggard: Tiger Woods Got Restored, Why Can't Christian Leaders?
In his third featured interview this year, former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard asks why it is so hard for the Church to live out its teachings on forgiveness and restoration, noting that the secular...
View ArticleBioethics Prof.: Online Support for Man Ending Life 'Disturbing'
The mass online support through social media sites Reddit, YouTube, and Facebook for an Oregon man who says he plans to end his life on Tuesday because he has terminal cancer is “disturbing,” said a...
View ArticleMost Evangelical Leaders Say Tithe Not Required by Bible
A majority of evangelical leaders believe that the Bible does not require Christians to tithe, according to a survey released by the National Association of Evangelicals on Wednesday.
View ArticleShould Atheists Be Chaplains in Military? NAE Thinks Not
The head of the National Association of Evangelicals Chaplain Commission, the largest representative body of chaplains in the U.S. Armed Forces and Veterans Administration, says humanist chaplains are...
View ArticleEvangelicals Join 'Religious Left' to Defend Poor Against Budget Cuts
In a move that may be surprising to some, evangelicals have formed a coalition with progressive Christians as well as Catholics to oppose federal budget cuts that would hurt the poor.
View ArticleEvangelicals Join 'Religious Left' to Defend Poor Against Budget Cuts
In a move that may be surprising to some, evangelicals have formed a coalition with progressive Christians as well as Catholics to oppose federal budget cuts that would hurt the poor.
View ArticleTed Haggard to Appear in Upcoming Christian Sex Comedy
Former megachurch pastor Ted Haggard will appear in a Christian sex comedy that is being developed in Colorado Springs. Haggard, who resigned from New Life Church in Colorado Spring following a drug...
View ArticleLeith Anderson, Pawlenty's Pastor, to Retire From Minn. Pulpit
Evangelical minister Leith Anderson announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the pulpit of Wooddale Church, which GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty attends.
View ArticleCalif. Court Throws Out Circumcision Ban
A California judge ruled in favor of Jewish and Muslim plaintiffs Thursday and ordered that a proposed circumcision ban be removed from the San Francisco ballot.
View ArticleChristian Group Calls for Sustainable Economy
The newly formed Christians for a Sustainable Economy (CASE) wrote a letter asking President Obama and congressional leaders to help the poor through economic growth, rather than through funding...
View ArticleDid Ted Haggard, Gary Busey Skip 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Taping?
Former evangelical leader Ted Haggard may have skipped the first scheduled taping of ABC’s “Celebrity Wife Swap,” in which he will star alongside reality show king Gary Busey.
View ArticleEvangelicals Wrongly Accused of Not Defending Religious Liberty
The National Association of Evangelicals, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and evangelical publications were criticized for being silent on the lack of conscience protections in new...
View ArticleHistoric Merger Joins 35,000 Missionaries as N.America Mission Turns 200
Top evangelical leaders across North America are joining a special service Monday in Boston to celebrate the 200th anniversary of North America's first ordained missionaries. The event also marked the...
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