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Atheist author Richard Dawkins has made it loud and clear that he believes faith has no place in science and that a public debate between him and a creationist – of any type – is out of the question.

While the People’s Republic of China is celebrating their 60th anniversary, China Ministries International Canada and Vancouver Short-term Missions Training Center held a seminar Christian’s Perspective on China’s 30 Years of Economic Reform, where speakers interpreted the modern history and theological meaning of economic reform.

While this year is Communist China’s 60th anniversary since its founding, it is also the 30th anniversary since China’s economic reform, so all of the world’s attention is focused on China. A massive and festive celebration was held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, which showed off the country’s prosperity and the people’s strength and also expressed their joyful hope for a bright future.

While a media outlets around the world are touting a nearly two-decade-old find as the oldest known skeleton of a potential human ancestor, creationists point out that even the team of researchers who unveiled the reconstructed fossil cannot refute the possibility that it might be simply that of an extinct ape.

A team of researchers unveiled Thursday research findings on the skeleton of a hominid who is now being touted by some as the earliest known human ancestor of modern-day man.

More than 350 schools in 43 states have implemented courses on the Bible for the 2009-2010 academic year, a new report reveals.

Hundreds of people joined a rally Tuesday night to support Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School cheerleaders and their right to paint Bible verses on banners.

Continuing on the prayer tradition that began 19 years ago with a small student-led group in Texas, hundreds of thousands of students around the nation gathered at the flagpoles of their local schools Wednesday morning to pray for a spiritual awakening across campuses and countries.

As students step foot on campus for another school year, an intelligent design proponent has offered a few tips for the millions who will face the teaching of evolution in their science classrooms.

More than 800 pages and fragments of the 4th-century Codex Sinaiticus, the world's oldest Christian Bible, have been pieced together digitally from around the world by institutions in the United Kingdom, Germany, Egypt and Russia.

Creation proponents are distributing thousands of creationist materials and Darwin Bibles to attendees at the National Education Association's annual meeting in San Diego, Calif., this week.

TORONTO, ON, June 8, 2009 — The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced a Knowledge Infrastructure Program investment of $1.24 million in Tyndale University College & Seminary.

The University of California in Los Angeles has responded to media pressure and agreed to allow a graduating student to thank Jesus in her personal statement.

TORONTO, May 27, 2009 | Tyndale’s new Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Program officially began on Monday May 25, 2009 with a full inaugural cohort of 25 students. This diverse group represents 18 denominations and 12 countries of origin and reflects the cultural and religious landscape served by Tyndale.

At the invitation of Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, ORTV founder and CEO Dr. Doris Brougham spoke at their May 9, 2009 commencement. She encouraged students through her speech, “Making a Difference,” to give their all to God so that He can use their lives to make a positive difference in this world.

Representatives of theological educations in mainland China for the first time formed a visitation team to visit Taiwan’s seminaries and churches from April 27 till May 2, according to China’s Protestant Churches.

A high-ranking bishop who heads the Vatican's supreme court said Friday that the decision by Notre Dame University to honor President Obama at its upcoming commencement ceremony is a scandal.

Christian students across the nation will participate Monday in the “Day of Truth” to openly voice their views about sexuality.

In a report released on China Guangdong Union Theological Seminary’s website, influential U.S. based Fuller Theological Seminary psychiatrist Alvin Dueck and his doctorate students, consisting of a total of 11 people, visited the Guangdong Province TSPM/CCC, Guangzhou City TSPM/CCC and Guangdong Union Theological Seminary.

Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen Museum is now exhibiting “A Sketch of Soong Ching Ling and Her Artefacts” to help enhance the understanding of the people in Hong Kong of the story of the lady who was born in a Christian family, practiced Christianity, and married to her Christian husband Sun Yat-sen.

Christian apologist William Lane Craig and renowned atheist Christopher Hitchens went head-to-head in a debate over the existence of God Saturday night as thousands intently listened on at the sold-out event and via live feeds.

Life is like perishable food – you either use it or lose it, said the former Baptist preacher turned politician Mike Huckabee to students at Liberty University on Monday.

One major dictionary company has defined marriage in broader terms than the U.S. government.

General Supervisor (GS) for Foursquare Philippines, Rev. Delfin L. Corona urged them to be fully committed to God as they discharge their ministerial assignments. “You must continue to be faithful to him who has called each and every one of you as ministers of the gospel.”

A new study on patients with advanced cancer found that those who used their religious faith to cope with their illness were far more likely to want doctors to do everything possible to keep them alive than were less religious patients.