Kansas Cult Won't Picket Amish Funerals
A Kansas 'church' group that routinely pickets military funerals has dropped plans to demonstrate at funerals of five Amish girls fatally shot in an attack on their one-room schoolhouse.
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Bush Organizing School Violence Summit
The Bush administration, alarmed by recent attacks at public schools across the country, is bringing education and law enforcement experts together for a conference on coming to grips with the problem -
Missouri Researcher Reports Adult Stem Cell Discovery
A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher says he has isolated a rare type of adult stem cell circulating in the blood of pigs and found the stem cells are capable of becoming other cells that form -
State Dept.: Iran Threatens Religious Minorities
Despite repeated expressions of concern by the United Nations, a 'threatening atmosphere' in Iran is causing a deterioration in already restricted freedom of religion for nearly all minorities. -
IRS Investigating Liberal Calif. Church
The Internal Revenue Service has ordered a prominent liberal church to turn over documents and e-mails it produced during the 2004 election year that contain references to political candidates. -
Polygamist Cult Leader Arrested
After more than a year on the run and three months on the FBI's Most Wanted List, the leader of a polygamous sect was captured during a routine traffic stop and now faces charges he arranged marriage -
Harris Clarifies Criticism of Church-State Separation
U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is 'a lie' and God and the nation's founding fathers did not intend the country be 'a nation of secular laws -
Counselor Fights Removal of Jesus Statue
A Greensboro spiritual counselor is considering suing the city after workers confiscated a 6-foot-tall, half-ton statue of Jesus from his front yard. -
Judge: Christian Students Can Sue University of California
A federal judge's tentative ruling would allow six students from a Christian school to sue the University of California over its refusal to recognize religious-based courses in the admission process. -
Pro-Life Groups Using Recent Ala. Cases to Further Cause
Anti-abortion advocate Reverend Jim Pinto arrived in Birmingham in 1980. He arrived with determination and a dream of one day seeing the city go from having six abortion clinics to none at all. -
'In God We Trust' Now Florida's Motto
'In God We Trust' will officially become Florida's motto, although those words have appeared on the state seal since 1868, under a bill that Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law Thursday. It was among 24 -
San Diego Will Appeal Cross Ruling
The city plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to keep a giant cross standing on municipal property, the city attorney said Thursday. -
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Graham Association Sells Summer Camp for $5 Million
A local foundation has bought the Billy Graham Evangelical Association's summer camp here for $5 million and plans to revive the facility with a similar religious focus. -
Christian Broadcasting Network Co-Founder Dies
Harald Bredesen, a Lutheran minister who helped shape the ministry of evangelist Pat Robertson and spread a form of evangelical praise known as 'speaking in tongues,' died Friday. He was 88. -
Ex-Christian Coalition Leader Resigns After Eight Not-So-Quiet Years
John Giles was a businessman, former aide to two governors and one-time unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor when, in 1999, he became president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama. -
Ministry Brings Gifts to Reservations
A Yankton church member delivered a vanload of gifts to Mission this past week as part of a multidenominational ministry that brings presents to South Dakota's American Indian reservations. -
Billy Graham Statue Finds Home in Nashville
A statue of Christian evangelist Billy Graham will be unveiled today in Nashville, Tenn. -
Christian Coalition President-elect Leaves
The president-elect of the Christian Coalition of America has declined the job, saying the organization wouldn't let him expand its agenda beyond opposing abortion and gay marriage. -
Preachers Launch Street 'Invasions'
The city of Dallas is being invaded, by a group of nearly 500 street preachers spreading the word. Organizers of the group call it an invasion because they believe Christians need to be more aggressiv -
Christians Hit the Half-Pipe in Newest Wave of U.S. Evangelization
The church is already blessed with a bayfront view and a property dotted with palm trees. A shaded deck plays host to jazz concerts, the preschool has no shortage of students. -
Protestant, Jewish Leaders Urge End to Sit-In at German Church Slated to Become Synagogue
Protestant and Jewish leaders on Friday appealed to a group of 15 parishioners to end an eight-week sit-in at a church in western Germany that is slated to be converted into a synagogue. -
Not Much Chance for 'God' to Be in New EU Constitution, Says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told European religious leaders Tuesday there was no chance of including a mention of God or Europe's Christian roots in a redrafted European Union constitution. -
Thousands Rally for Traditional Family in Italy
Tens of thousands of mothers, fathers, sons and daughters rallied Saturday to tell Italy that they alone should be counted as families, pressuring parliament to reject legislation that would grant new -
