School Board Won't Fight for Jesus Portrait
The Harrison County Board of Education says it will drop its effort to keep a painting of Jesus Christ hanging in Bridgeport High School.
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LifeLight Music Festival Draws Big Names, Massive Crowds
Hundreds of thousands of Christian music fans are descending on Sioux Falls for this weekend’s LifeLight Music Festival. -
Reiner: Mel Gibson's Apology Not Enough
Mel Gibson’s apology for making drunken anti-Semitic remarks isn’t enough to redeem him, actor-producer Rob Reiner said. -
Entertainment Weekly Ranks 'Passion' Most Controversial Film
Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' ranks as the most controversial film of all time, according to Entertainment Weekly. -
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Mother of Virginia Tech Shooter Asked Church for Help
The mother of Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho had for years sought help for her troubled son. -
Southern Baptist Baptisms Drop for 2nd Straight Year
The number of baptisms in Southern Baptist churches has fallen for the second consecutive year despite a push by top leaders to evangelize, according to the 2006 profile of the SBC. -
Minister Found Beaten to Death in Virginia Parsonage
Nancy Copin, the minister of a tiny, rural congregation was found beaten to death in her parsonage home. -
Authorities Probe YouTube Church Fire Video
A task force of local, state and federal agencies are investigating an online video that shows firefighters trying to extinguish one of two church fires started by arson. -
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Tenn. Megachurch Votes to Leave PCUSA
Members of Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church unhappy with the Presbyterian Church (USA) allowing alternative names for the Trinity and other theological differences voted to leave the denomination a -
Haggard's Accuser Visits Megachurch
The former male prostitute whose accusations against New Life Church founder Ted Haggard led to Haggard's dismissal as pastor has paid a visit to the megachurch. -
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Gay Lutheran Minister's Hearing Ends
A disciplinary hearing ended Tuesday in the case of a gay Lutheran minister who could be defrocked for announcing he has a partner, and the hearing committee now has up to two weeks to make its decisi -
Episcopal Leaders Threaten to Remove Dissident Clergy from Ministry
Episcopal leaders are moving to strip clergy at breakaway conservative churches of their licenses. The breakaway churches have cited disagreements with the denomination's liberal views on homosexuali -
Mark Twain's Church Building Razed
A 1949 addition to a Carson City church that Mark Twain raised money to build has been razed to make way for construction of a new sanctuary. -
Gay Bishop Says Divisiveness in Episcopal Church is Exaggerated
The openly gay bishop, whose election spurred a schism in the Episcopal Church that has played out in Connecticut and elsewhere, said the scope of the rift has been exaggerated in the media. -
Baptist Megachurch Fires Minister Amid Probe
A longtime minister of Bellevue Baptist Church was fired weeks after being suspended for what the church called 'a moral failure' 17 years ago amid allegations of child abuse. -
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Pope Seeks to Improve Ties with China
Pope Benedict XVI has decided to write a letter to Catholics in China, and the Church will pursue diplomatic ties with Beijing as it tries to help its suffering faithful there, the Holy See said Satur -
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Church Creates Fund to Help Wife of Iraq Kidnap Victim
The church attended by a woman whose husband was kidnapped in Iraq in 2005 has created a fund to help her pay bills so she can remain in the family's home.
