Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa's biggest problem - the crushing passivity of the people's mindset

If you want to boost your teenager's grade point average, take the kid to church. Or, a new study suggests, find some similar social activity to involve them in.

Can the cracks in the road or the formation of potholes create a profile of a person or an animal? How about a profile of Jesus' face?  read more »

Pastor Renee Brewster and her husband Bishop Winston Brewster are a very spiritual couple. But the site of their savior in a potato has reinvigorated their faith and their desire to help others.  read more »

A gasoline log splitter cut through a piece of wood, leaving behind an image of Jesus' face. Wolfe said the machine was making all kinds of noises as it was working its way through the wood.  read more »

Mark David Chapman was denied parole yesterday, for the fifth time. The man who murdered John Lennon on December 8, 1980 was sentenced to 20 years to life for his crime.  read more »

A German taxi driver who shouted "Oh, for Christ's sake, it's Christmas Eve!" when a robber put a gun to his head scared the thief away.

It's like an odd  read more »

You know how some people raise their hands on a roller coaster? Well, these folks probably do it for a different reason...

A High Ridge, Mo., woman says she has found Jesus in a bag of Cheetos. Kelly Ramey says, "I think I found Jesus on a Cheeto as funny as that sounds."

An Arizona man shocked cops in the East Village this week by walking into the local precinct and announcing that he'd strangled a woman on East 13th Street during an argument in 2004 - and that Jesus Christ wanted him to turn himself in.

This wasn't a "Telltale heart" kind of thing.  read more »

People are seeing the outline of the Virgin Mary in the charred trunk of a California sycamore tree on the side of Sierra Highway north of Davenport Road.  read more »

Ted DiBiase made himself famous with the phrase "Everybody has a price." He was billed in professional wrestling as the "Million Dollar Man," a villain in a black and gold suit with a diamond-encruste  read more »

a new board game replaces ancient gods or invented goddesses with game characters from major religions of the modern world.Playing Gods: The Board Game of Divine Domination bills itself as "the world'  read more »

While tourism is down in Israel (It peaked in 2000), many US Evangelicals are still going, 2nd only to Jews.
"Nearly 5,000 Evangelical Christian supporters of Israel from around the world were in Jer  read more »

"If she didn't have her crucifix on she wouldn't be here today," said Loriann shaking her head.

A man has been charged with the stabbing and strangulation murder of his two stepdaughters in what police are calling a "spell gone bad" in the family's Sioux City, Iowa, home.

Victor Vazquez and David Margolis began to use nonexistent religious organizations in April 2006 to apply for federal government licenses that would allow U.S. residents to travel to Cuba, U.S.  read more »

"A man opened fire Sunday morning at a church, fatally wounding four people before abducting his wife, whom he later shot to death at another location, authorities said."

My question is, "Is this religious news?" When these things happen, the media focuses on the fact that it happened at a church instead of focusing on the tragedy and the people involved.

50 CENT's mother was so keen to keep his father's identity from him, she told the rapper he was the product of an immaculate conception - just like JESUS CHRIST.

Immacu  read more »

The leader and members of the Set Free Soldiers are accused of attempted murder in a Newport Beach brawl with the Hells Angels, three of whom are also in custody.

Damien's new book, "Help!," is a blistering indictment of modern guruism.  read more »

Her mom destroyed her Bible--so she beat her up.

Apparently, she needs to revisit those commandments.

On Aug. 22, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, as it is called by the Catholic Church — or prayer without ceasing — will reach the 25-year milestone at St.  read more »

The message that got Michelle Incanno's blood boiling reads:

"Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure."  read more »

Muslim youth are tired of being thought of as terrorists, so they're trying to portray themselves as more secular.

The majority of Australians consider themselves religious but say faith does not play a big part in their life, according to a new survey showing few regularly pray or visit church.

A thief's sins have been forgiven, now that baby Jesus is back in his West Des Moines home.In January 2002, Tricia Hoffman noticed the statue of baby Jesus missing when her family took down their larg  read more »

Beyonce Knowles is too famous to go to church.The former Destiny's Child singer always gets mobbed by fans when she attends religious services, so has made the difficult decision not to go anymore.

TONY Blair, the former prime minister, is set to become a Roman Catholic within weeks, it emerged yesterday.

He couldn't as a Prime Minister, but now he can join the rest o  read more »

Jabalpur, India Bishop Gerald Almeida has called on Catholics to engage in "soul searching" after the eyes of a life-size statue of the Sacred Heart in a church yard began to ooze a blood-like substance.

When these things happen, why do they assume it's a call to "be good"? It's never interpreted to be a call to remember God's love for us.  read more »

Desperate for a glimpse into Adolf Hitler's unpredictable mind, British spies hired an astrologer during World War II to write horoscopes for him and other Nazi leaders, documents declassified Tuesday  read more »

It was a moment of less-than-divine intervention last Sunday when a church security guard pulled a gun on a photographer outside Britney Spears’ house of worship.

I have to feel bad for Britney here.  read more »

One of the few things that can bring massive amounts of shirtless men this close to one another in Bulgaria is the celebration of Christ's baptism on Epiphany (January 6), when the rac  read more »

Federal investigators arrested a man Friday on a charge of wire fraud and alleged he ran a Ponzi scheme that netted more than $25 million by targeting Christian investors nationwide.Jon G.  read more »

Ted Arman has big plans for his Iron Mountain Mine and the acidic water that seeps from the federal Superfund site.  read more »

Church officials Tuesday released video footage showing an alleged vandal whose etchings over the weekend caused nearly $40,000 damage to Garden Grove's Crystal Cathedral.  read more »

A Canadian man has been charged with murdering his own daughter, and her friends say the two clashed over her refusal to wear a Muslim head scarf. Police have not commented on a motive.

Catholic Colleges and Universities are trying to become more Catholic. What a novel idea!

Children of immigrant Chinese families being brought to faith through clubs and other activities in churches. Could this be "felt needs" at work? Shudder!

"Do you know what it feels like to be humiliated and impaled upon the cross? Thanks to you I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenceless people,'' Cho said, adding that, "When the time came, I did it.  read more »

A choir director who hopes prayer can bring down high gas prices is trying out his approach at some of the costliest pumps in the country.

Thousands of Mumbaikars queued up outside the St Michael's Church in Mahim on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the framed picture of Jesus Christ with a red stain on his heart, being considered by devot  read more »

The night manager of a Christian bookstore foiled an armed robbery by slamming the man's hand in the cash register drawer, then wrestling with him before he fled, police said. "I  read more »

About the faith of Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Interesting read.

"CRM vendor Technalign, based in Delta, Colorado has announced that they have officially partnered with Business Computers, Inc. in Texas to provide a Christian Desktop based on the Christian Edition  read more »

Christian relief teams are on the ground and ready to begin distributing food, water and other needed items to Hurricane Gustav victims after the worst of the storm passed.

"Fourteen Indonesian Christians face new charges of murder following the bludgeoning to death of two Muslim fish sellers in the aftermath of the execution of three Catholics last month for their part in earlier incidents of inter-religious violence."  read more »

Star991fm has a Morning Zoo program that's a little cheerier and much cleaner than your average show.

A WOMAN will have psychiatric tests before she is sentenced for a drunken Friday the 13th prank which ended in the slaughter and decapitation of a goat on a church altar.Tracey Lee Arnold,  read more »

A Swedish pastor has urged members of his congregation to help collect pieces of Lego - the famed plastic toy bricks - in order to build a statue of Christ, reports said on Monday.Pastor P  read more »

Members of a church in Kansas City, Ks., are protesting the secularization of Christmas by dressing like Jesus at their jobs, malls and restaurants.

A Sunday School teacher at Jonathan Edwards Church in Easthampton, MA is found with child porn.

UCC church wants Katrina victim and childreno out of its parsonage...now!

The World Council of Churches will help deliver Christmas messages and prayers of peace to the biblical birthplace of Jesus.

    "If I want to share Jesus with someone, I'm kind of shy," says the 61-year-old member of Layton Hills Baptist Church. Face done up, "I can say anything. It takes me out of the picture.  read more »

A drug dealer named The Spider is wondering why his Jesus Christ still hasn't appeared in Dallas.Thanks to an unusual bust by federal agents in Laredo, they're not going to connect.Drug traffickers mi  read more »

The religious element at Rev Café isn’t exactly in-your-face.  read more »

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that college attendance appears to prevent young adults from losing their religion, contradicting widely held assumptions that studen  read more »

In between his two deadly shooting sprees, church gunman Matthew Murray apparently posted furious threats on the Internet to kill Christians.  read more »

Milford police said a man is claiming he was possessed by "demonic forces" when he went on a vandalism spree last month, breaking eight church windows and spending the night in a cemetery.

Cosby deemed some of his critics "intellectual panhandlers" who enable destructive behavior by staying silent or blaming racism."You've got these idiots who've got these degrees and some of them are o  read more »

 Burton Klatt, of Sun City, has been digging for the yellow stuff for years and has cases showcasing the nuggets he's found. However, getting more attention than the rest is one nugget that he said is shaped like the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus.  read more »

In the same day, we have a story about Jesus appearing in an oyster and Jesus appearing in an ultrasound photo. Thoughts on these?

As an experiment, I've translated episode 14 of the CrossFeed video podcast into Kinoma format, for playback on a Palm OS device with Kinoma Player. Would anyone benefit from this? Your feedback is coveted.  read more »

CrossFeed Religious News now offers a series of merchandise featuring the CrossFeed logo. Because every registered user can submit news and commentary, every user is a news correspondent. Now, users may purchase shirts of various styles and many color options in each style.  read more »

This should probably just be a "local" story, but given that Jesus was stolen from a school, now Baby Jesus has been stolen from a church grotto. I guess someone took those "Got Jesus?" signs a bit to  read more »

Digital Praise has released some new Christian titles for Mac and Windows. One of them, Dance Praise, includes a DDR-style dance pad.

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have quit Kabbalah, it has been claimed.The married couple - once devout followers of the religion, a mystical off-shoot of Judaism - have sparked rumours the  read more »

A Lorain, Ohio, woman got an ultrasound in preparation for her first baby, but instead of seeing the image of an infant, Monet Sledge saw something else

Walt Disney World resort gave an ultimatum to a Santa lookalike who was visiting the park Sunday, warning him to ditch his festive gear or get out.

First, they kick out Jesus all over the place this year. Now, Disney kicks out Santa. What's next? The kicker is that they claim Santa is a Disney character. I guess Disney really does own everything!  read more »

A speeding pickup rear-ended a woman's sedan on the South Side on Friday morning and sheriff's officials say the driver said it was Jesus' will because the other motorist was not "driving like a Chris  read more »

A Kansas City couple says they've made a miraculous find in their bathroom. Dewey Clark said his wife tossed a dark t-shirt on a pile of towels. A few days later she called him into the bathroom.  read more »

AN Ebbw Vale pensioner was astonished when he glanced at a tree while taking a walk near his home.  read more »

NAHA, Japan-- At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays.  read more »

Michael Cartwright, 35, and his friends were certainly amazed at the image they saw in the foil wrapping of his bottle of cider.The Daily Mail reported that Mr Cartwright "got goosepimples" when he no  read more »

A drinks company is banking on some divine help in a new venture -- selling spiritual water in bottles featuring Jesus and carrying prayers -- despite warnings this promotion could backfir  read more »

A woman in Pittsburg had an MRI done of her spine. One of the images bears a striking similarity to Jesus on the cross. Where will Jesus turn up next?

Christian tour groups to Israel have dropped dramatically in number since the start of the war. Earl Cox, radio broadcaster, questions why. He says we need to support Israel and not cower in fear of terrorism.  read more »

Feeling shy about believing in aliens? Don’t worry, you are in good company this week — with scientific and religious minds alike.

Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers has a new target these days: God.Chambers filed a lawsuit in Douglas County Court Friday afternoon.  read more »

Two former sex workers will attend the largest adult entertainment convention in the country on Wednesday not as showgirls, but as unconventional Christian preachers.  read more »

A family in Margate said they saw the image of Jesus on a palm tree outside their home.

A page on the governor's Web site listed information on Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Crist's staff and his agency appointees Thursday under a headline "The Christ Team."

At least three Florida papers have referred to Governor Charlie Crist with an "h" in his last name.  read more »

Police say a man has been arrested in Port St.  read more »

"Racing to fulfill the Great Commission, a local man is planning to be part of the Adventures in Missions World Race, ministering the hope of Jesus Christ in 10 countries."

Think of it as a cross between Around the World in 80 Days and a series of servant events, like disaster relief.
 Sounds very cool.

Meet the Temple Riders, some 755 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who hop on their Harleys and Hondas and take to the road, thundering cross-country from temple to temple.  read more »