If church names are any indication, St.  read more »

"Representatives from Cuban Christians institutions beat off the statements made by Jitka Klubalova, general secretary of the Czech Ecumenical Council, who said that Christians in Cuba should not back  read more »

A gay Christian who won a claim against the Church of England has been awarded more than £47,000 in compensation.  read more »

When Christian groups reunite, watch out for the next split

The Southern Baptist convention refuses to seat delegates to the annual convention. The churches are angry about the un-Baptist-like issues of control.

It appears that even the Turkish government is afraid of militant Muslims. Maybe they should tell the Muslims not to say or do anything that will offend Christians.

The University of Richmond's chapel is one of many churches across North America offering Blue Christmas services this year, aimed at addressing a season that brings many people depres  read more »

Next Friday, staffers from Next Level Church of Matthews will go to bars in the Ballantyne area of Charlotte to hand out shot glasses which ask patrons to "give us a shot" and be  read more »

AN historic church in the Nile Delta where the Holy Family is said to have stopped during their flight to Egypt, leaving Christ's footprint, has been damaged by fire, a security official said today.

Jesus Pizza, as the students call it, is warm. It's good. It's free. And it's available to T.C. students for lunch every Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria. Some weeks, as many as 150 students or more trek the half-mile down King Street from the school to lounge on old couches, thumb through Bibles or play pool while waiting for free slices and sodas in the church basement.  read more »

Two French Protestant churches have agreed to start discussions with the aim of creating a united denomination by 2013 bringing together Reformed and Lutheran Christians.

Hmm...ever heard of the Prussian Union?  read more »

Leaders of one of Georgia's oldest churches have voted to leave the Episcopal Church over its liberal-leaning interpretation of Scripture and acceptance of homosexuality.

A  read more »

About 15,000 DVDs of the film "Jesus Christ/Joseph Smith" were dropped off at homes in Mesa, Gilbert and Tempe over the weekend, said Jim Robertson, executive director of Concerned Christians, an organization largely made up of former Mormons.  read more »

A shotgun-wielding man opened fire at a Unitarian church during a children's play Sunday morning, killing two adults and wounding seven others before being overpowered by congregants, officials said.

The atmosphere was tense, laced with nearly a century of mistrust and bitter feelings, when President Vladimir V. Putin met in New York in 2003 with leaders of an émigré church that had broken with the Russian Orthodox Church after the Bolshevik Revolution.  read more »

A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm. But the couple turned around and sold the place without ever moving in, and went back to New Orleans.

Is the couple wrong to sell the house and go home?  read more »

Mitt Romney’s run for president has put his Mormon faith in the spotlight, but the religion remains a mystery to most.FOXNews.com compiled a list of 21 questions representing some widely  read more »

Bible Across America tour will produce two handwritten copies as the tour visits  90 cities in 44 states.  read more »

Four Mormon missionaries were released unharmed Wednesday after being held hostage for more than three days by kidnappers in Nigeria's oil region, church officials said.

The church gave the kidnappers $810 for their care for the hostages during that time, but that wasn't a ransom.  read more »

Thieves who stole an 8-foot statue of Jesus Christ off a crucifix in Detroit may have been seeking copper to sell as scrap. Problem is, it's made of plaster.

Church's weekly service brings together homeless in empty lot for worship, food

It may not sound like a traditional hymn but this wine cellar is also a church and these head-bangers are the congregation.The heavy metal fans belong to Pantokrator - a Colombian church in the suburb  read more »

A rift over finances and control has torn apart Houston's oldest Korean-American church, leaving members in turmoil

A study says that growing churches are 60% male and use drums regularly in worship.

But is the Gospel preached?

More than a quarter of all Americans identify themselves as evangelical Christians, and the number is growing. There were dozens of fascinating stories in American religion in 2006, and on Monday, Christmas night, we'll be taking a look back at some of the people and trends that defined the year in Jesus.

It's another "year in review" show, but focused on Christianity, mostly American Christianity.  read more »

Jason Beghe is the bravest actor in Hollywood. He's come clean about his 14 years in Scientology, the religion that Tom Cruise reveres.  read more »

A new resolution adopted by the General Synod of the United Church of Christ (UCC) on June 24 calls for the group to undertake an in-depth and balanced study of the Middle East conflict, and to factor in previously ignored key issues such as the teaching of hate and violence in schools and through the media, Israel's disengagement from Gaza, and the rising internecine violence between Hamas and Fatah.

The fight between Israel and Palestine is like Lex Luthor vs.  read more »

"The American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest severed ties with the national denomination on Thursday, concluding a yearlong battle over the theological interpretation of homosexuality." The number of churches that see homosexuality as sin continues to dwindle.

The American Bible Society recently found out that its web consultant had substantial ties to the porn industry.

American Media Services Interactive announces the formation of its Ministry Division created to provide enhanced online initiatives to churches and church organizations through media strategies, conte  read more »

The worldwide Anglican Church is expected to split radically by the end of the year under plans being drawn up by a leading conservative archbishop to "adopt" a breakaway group o  read more »

The worldwide Anglican Church was battling to survive last night after talks broke down amid acrimony during the final stages of the primates' meeting in Tanzania.

It's not looking good.  read more »

Anglican Church of Canada official expressed dismay on Thursday after a major congregation voted to split from the national church over the issue of homosexuality.St John's Shaughnessy, a Vancouver pa  read more »

A Sri Lankan bishop has urged conservative members of the Anglican Church to stop trying to exclude people because of their perceived faults.

The synod of the Anglican Church of Canada's Ottawa diocese has voted overwhelmingly in favour of same-sex blessings.

Looks like Canada is following the ECUSA in their embr  read more »

In response to the take-down of the Cruise video, a group of vigilantes--calling themselves Anonymous, or Anon--have retaliated against what they consider to be Internet censorship.  read more »

    Another Colorado colony of the polygamy-practicing Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has taken root, this one at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 50 miles we  read more »

An anti-Semitic church formed by white supremacists has abandoned its neo-Nazi imagery, such as swastikas, to make its message more palatable, a change that a leading Jewish group called an attempt to  read more »

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says churches can ban guns from their property, and they don't have to follow a state law specifying how to post signs that say guns are prohibited.

Dr Rowan Williams called for divine guidance after he flew into Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania for the five-day primates' meeting, that will be dominated by the bitter row over homosexuality that could split Anglicanism.

Wrong prediction #2.  read more »

Two women who made Roman Catholic religious history say they are ready to be the new face of the priesthood, even as Archbishop Raymond Burke moved to formally penalize them for violating  read more »

Dr Rowan Williams has admitted that the Church of England’s handling of sex abuse cases had been incompetent, and promised to help stamp out abuse.

Looks like the Anglican ch  read more »

Leading Church of England bishops have threatened to boycott a landmark Anglican summit in protest at the presence of pro-gay clergy.

In an era when terrorism threats and deadly shootings at schools and churches have made headlines, religious leaders are rethinking their security strategies.  read more »

A church with an ATM: Automated Tithing Machine in Augusta, GA.

A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a Colorado Springs church on Sunday, striking four people, the church's pastor said.The conditions of the people shot outside the New Life Ch  read more »

Women outnumber men in attendance in every major Christian denomination, and they are 20% to 25% more likely to attend worship at least weekly.

Atheists are under attack these days for being too militant, for not just disbelieving in religious faith but for trying to eradicate it. And who's leveling these accusations? Other atheists, it turns out.

Not all atheists  want to be militant like Richard Dawkins, etc.  read more »

A suburban Atlanta couple was convicted of murder Friday in the beating death of their 8-year-old son, a case that prompted authorities to raid the parents' church because it supports  read more »

The Catholic Church in Australia has always been a strong supporter of the human rights aims and goal of Amnesty International. But, now that AI has adopted a pro-abortion position that runs counter to the Church's pro-life teaching, that long-standing relationship may be over.

Should they continue to support Amnesty International?  read more »

BAL HARBOUR, Fla. -- A baby Jesus statue here is getting a Global Positioning System for Christmas.  read more »

Federal Way police said a newborn baby boy was found wrapped in a blanket Monday on the doorstep of Calvary Lutheran Church.

Nobody ever leaves babies on our doorstep. It seems  read more »

The Baptist General Convention of Texas has started posting the names of convicted sex offenders who have worked in its churches on a Web site.

Looks like they're trying to  read more »

Delegates to the Baptist State Convention have voted overwhelmingly to expel a Charlotte church for welcoming gays and lesbians without trying to change them.  read more »

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina could expel any church that endorses homosexuality after its annual meeting this week.

In other words, they're saying churches need to be consistent with their teachings or go somewhere else where they're in agreement. Makes sense.

A former Southern Baptist missionary who got her start as a church secretary is likely to become the first woman president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.  read more »

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, in an effort to stem the growing tide of a national effort to legitimize what it says is the sin of homosexuality, last week voted to place the lettering “Gays not welcome” on the church marquee.

Any church that has gay members can be removed.  read more »

An article about an "emerging church" congregation in St. Louis. The Missouri Baptist Convention isn't too happy with it.

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A politically powerful San Antonio megachurch is pushing Texas lawmakers to let its small Christian school join the state public schools' athletic league.

Private vs. publi  read more »

Members of the St. James United Church of Christ in Michigan plan to take 150 boxer shorts to the altar Sunday for a blessing.  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 »

There was a bomb scare Monday afternoon on the grounds of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries church on Windsor Drive in Fort Smith.  read more »

When his parents discovered his secret stash of DVDs, which included the "Die Hard" series and comedies, they burned them and gave him an ultimatum.  read more »

Brigham Young University has revoked the diploma of Chad Hardy, a 31-year-old alum who was excommunicated in July by the Mormon church for, among other reasons, producing a 2008 "Men on a Mission" cal  read more »

An overwhelming majority of the Britons see religion as a cause of division and tension and think it causes more harm than good.

Only 33% of British people describe themselves  read more »

Marketing churches, synagogues, mosques and other religious properties is so tricky and sensitive that few real-estate agents handle these types of transactions.

They may be found in every hotel bedroom, and are widely available in prisons and hospitals, but members of the clergy claim one of the last places you will find a Bible is in a church.  read more »

A conservative diocese of the Episcopal Church has gotten a formal invitation to break with the national church over the ordination of gays and women.

They're considering j  read more »

A Catholic Church official seeking to provide wine for services and a scenic backdrop has planted a vineyard on three acres of a California diocese graveyard.

Would you feel strange about taking Communion with wine grown in a cemetery?  read more »

Mayor Paul Miller, who called United Church of Christ congregants irresponsible for "harboring an illegal immigrant," told the City Council on Monday that he was ready to issue t  read more »

An Alabama County circuit judge has ordered a millionaire to pay the Alabama-based Caritas religious group two (m) million dollars for violating a confidential April 2005 settlement of an earlier lawsuit.

Phillip Kronzer says his wife left him to join Caritas, which Kronzer claims is a cult.  read more »

The 8-foot wall between male and female worshippers has been removed--controversy ensues.

A WELS school expelled 2 girls for having a lesbian relationship. There was no indication of inappropriate contact. The court is saying they discriminated.

A senior American cardinal has asked Jews to reconsider descriptions of Jesus as a "bastard" in exchange for a softening of traditional Catholic prayers calling for Jews to be co  read more »

On the final Sunday before Election Day, volunteers for both presidential candidates fanned out to churches in competitive states, congregations bused worshippers to polls to vote early and a battle o  read more »

A day after discovering hateful graffiti at their church, members of the Campbell United Church of Christ plan to take their cleanup to the neighborhood.  read more »

Many residents in this parallel community, which includes about 500 American citizens, share those same beliefs — that you take many wives and live a communal lifestyle — but prosecutors have not  read more »

The Anglican Church of Canada could elect its first woman leader during a nationa