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In a generational changing of the guard, Southern Baptists are gaining a new advocate for their values in Washington and around the country as Russell Mo...
After Boy Scout leaders took their long-awaited vote in late May to permit openly gay boys to be members, some church leaders predicted there will be a s...
Two years ago radio evangelist Harold Camping was predicting the end of the world....
c. 2013 Religion News Service
(RNS) They have pledges. They have merit badges. And they may go camping.
But they’re not the Boy Scouts.
...Christian conservatives became alarmed recently over reports and rumors that the Pentagon was considering new policies aimed at discriminating against Ch...
c. 2013 Religion News Service
...As he gathered with clergy at the White House on a Friday in early April, President Obama recounted personal details of his recent Holy Land trip, calling it a chance to experience “the eternal spi...
Church-state expert Melissa Rogers will be the new director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships....
A bronze statue of civil rights heroine Rosa Parks was recently unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on a day for members of her African Methodist Episcopal Church to celebrate one of their own.
...When aging religious leaders reach the top echelons of temporal and spiritual power, their followers have a certain expectation: Till death us do part.
...Despite the tough economy, many of the nation’s largest churches are thriving, with increased offerings and plans to hire more staff, a new survey shows.
...Atlanta megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long is facing a suit from former parishioners who say he encouraged them to invest in a company that was operating an alleged Ponzi scheme.
...The decision by the Boy Scouts of America to postpone any change in policy about gay membership was fueled by an “outpouring of feedback.” Much of that reaction came from a sector with strength in ...
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