Adelle M. Banks
Willow Creek cuts ties with ex-gay Exodus International
(RNS) Willow Creek Community Church, a trend-setting megachurch in
suburban Chicago, has quietly ended its partnership with Exodus
International, an "ex-gay" organization.
Campus Crusade switches its name to ‘Cru’
Campus Crusade for Christ is out. "Cru" is in. The 60-year-old evangelical ministry recently announced its new name, saying the old name had become problematic.
...Iowa marriage pledge drops reference to slavery
WASHINGTON (RNS) An Iowa-based conservative Christian organization has
removed controversial language about slavery from a pledge to uphold
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Catholics look into buying Crystal Cathedral
(RNS) The Crystal Cathedral, which has put its iconic campus up for sale
to end a bankruptcy crisis, has an interested party that needs a large
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Schuller loses vote at Crystal Cathedral
(RNS) Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller has been removed from
a voting position on the board of the iconic glass megachurch he started
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Justices cite ‘standing’ in church-state disputes
After the U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2010–2011 term in late June,
legal scholars specializing in church-state issues are saying a Court
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Southern Baptists wrestle with gay hoax
(RNS) Officials of the Southern Baptist Convention say they were the
victims of a hoax in which a group claiming to be the denomination's
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Pawlenty leads in informal poll of evangelical leaders
WASHINGTON (RNS) Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is the top
Republican pick of evangelical leaders, according to an informal survey,
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Evangelical leaders see their influence falling
Are U.S. evangelicals losing their influence on America? A new poll
from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seems to say just that,
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Vam Impe leaves TBN over 'Chrislam' remarks
(RNS) Jack Van Impe, a popular End Times broadcaster, has ended his
decades-long run on Trinity Broadcasting Network after a dispute over
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Baptists support legalization but not `amnesty'
(RNS) Southern Baptists adopted a resolution Wednesday (June 15) that
supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants but clearly
states they reject "amnesty."
Southern Baptists affirm belief in ‘eternal’ hell
Southern Baptists delivered a group rebuttal to Michigan pastor Rob
Bell for writing a book that questions traditional views of hell.
Southern Baptists look to minorities to jumpstart growth
(RNS) Southern Baptists meeting in Phoenix adopted a plan Tuesday (June
14) to try to boost minorities in their top leadership posts as they
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Evangelicals wade into circumcision debate
(RNS) The National Association of Evangelicals is siding with Jews and
Muslims in opposition of a proposed ban on infant male circumcision in
San Francisco.
Loyal but dissenting believers
Significant majorities of Americans say it is possible to disagree
with their religion's teachings on abortion and homosexuality and still
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Egyptians want advice, not rule, of clerics
WASHINGTON (RNS) Four months after the fall of Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak, a new Gallup survey says a majority of Egyptians want religious
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Two thirds of Americans OK with Mormon candidate
Roughly two out of three Americans say it makes no difference to them
if a presidential candidate is Mormon, according to a new Pew Research
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Clinton defends religious freedom envoy
WASHINGTON (RNS) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended her
new ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom on Thursday
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Religious leaders call a strike on tobacco
(RNS) Religious leaders are hoping to hit a home run in a campaign to
get Major League Baseball players to ban tobacco use on fields and
dugouts of the national pastime.
Gingrich woos skeptical evangelical voters
WASHINGTON (RNS) As evangelicals and other social conservatives gather
here this weekend (June 3-4) to take the measure of a number of
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