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King's daughter leaves Ga. church after scandal
(RNS) The Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr., announced Tuesday (May 31) that she is leaving an Atlanta-area
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Crystal Cathedral goes up for sale
(RNS) The Crystal Cathedral has announced plans to sell its iconic
glass-walled church in Southern California to pay back creditors and
overcome bankruptcy.
Bishop Long settles sex suits out of court
Bishop Eddie Long, an Atlanta-area megachurch pastor, has settled
suits out of court with four young men who accused him of sexual
misconduct, his church has announced.
Same-sex relations get record-high approval
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say same-sex relations between
consenting adults should be legal—the highest percentage ever recorded
by Gallup.
Evangelist says Rapture date was off by five months
(RNS) Radio evangelist Harold Camping, who predicted the Rapture would
occur on May 21, now says his calculations were off by five months.
For many blacks, there's only one Bible, and it's the KJV
(RNS) On Sundays, C. Elizabeth Floyd, shows up for worship at Trinity
Baptist Church of Metro Atlanta, with her Bible in hand.
First lady seeks help for military families
WASHINGTON (RNS) First lady Michelle Obama has asked religious leaders
to join her initiative to assist military families by increasing
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Taking time in worship to counter bigotry
Religious and human rights activists are asking U.S. churches to
invite Jewish and Muslim clergy to their sanctuaries June 26 to read
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Billy Graham returns home from hospital
(RNS) Evangelist Billy Graham returned home Sunday (May 15) after a
five-day hospital stay for pneumonia.
Navy suspends policy to allow gay weddings
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Navy reversed course Tuesday (May 10) on plans
to allow chaplains to officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies once the
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Graham's doctor says condition has stabilized
(RNS) Billy Graham's doctor confirmed Thursday (May 12) that the
92-year-old evangelist has pneumonia, but said he is doing well.
Obama rallies Hispanic Christians on immigration
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama assured Hispanic Christians on Thursday
(May 12) that he hears their pleas for immigration reform, calling it a
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Chaplains say Navy wedding policy confuses a fraught debate
WASHINGTON (RNS) A recent Navy memo that would permit military chaplains
to officiate at same-sex marriage ceremonies upon repeal of the
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Study: 2 in 10 atheist scientists are `spiritual'
(RNS) More than 20 percent of atheist scientists consider themselves to
be "spiritual," according to a Rice University study.
Pastor-mothers balance pulpit and parenting
Every now and then, pastor Amy Butler will find herself having to do a
little simultaneous parenting and preaching from her pulpit at Calvary
Baptist Church in downtown Washington.
Wheaton alumni rally around gay students
Following a recent chapel series at Wheaton College on "Sexuality and
Wholeness," gay alumni and other alumni of the school have formed an
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Study links reliance on God with reliance on treatment
(RNS) Cancer patients who consider the length of their lives to be "in
God's hands" are more willing than others to spend money on treatments
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Evangelical icon David Wilkerson dies in car crash
(RNS) Evangelist David Wilkerson, who wrote the popular book "The Cross
and the Switchblade" and founded New York's Times Square Church, died in
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Plans for interfaith seminary shelved
(RNS) When leaders of the nation's oldest seminary and a Unitarian
Universalist theological school began to dream of building a new
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Senate confirms Cook for religious freedom post
A New York minister will soon fill the Obama administration's
long-vacant position to oversee international issues of religious
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