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Time magazine wrong; Obamas still looking for church

pastordale — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:38:39 +0000

A report says the first family had settled on Evergreen Chapel at Camp David. A White House spokeswoman says that's not the case.

Courts face new challenges in faith healing cases

pastordale — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:01:00 +0000

But recent cases in the news have judges and child care advocates dealing with parents who claim adherence to lesser-known faiths, such as the Minnesota family following an Internet-based group's Amer read more »

Supreme Court declares Jew for Jesus 'kosher'

pastordale — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:57:46 +0000

In its verdict, based on a precedent that found belly-dancing to be unrelated to kosher food, the court ruled that an Ashdod baker's belief that Jesus was the messiah did not make her baked goods unko read more »

Report: Obamas Find Church Community to Call Home

pastordale — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:52:19 +0000

After over a year of being without a worship community, President Barack Obama has reportedly settled on a church home – Evergreen Chapel at Camp David.

Man runs vehicle into church to be closer to Jesus

pastordale — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:42:38 +0000

A 54-year-old Largo man ran his vehicle into a Largo church over the weekend in an attempt to kill himself and be closer to Jesus, Largo police said.Phillip Glenn Wagner was charged with felony crimin read more »

YouTube redeemed: BYU unblocks video-sharing Web site

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:25:03 +0000

Brigham Young University administrators on Friday lifted a long-standing block on a popular video-sharing Web site after deciding that YouTube's rich educational content justified making it available read more »

Raid saves doves from religious martyrdom

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:57:08 +0000

Authorities raiding an alleged marijuana grow house in Sebring Fla., seized more than three dozen doves they suspect were intended for a religious sacrifice, Tampa Bay Online reports.Animal Control Di read more »

Family International: Once dismissed as 'sex cult,' tiny church launches image makeover

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:55:36 +0000

It's a time of intense self-scrutiny for the Family International (formerly known as the Children of God), a tiny Christian fellowship that advocates communal living, extramarital sex and an apocalypt read more »

Confirmed: God is slightly gay / Just ask the animals. As soon as they stop having all that homosexual sex

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:24:15 +0000

Behold, the ongoing, increasingly startling research: homosexual and bisexual behavior, it turns out, is rampant in the animal kingdom.

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Worship legal if library OKs religious meeting

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:20:04 +0000

County officials who let a church hold religious discussions in a meeting room of the Antioch library can't stop the church from using the sessions for prayer services, a federal judge has ruled.

Church leaders asked to support diversity education

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:14:50 +0000

Local leaders of the United Church of Christ are calling on their fellow pastors and ministers to support teaching diversity and multicultural education in public schools in response to the issue comi read more »

Baptists separate from Texas church over gays

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:12:54 +0000

Southern Baptists have severed their relationship with a Texas church over its openly gay members.Southern Baptist Convention leaders meeting in Louisville this week voted that Broadway Baptist Church read more »

Apparent Gay Exorcism in Conn. Church Causes Outrage

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:46 +0000

A video which shows an exorcism of a teen to drive out apparent "homosexual demons" has sparked outrage among several gay rights activists.The video, which was posted on YouTube, features church elder read more »

No Jesus, No Prayer

pastordale — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:08:46 +0000

A Pennsylvania pastor refused to offer a prayer to open the state House session in Harrisburg this week after he was told he could not use the word Jesus.The Speaker of the House, state Rep. read more »

Shocking Anti-Christ Movie Being Made Into a Game

pastordale — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:45:14 +0000

Starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anti-Christ isn't the sort of movie you'd expect to be made into a game: It's generated high levels of controversy for its explicit depictions of sex as read more »

Church of England offers free beer in church

pastordale — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:43:29 +0000

According to the London Telegraph, men attending St. Stephen's church in Barbourne, Worchester on Father's Day were handed bottles of beers by children to slake their thirst during the service.

France: liberty, equality, and fraternity – but no burqas

pastordale — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:42:11 +0000

Leading Muslims and the media in France here have indicated general support of French president Nicolas Sarkozy's striking comments Monday that the burqa cover for Muslim women is "not welcome on Fren read more »

Belfast church housing Romanian Gypsies attacked

pastordale — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:40:32 +0000

A pastor says his church in Northern Ireland has been vandalized a week after it gave shelter to more than 100 Romanian Gypsies who fled their homes amid racist attacks.

Religious study: Gays not "godless" "Christian bashers"

pastordale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:10:41 +0000

This breaking news in from The Barna Group -- a chronicler of religious life and habits, particularly of the Christian variety: Gay folks' attitudes about spirituality aren't much different from strai read more »

Petitioners to Mormons: Soften gay marriage stance

pastordale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:09:42 +0000

group of current and former Mormons at odds with the church's position on gay marriage and its political activism to ban it has launched a Web site asking the faith to soften its stance.The site, htt read more »

U.S. Anglican Church launches, will ban female, gay bishops

pastordale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:04 +0000

Hundreds of formerly Episcopal parishes are meeting this week to unify as a new national church: the Anglican Church in North America.

Report: Violence common among Scientology managers

pastordale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:59:04 +0000

The leader of the Church of Scientology struck his subordinates numerous times and set an example for physical violence among the tightly controlled religion's management team, four former high-rankin read more »

Ancient Holy Land quarry uncovered, team says

pastordale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:57:18 +0000

Israeli archaeologists said on Sunday they had discovered the largest underground quarry in the Holy Land, dating back to the time of Jesus and containing Christian symbols etched into the walls.

Court rules against city in religious law case

pastordale — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:56:09 +0000

A South Texas town violated state protections against government limits on religious practice when it shut down two religious halfway houses for parolees, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Ewan McGregor: 'Angels and Demons' No Challenge to Catholic Faith

pastordale — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:03:25 +0000

Actor Ewan McGregor says the Vatican's criticism of the religious thriller "Angels & Demons" was muted compared to the previous Robert Langdon adventure "The Da Vinci Code" because the newer film does read more »