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Hobby Lobby Defends Faith in Christ

Christian-owned company will plead case before Supreme Court March 25   By Ben Hawkins | JEFFERSON CITY — Joshua Hawley, an attorney on the legal team defending Hobby Lobby says that the ...

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“Alternative Lifestyle” Youth Pastor Wins Olympic Gold

By Jim Denison ChristianPress.com — David Wise is the most unusual “black sheep” in the Olympic Games. The New York Times calls skiers “models of branded dishevelment marketed as easygoing and athletic slackers, ...

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‘Veil of Tears’ Tells Gripping Story of Oppressed Women in South Asia

Veil of Tears

CARROLLTON, Texas — (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) “Veil of Tears” (www.veiloftearsmovie.com), a riveting new documentary from Gospel for Asia (GFA) that releases in the U.S. March 28, brings to light the untold cultural ...

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Empowered21 Global Congress Set for Jerusalem in 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn |Christian News Service| — Empowered21 Global Co-Chair and Oral Roberts University President, Dr. William M. Wilson, shared details surrounding the Empowered21 Global Congress to be held in Jerusalem May 20-25, ...

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Avalanche Couldn’t Bury Parents’ Faith

“I figured I was going to die” said Matt Walsh   From The AG News Service |  I was being buried! I couldn’t believe that an avalanche could happen where we were! ...

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Faith Driven Consumer: An Open Letter to Hollywood

Dear Hollywood, Paramount’s upcoming Noah movie has sparked a national conversation on Bible-themed movies and the audiences they seek to attract. People of faith generally, and Faith Driven Consumers specifically, are the ...

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I Didn’t Join to be Sacrificed

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Fed Up With Obama Rules of Engagement   CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE, Feb. 18, 2014, In the light of Afghanistan releasing 65 alleged Taliban fighters from Bagram prison, Billy ...

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Advocacy Group Says Comcast Merger is Bad for Families

By ChristianPress | Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable announced Thursday that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement for Time Warner Cable to merge with Comcast. The agreement is ...

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Chick-Fil-A Helps Motorist Stranded on Highways

Chick-Fil-A recently came to the rescue of hundreds of stranded motorists on the highways of the deep south. The popular restaurant sent out employees to deliver free food and warm the hearts ...

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Can You Give Up Secular Music for 30 Days?

Christian Music Expert Challenges Believers to Avoid Secular Entertainment for 30 Days   Carlsbad, CALIF, (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) — What do Michael W. Smith, TobyMac, and Josh McDowell all have in common? ...

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Alive Communications Selected to Represent Henri Nouwen’s Published and Unpublished Works

Colorado Springs, CO, | CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE | — Alive Communications Literary Agency has been selected to represent The Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust for the published and unpublished works of the late ...

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24th Annual Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for the Addicted

The weekend of April 26 – 27, 2014has been designated as the 24th Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting. Since April 7th, 1991 “Just Pray NO!” has ...

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Bill Nye Without Form and Void

Ken Ham Bill Nye Debate

by Mark Rose, Genesis Alive After watching the Ken Ham and Bill Nye debate about creation vs. evolution, many thoughts came to mind recalling my past when I embraced evolution and the ...

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Being Faithful in the Age of Facebook

What can you do to protect your relationships By Joanne Brokaw | More than 35 years ago, when he was a teenager, Mike Parker met Mark Henderson while on an 800-mile road ...

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Tech Engineer and Former Humanist Launches Platform to Investigate Creationism

Genesis Alive

Mark Rose, Patent holder and CEO of a high-tech firm near Corvallis, Oregon has launched Genesis Alive, a new organization that is developing resources and sharing new evidence for those who desire ...

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Thrivent for Lutherans Under Fire for Planned Parenthood Donations

With the revelation that Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has provided funding to at least four Planned Parenthood affiliates as well as to the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota Foundation, The St. Louis-based Lutheran Church—Missouri ...

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Apple launches gay “meet-up” app Rated for Kids 12 and Older

Apple has approved a gay social networking app that claims to be safe for children as young as 12, and aims to lead adults, teens and tweens to places that are “clean, ...

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Jailed American Pastor Moved to New Iranian Prison

Saeed Abedini’s Health Deteriorates, U.S. Government Silent   By Tiffany Owens | Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of imprisoned American pastor Saeed Abedini has cancelled plans to pray in front of the White House ...

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Advocacy Group Says New DOD Policy on Religious Freedom is More Than Beards and Turbans

Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2014, (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) –The new (DOD) directive ordering accommodation of religious apparel and beards is an important development in protecting religious liberty. The directive incorporates provisions of ...

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Millions go online to see “Mitt” on Netflix

Millions tuned in Friday night to watch, on their TV, tablet, or computer, the most anticipated documentary of 2014. Netflix premiered the Sundance documentary winner “Mitt”, which follows Republican nominee Mitt Romney ...

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Veterans Advocacy Group Calls for Hearings on VA Religious Freedom

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2014 (Christian News Service) In a letter to Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL), Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Military-Veterans Advocacy Inc, requested hearings into religious liberty violations within ...

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Congress Strengthens Religious Freedom for the Military

By Michael Cochrane | (WNS)–The Senate passed a defense bill with strong bipartisan support last week that includes important language to strengthen and protect the religious freedom of military members and chaplains. The 2014 ...

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ESPN Hires Tim Tebow

By Mickey McLean (WNS)–Tim Tebow is back in football—but he’ll be behind a mic instead of under center. The former pro and college quarterback will be an analyst for the SEC Network, a ...

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Obama’s New Cuba Travel Policy Helpful to Churches, Say Religious Leaders

Several church leaders and heads of faith-based organizations applauded the recent White House decision to ease travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba for religious, educational and cultural exchanges. The Rev. ...

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Remembering 9/11 From the Middle East

The Muslim call to prayer can wake you up at 4:16 in the morning, even on the eighth floor of your hotel. The heavy glass windows and twelve-foot tall curtains — so ...

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