Blogs Posts on "Religious News"

Ted Haggard draws over 100 people to Prayer Meeting by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 16, 2009Former evangelical pastor Ted Haggard says a well-attended prayer meeting at his home wasn’t the start of a new church, but a sign of his resurrection three years after he was forced to resign amid a sex scandal. “For the people who come...

Court turns down student over religious speech by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 16, 2009First, its a public school. Second, it seems that the student and the school had approved on a text of the speech, which she then strayed from. The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a student who complained that high school officials violated...

Thank God for the New Testament: Rabbi tells IDF to show no mercy by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 14, 2009And what is scary, is that people often associate this country with Old Testament Israel. The Israel Defense Forces’ chief rabbi told students in a pre-army yeshiva program last week that soldiers who “show mercy” toward the enemy...

Redefining Social Justice by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 14, 2009Theologian, economist, and WORLDmag.com contributor Anthony Bradley has as his goal nothing less than redefining a term he believes has been hijacked by liberation theology—especially among black theologians and activists such as Cornel West and Je...

Popular Reformed author endorses Roman Catholic apologist’s new book by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 14, 2009What does the Reformed scholar Michael Horton and Roman Catholic Scott Hahn have in common? via Popular Reformed author endorses Roman Catholic apologist’s new book.

Episcopalians to reach out to Moravians by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 13, 2009First the Catholics and teh Anglicans, the Lutherans and the Mennonites and now? The process for building a closer relationship between the Episcopal and Moravian churches is taking place in the denominations' decision-making bodies, but th...

The State of American Christianity: Carrie Prejean by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 12, 2009I don’t want to get into tabloid – I mean, real tabloids, and not just kidding the Jim’s – posting, but come on! Tell me, when all these right-wing political organizations came out in support of her, you know, the Christian on...

Josh McDowell challenges Palin and Oprah to discuss abortion, morality by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 11, 2009Best-selling author Josh McDowell has released insightful tidbits on abortion and morality for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as she prepares for her highly anticipated interview with Oprah on November 16. Last month McDowell and co-author Dave...

Iran’s Playing Games – Accuses 3 Detained American Hikers of Espionage by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 9, 2009Three American hikers who have been detained in Iran since they crossed into the country from Iraq in July have been accused of espionage, the first signal that Tehran intends to send the matter to trial. Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh F...

Teacher Claims Fingerprinting Is ‘Mark of the Beast’ by The Church of Jesus Christ on Nov 7, 2009A 22-year veteran kindergarten teacher in the Texas Bible Belt could lose her job for refusing, on religious grounds, to give fingerprints under a state law requiring them. The evangelical Christian, Pam McLaurin, is fighting a looming suspension, cl...