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85-year-old man attacked as he prayed outside abortion clinic
An 85-year-old man was violently attacked as he prayed outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in San Francisco, California, last week and it was captured on video.
Man serving life sentence for murder of wife and 2 children claims he's found God in prison
Christopher Watts was given life without parole after being found guilty last year of the horrific murders of his wife and two young daughters
Joni Eareckson Tada asks for prayers as cancer treatment causes 'significant pain'
Joni Eareckson Tada, an evangelical author, speaker, and advocate for people with disabilities, was hospitalized due to complications stemming from her recent cancer treatments.
Christian pro-lifer disinvited from Cornell University debate because of biblical marriage views
A Christian speaker was disinvited from defending the pro-life position in a debate at Cornell University after it was discovered that she holds the historic Christian view on sexuality and marriage.
Gap closing between number of evangelicals and religious 'nones' in the US
The number of religious "nones" in the United States are now statistically equal to the number of evangelicals, according to a political scientist who analyzed data from the recently released 2018 General Social Survey.
Say Something Nice: How we can celebrate Christ-like speech
Words are powerful. Words have the power to build up or to tear down. Words have the power to heal or to wound.
All across America, smaller churches are struggling to attract new members
For the average American church, keeping the people they have and attracting new faces is a struggle, LifeWay Research reveals
Drop in support for Trump among white evangelicals, latest poll reveals
Support for Donald Trump among white evangelical Protestants has fallen by 9 percentage points since 2017 - but more non-white Catholics are getting behind the president, new figures show.
Francis Chan responds to criticism after being accused of appearing alongside 'false teachers'
After taking heat for speaking at a stadium event with pastors described as prosperity gospel preachers and "false teachers," Francis Chan has said he will continue to speak at events that feature people with whom he disagrees theologically.
Couple married for 56 years die hours apart still holding hands
A Michigan couple whose family described as inseparable in life died hours apart while holding hands earlier this month.
Billy Graham's daughter says prayers have carried her through breast cancer battle
Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has told supporters that 'most' of her battle with cancer is already won as she thanked them for their prayers over the course of her treatment.
A six-week-old dead embryo is suing an Alabama abortion clinic: Is there a Christian perspective?
Where do we even start to think about this from any perspective â let alone a Christian one?
Teacher who told student to wipe off Ash Wednesday cross apologises
A teacher in Utah has apologized to a fourth-grade student whom she ordered to remove the ash cross that was on his forehead for Ash Wednesday.
US envoy for religious freedom slams China's 'war with faith' during Hong Kong visit
Brownback said Beijing was waging a 'war with faith' and that it needed to respect the fundamental and 'sacred right' of people to worship.
Is Jesus the answer to depression? Not necessarily
We can end up feeding the wrong belief of many that 'real Christians' don't have mental health problems, don't self harm and certainly don't take their own lives.
US high court turns away religious rights case over church grants
The dispute could have given the justices an opportunity to build on a major 2017 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to more taxpayer funds going to religious institutions.