Read Full Post Here: http://www.churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/158795-rick-warren-i-d-rather-go-to-jail-than-violate-god-s-commands.html h102(); … Read entire article »

A Somali woman, who converted from Islam to Christianity, was nursing her injuries Wednesday, January 11, after she was reportedly paraded before a cheering crowd and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a “foreign religion.”h113(); Christians said 28-year-old Sofia Osman from Janale city in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, had been taken into custody by fighters of the Islamic militant group al-Shabab militants in November and that the public mistreatment was meant to mark her release. Read Full Post: http://www.worthynews.com/11165-somalia-militants-flogging-woman-over-christian-conversion … Read entire article »

Skeptics and atheists in South Africa  remain divided over the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling to remove a church billboard that was deemed “anti-atheist.” Earlier this month, the ASA ruled that Rivers Church of Johannesburg could not display a billboard at their Sandton campus over what a complainant claimed was content offensive to atheists. The church had erected a billboard of a man holding his fingers against the temples of his face. Above the image is the quote, “An atheist is a man who believes himself to be an accident – Francis Thompson.”h113(); Read Full Post: http://www.christianpost.com/news/church-billboard-ruled-anti-atheist-but-even-skeptics-disagree-67372/ Sponsor: Be My Disciple by Brian Byrne The first disciples turned the world upside down—from Jerusalem to the Roman Empire, from Britain to Babylon, and from southern Russia to North Africa they planted assemblies committed to Christ. Link: http://www.destinyimage.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1038&products_id=578 … Read entire article »

Francis Chan, bestselling author of Crazy Love and founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, Calif., says Christians can’t take the issue of human trafficking lightly, and throwing a few dollars at the problem won’t solve it. Read Full Post Here: http://www.christianpost.com/news/francis-chan-making-disciples-is-solution-to-human-trafficking-66490/ … Read entire article »

Water Missions International has launched its “Water Sunday” project, which encourages churches from across the United States to educate their congregations about the 884 million people around the world lacking access to clean water – and the 1.4 million children who die each year as a result of this crisis. The project will also seek to inspire churches to host a fundraiser one Sunday in March, which is also the same month as World Water Day on March 22. Funds raised will be used to aid communities around the world by building water treatment systems that will clean their water and make it safe. Read Full Post Here: http://www.christianpost.com/news/water-sunday-project-seeks-help-turning-rivers-of-death-into-rivers-of-life-66502/ … Read entire article »

Technology has been instrumental in moving public opinion on abortion. From the advent of ultrasound technology, which provides stunning glimpses into life in the womb, to iPad applications that allow a pregnant mother to track her baby’s development, the pro-life movement has benefited from greater awareness of the humanity of the unborn child. Now, the latest model of Apple’s iPhone provides women with alternatives to abortion when making related abortion searches on its new voice-directed Siri technology. Read Full Post Here: http://www.lifenews.com/2011/11/29/siri-iphone-4s-wont-reveal-locatons-of-abortion-clinics/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+delicious%2Fgqlf+%28Christian+Headlines+Top+Headlines%29 … Read entire article »

What is there to say about this whole ordeal with Penn State except that it is quite astonishing and disappointing to see from a program that was once held in high regard.  For the program it looks like before it gets better it will get much worse with new people coming out about being molested.  The program’s chaplain has stepped out and has expressed concern for the players currently on the team.  It will be … Read entire article »

It may be an unusual venue for theological debate, but during breaks at work, Timmons frequently steers the conversation toward God, Jesus Christ, politics, religion and church while sitting around talking over coffee and doughnuts. “I like to talk about the difference between an agnostic, which is someone who neither believes nor disbelieves there is a God, and an atheist who believes there is no God,” Timmons told The Christian Post. “I am kind of a religious … Read entire article »

“The impact of religious practice is still not examined nearly as frequently or routinely in social science analysis as it ought to be,” said Patrick Fagan, senior fellow and director of Marriage & Religious Research Institute for Family Research Council, headquartered in Washington, D.C. “Studies show that faith is very significant for the public good.” A recent look at the 1997 survey – which is statistically much the same as later surveys, Fagan noted – found … Read entire article »