Live31 generated so much buzz it soon caught the attention of Kylie Bisutti, winner of the 2009 Victoria’s Secret Model Search. She had spent several years modeling lingerie for the company, but quit in 2011 because of her Christian faith. On Dec. 21, she tweeted Eklund: “I stopped being a Victoria’s Secret Model to become... Continue Reading

The important point in those three verses is that some of these specific Corinthians used to be part of the gay community ("some of you were once like that"). But they became new creations (2 Corinthians 5:17). They were no longer gay, or at least they no longer practiced homosexuality. That male prostitute near the Moulin Rouge could have trusted in the reality behind this passage.

I think it's true that the majority of West Point cadets are of a very conservative, Christian orientation," said senior cadet Andrew Houchin. "I don't think that's unique to West Point. But more broadly, I've never had that even be a problem with those of us who are secular."

A lawsuit filed by the Indiana chapter of the Center for Inquiry argued that an Indiana law that requires marriages to be “solemnized” only by clergy, judges, mayors or local government clerks violates the Constitution. But Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruled that marriage has... Continue Reading

The court concluded that “the protection of the traditional institution of marriage, which is a conceivable basis for the distinction drawn in this case, is a legitimate state interest.” The court also held that protection of Nevada’s public policy is a valid reason for it to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.... Continue Reading

Much of the money will be used to hire eight staffers for a “secular support group,” where students who do not believe in God or adhere to any religion could meet with like-minded students in a “safe” environment. A second planned program, a “faith questioning service,” would allow students questioning religion to meet one-on-one with peers... Continue Reading

I realize that tuning in Fox's popular Bill O'Reilly for instruction about religion is like watching the "Star Wars" movies to learn about science. But last week, O'Reilly took a position unusually unmoored from what anybody else understands as reality. O'Reilly asserted, with an apparently straight face and for two consecutive days, that Christianity is not a religion.

In September 2011, the Pentagon issued guidance stating that "determinations regarding the use of DOD real property and facilities for private functions, including religious and other ceremonies, should be made on a sexual-orientation neutral basis, provided such use is not prohibited by applicable state and local laws."

Tax incentives make more and larger gifts possible, and they do have an impact on donors. A recent 2012 study found that 33 percent of donors surveyed would reduce their giving if the charitable deduction did not exist. A survey conducted earlier this year showed three out of four Americans say they do not favor cutting, capping or limiting the charitable tax deduction

…the surge in evangelical devotion to their faith began in the early 1990s and coincided with their growing presence in the public square. Other experts have noted that political battles can rally the faithful of a particular religious community, and even political losses can unite them in a shared sense of exile