“The influence of the King James Bible is so great that the list of idioms from it that have slipped into everyday speech, taking such deep root that we use them all the time without any awareness of their biblical origin, is practically endless: sour grapes; fatted calf; salt of the earth; drop in a... Continue Reading

The Alliance Defense Fund tried to convince officials at South Mountain Community College to abandon its new policy without going to court, but when administrators failed to respond, the organization filed suit. Arizona schools wanted to make evangelists pay a fee and take out insurance policies before coming to campus An Arizona community college district... Continue Reading

Swain is an expert on race relations, immigration, black leadership and evangelical politics. Her newest book is called Be the People: A Call to Reclaim America’s Faith and Promise. Black political leaders, such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, have used the death of Trayvon Martin to stir racial division for political gain, Carol Swain,... Continue Reading

The Tennessee Science Teachers Association and the American Civil Liberties Union have both urged the governor to veto the bill, and thousands of people have signed a petition against it. Scientists are pleading with the governor of Tennessee to veto a proposed law known as the ‘Monkey Bill’ which would allow teachers to teach creationism... Continue Reading

Critics doubted and mocked Colson’s conversion. His Nixon administration adversary, former Attorney General John Mitchell, jibed that if Colson were a Christian, “I’ll take my chances with the lions.” For the first time in 34 years, Chuck Colson won’t be in a prison for Easter. The famous Watergate figure and Christian convert usually spends the... Continue Reading

“He has said his goal is to get everyone to know Jesus [and] he is allowed to do that,” Belstler said. “[But] it’s really kind of a nuisance.” In an undated 2009 booking photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriffs Office via KSTP Television, Brian Johnson of Hayward, Wis., is shown. Organizers of the Twins... Continue Reading

Professor Bradley Wright, a sociologist at the University of Connecticut, explains from his analysis of people who identify as Christians but rarely attend church, that 60 percent of these have been divorced. Of those who attend church regularly, 38 percent have been divorced. “Christians divorce at roughly the same rate as the world.” It’s one... Continue Reading

“As much as we love the Brewers, unlike Jesus, they didn’t die for your sins,” the bishop said in a statement. “With regard to beer and brats on Good Friday: let’s just say that’s why God created the three-game series.” For millions of Americans, Major League Baseball’s opening day is more than a rite of... Continue Reading

(Sergey) Andreyev was trained as a lay preacher in St. Petersburg’s Baptist “New Life” congregation before moving to Tolyatti as a 20-year-old school teacher in 1993. The youth organization “Living Word,” which he founded in Tolyatti 19 years ago, is still described as Baptist. For the first time ever since the days of the Tsars,... Continue Reading

“The results of this survey should be encouraging for Christians,” said David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group. “Most Americans still observe Easter as a religious holiday even as candy consumption and egg hunts have often overshadowed its spiritual significance.” “The results of this survey should be encouraging for Christians,” said David Kinnaman, president of Barna... Continue Reading