Group sues state, legislators over plate denial A Louisville-based group denied an application to sponsor an 'In God We Trust' specialty license plate has filed suit against the state Transportation Cabinet and two lawmakers. (Associated Press)
Global Effort Puts Oldest Known Bible Online The surviving pieces of the world's oldest known Christian Bible have been put back together for the first time in 150 years — on the Internet. (NPR)
Pastors use Twitter for church Church leaders across the country have quickly caught on and more and more are harnessing Twitter's power, as well as that of other sites like Facebook, for the Kingdom of God. (Associated Press)
Let the youth of today speak for themselves - Rev. Kodjo Rev Kodjo gave the advice at the launch of the 50th anniversary celebration of the National Union of Presbyterian Students of Ghana with the theme: "The past, the present and the future." (Ghana News Agency)
President's pastor Former Citadel football player chaplain at Camp David (The Post and Courier)
Bennet engages religious leaders in health-care debate U.S. senator: 'If we have a pubic plan but if we don't get the incentive structure in line, we run the very serious risk of putting the costs on our children and grandchildren.' (Colorado Independent)
Scientology: The truth rundown High-ranking defectors provide an unprecedented inside look at the
Church of Scientology and its mercurial leader, David Miscavige (St. Petersburg Times)
Rare prenatal testing case raises ethical questions The number of wrongful birth lawsuits is expected to grow as an increasing number of women give birth over age 35, when the probability of chromosomal birth abnormalities such as Down syndrome rises. (The Oregonian)
Minister's Path of Miracles The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez helped oversee a shift of Latino voters, disillusioned with the Republican Party over failed immigration reform, toward the Democratic Party in the November election. (The Washington Post)
Invoking a Presidential Revelatory Moment The discussion of evil at the Saddleback forum gave Americans a valuable glimpse into the president-elect’s soul--and quite possibly into their own (Peter Steinfels, The New York Times)
Bad Faith Blaming religion for Proposition 8. (Robert K. Vischer, Commonweal)
Religion A Big Story in 2008 Tell Me More looks back at the people and the stories that rocked the faith world — from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the Rev. Rick Warren to the fallout over gay marriage in California. (NPR)
Pastors use Twitter for church Church leaders across the country have quickly caught on and more and more are harnessing Twitter's power, as well as that of other sites like Facebook, for the Kingdom of God. (Associated Press)
Bishop urges gay people to repent Gay rights leader says Dr Michael Nazir-Ali should 'repent his homophobia' which went against Jesus' teachings of love and compassion. (Guardian)
New Anglicans split on women The new province is a mishmash of former Episcopalians, ranging from almost-crossing-the-Tiber Anglo-Catholics to low-church charismatics, and it's a mystery as to how they're all going to get along. (Julia Duin, The Washington Times)
Bennet engages religious leaders in health-care debate U.S. senator: 'If we have a pubic plan but if we don't get the incentive structure in line, we run the very serious risk of putting the costs on our children and grandchildren.' (Colorado Independent)
In Political Ads, Christian Left Mounts Sermonic Campaigns Another left-leaning religious coalition will begin airing scripture-citing radio ads in key congressional districts this weekend, calling for legislation to make health insurance more affordable (The Wall Street Journal)
For born-again governor, love is a matter of faith In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love. (Associated Press)
God and Mark Sanford But what do experts on faith and religious life think of Mr. Sanford’s use of biblical analogies, and what lessons do these references contain? (Room for Debate Blog, NY Times)
Pope: Scientific analysis done on St. Paul's bones The first-ever scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. (Associated Press)
Women play small, important role for new Anglicans Seated on the dais at the inaugural assembly of the Anglican Church in North America, alongside Archbishop-elect Robert Duncan, evangelical mega-pastor Rick Warren and Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America was a woman in a clergy collar. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Group sues state, legislators over plate denial A Louisville-based group denied an application to sponsor an 'In God We Trust' specialty license plate has filed suit against the state Transportation Cabinet and two lawmakers. (Associated Press)
Supreme Court Punts Many advocates for Christian students and advocates for gay students had expected that the Supreme Court this week would agree to resolve a legal dispute involving the anti-bias policies of many public colleges and Christian student groups. (Inside Higher Ed)
Malaysia royalty defers ban on minors' conversion A council of Malaysia's royalty has deferred a decision on whether to ban religious conversion of minors by one parent without the spouse's consent--a source of several interfaith disputes in this Muslim-majority nation (Associated Press)
Al-Qaida says it killed Christian in Mauritania Al-Qaida said 39-year-old Christopher Ervin Leggett was killed Tuesday for allegedly trying to convert Muslims to Christianity. (Associated Press)
The Gospel According to Speidi Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are embarrassing true believers with their awkward Jesus-driven media blitz. But will young fans follow them to church? (Jason Boyett, The Daily Beast)
Christian group sues Dearborn over Arab festival access Arabic Christian Perspective filed a lawsuit Tuesday, alleging its rights were violated when police told the group its members would not be able to walk freely through the festival. (The Detroit News)
Scene of the crime Television's longing for justice (Rodney Clapp, The Christian Century)
Suspect Held in Kansas Abortion Doctor's Slaying Merriam, Kan., resident supported view that lethal force is not a criminal offense if it protects the lives of unborn children say acquaintances. (The Washington Post)
New Rules on Stem Cells Threaten Current Research When President Obama lifted restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research in March, many scientists hailed the move as a long-awaited boost for one of the most promising fields of medical research. (The Washington Post)
CampWoods revives spiritual history CampWoods Grounds, 7 woodsy acres in New York, was once a Methodist 'camp meeting' stronghold, drawing Protestants from across New York for 10-day 'praycations' in the country. (The Journal News)
Lenny Kravitz Interview No one nailed the rock idol act like Lenny Kravitz. Love god, guitar hero, wild thing, he lived the life – multiple women, homes and Grammys. Then he revealed last year that he had been celibate since 2005.
'The Computer Ate My Homework': How to Detect Fake Techno-Excuses Corrupted-Files.com, a Web site developed in December as a joke, its owner says, offers unreadable Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files that appear, at first glance, to be legitimate (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Jim Carrey Almighty Say your prayers, Scientology—Jim Carrey and bestselling author Eckhart Tolle held their first meeting of a spiritual movement called GATE last week (The Daily Beast)
Economy takes its toll on Amish Northern Indiana — home to an estimated 20,000 Amish — is unusual because about half of the adult breadwinners worked "off the farm" in the RV industry (USA Today)
Artist's firm on hook for $2.1 million A federal appeals court has some dark news for "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade - it has restored an arbitration panel's $2.1 million award to two former gallery owners who say Kinkade's company duped them into investing their life's savings in a doomed enterprise (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Gospel According to Speidi Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are embarrassing true believers with their awkward Jesus-driven media blitz. But will young fans follow them to church? (Jason Boyett, The Daily Beast)
Rick Warren envisions coalition of faith 'Muslims and Christians can work together for the common good without compromising my convictions or your convictions.' (The Washington Times)
Wife of S.C. Governor Praised for Her Tough Stance Against His Infidelity As her husband's affair with an Argentine woman exploded onto the global stage and publicly humiliated her family, Jenny Sanford, 46, and their four sons sought refuge here at their large beachfront cottage on this lush island enclave outside Charleston. (The Washington Post)
Global Effort Puts Oldest Known Bible Online The surviving pieces of the world's oldest known Christian Bible have been put back together for the first time in 150 years — on the Internet. (NPR)
Susan Wise Bauer offers insight into Gov. Sanford story At this point, Sanford's future is unclear, Bauer said. She said an important factor will be whether taxpayer funds were used for any trips to Argentina. (Brian Whitson, The College of William and Mary News)
The Church of Wal-Mart Bethany Moreton's To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise views the company as product of its region (Reuters)
'Doomsday' man baptises Kenya PM Born-again Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been baptised by a self-proclaimed prophet known for his doomsday warnings. (BBC News)
Kenya: Anglican Church Elects Its 5th Archbishop Dr. Eliud W. Wabukala was elected the 5th Anglican Primate and Archbishop of Kenya in a what the church described as a very peaceful, joyous and orderly election process. (Catholic Information Service)
Kenya: New Archbishop Will 'Keep Stand' Against Same-Sex Unions Eliud Wabukala of Bungoma, who becomes the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya in July, will not likely reverse his predecessor's opposition to same-sex unions. (Ecumenical News International)
Kibaki tells off Church over election call President Kibaki told off Government officials bent on criticising and undermining others even as he dismissed Church leaders calling for fresh elections (The East African Standard)
Supreme Court Punts Many advocates for Christian students and advocates for gay students had expected that the Supreme Court this week would agree to resolve a legal dispute involving the anti-bias policies of many public colleges and Christian student groups. (Inside Higher Ed)
High court won't hear Kent schools Bible-club case The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the case between Kentridge High School and two former students who fought to form a Bible study group that excluded non-Christians from becoming voting members. (Seattle Times)
Out of School but In the Game The Glory for Christ Football League, which emphasizes faith and fellowship, came into being because school teams were not an option in Georgia (The New York Times)
North Carolina Program Pays Girls a Dollar a Day Not to Get Pregnant A dollar a day keeps the babies away. That's the incentive behind College Bound Sisters, a program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that aims to keep girls in school and baby-free. (Fox News)
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