Plus: Too loud churches, banning home worship, Salon on religious persecution abroad, Dobson backs Bush, and other stories from online sources around the world.

John Eldredge thinks too many Christians are weak, and churches are often insipid-and he's not going to take it anymore

Hate laws making their way through U.S. and British governments highlight the need for peaceful yet critical Christian witness. A 12th-century abbot leads the way.

Swedish pastor sentenced to jail for blasting homosexuality.

Plus: N.J. gov's religious resignation, wheat-free-free Communion, blaming the victim in Iraq, and more articles from online sources around the world.

How the ancient Olympics differed from the modern spectacle.

Plus: Washington Post vs. freedom, censoring Romans 1, and many, many other stories from online sources around the world.

Finding faith under unthinkable circumstances.

Plus: Iraqi Christians return to church, Boston churches demonstrate against violence, and Bush is told to renounce his possessions.

Plus: A tainted quest for Noah's flood, another Methodist lesbian trial, and the group that may or may not be behind the Iraq church bombings.

Plus: Senate leader vs. EU vs. Arab League on Darfur genocide, Mrs. Bush vs. Kerry/Edwards on stem cells, and Luis Palau in the Twin Cities.

The first installment of our new midyear book report.

Roman Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on Sunday. What's up with that?

Plus: Who's going to New York, the next big movie controversy, the fundamentalist press, and other stories from online sources around the world.

The first installment in a new Tolkien-inspired series shows genuine promise.

Courts don't have authority to adjudicate ecclesiastical matters, says New York State Supreme Court Justice.

Plus: Crisis editor Deal Hudson withdraws from Bush campaign as exposé approaches, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Rwandan troops arrive in Darfur, and the Pope preaches at Lourdes.

Plus: Falwell gets another critical site, Christian radio station raided in DRC, the faith behind the world's fastest runners, and other stories from online sources around the world.