SCOTS rugby international Euan Murray has spoken for the first time about why his faith led him to quit playing on Sundays. The 29-year-old has told how he even snubs coffee or dinner invitations on the Sabbath as he does not want to “encourage other people to work”. Euan said: “It’s basically all or nothing,... Continue Reading

Pew Research Center Says: Mississippi First, Vermont/New Hampshire Last According to the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, there are many ways to define “religious.” But to give a sense of how the states stack up, they used polling data to rank them on four measures: the importance of religion in people’s... Continue Reading

On the day before Christmas, Ralph Benson walked 5.2 miles, gave directions to countless lost souls, prayed spontaneously with a few dozen others and helped some guy find his connecting flight to Tokyo. In other words, a pretty typical workday, if you happen to work as the senior chaplain at Dulles International Airport on one... Continue Reading

Thousands of mourners gathered in the Iranian city of Qom following the death of leading reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, offering protesters a fresh rallying point for confrontation with the government. Montazeri, who died early Sunday, Dec 20, aged 87, was buried at the Ma’asoumeh shrine, one of the holiest in Shia Islam,... Continue Reading

The following lists of Top Songs, Albums, and Artists in both the Christian and Gospel Categories during 2009 has been released by Billboard, the world’s premier music publication, serving the entertainment business since 1894. The listings are based on a compilation of sales, streaming and radio play. 2009 Hot Christian Song Artists 1. Tenth Avenue... Continue Reading

Longtime CBA leader Bill Anderson has resigned as president and CEO of the Christian retailing association. No reason was cited in a statement released Friday evening by CBA, the Colorado Springs-based association. Anderson joined CBA in 1978 from Moody Publishing and became president in 1985. “Christian retail has been given a high and holy calling,... Continue Reading

US lawmaker, describing himself as unhappy about the trend of replacing “Merry Christmas” with “Season’s Greetings” or “Happy Holidays,” has introduced a symbolic resolution to preserve Christmas. “I am troubled by the growing sentiment that the phrase ‘Merry Christmas’ is not appropriate and I am worried that attempts to celebrate a ‘politically correct’ holiday season... Continue Reading

On December 8, 2009, Peter Stam left us to go to his heavenly home with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at the age of 92. Peter was born in Paterson, N.J., on April 26, 1917, to Peter Stam Jr. and Margaret Gardenier Stam. His father was also a Presbyterian minister who was involved in... Continue Reading

Pentecostals have always been the red-headed stepchildren of American Christianity — holy rollers who were known for speaking in tongues or laughing wildly and even barking like dogs while seized by religious ecstasy, or producing miracle healings on command and handling venomous snakes without fear. All of that was made possible, of course, by calling... Continue Reading

Alabama sophomore running back Mark Ingram capped off a whirlwind week Saturday which started with the seeming pinnacle of his young career and ended with college football’s most coveted prize. In winning the 2009 Heisman Trophy, Ingram showed his passion and love for the game with the pursuit of gridiron excellence which served him well... Continue Reading