Gospel Music Channel is cable’s fastest-growing
By Christopher Quinn From his little studio and offices in East Point, the son of one of America’s early televangelists launched the squeaky clean Gospel Music Channel, potentially reaching more than 1 million homes with its first broadcast in October 2004. In the years since, Charley Humbard and his investors can claim that what’s been... Continue Reading
15,000 Bibles in Malaysia Seized Over ‘Allah’ Reference
By: Ethan Cole, Christian Post Malaysian authorities have seized more than 15,000 Bibles that refer to God as “Allah” in recent months, said church officials Thursday. About 10,000 Bibles from Indonesia were confiscated by authorities on Sept. 11. The other 5,100 Bibles, also from Indonesia, were seized in March. In Malaysia, Christian publications cannot use... Continue Reading
Obama Admin: ‘No Fundamental Right’ For Gay Marriage Benefits
By Carlos Santoscoy In its latest filing in an ongoing federal challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Obama administration argues there is “no fundamental right” to gay marriage benefits, the AP reported. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley sued the federal government in July on behalf of the 16,000 gay and lesbian couples... Continue Reading
Clinton Criticizes Religious Defamation Laws as UN Prepares to Vote
International religious freedom observers mostly praised Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s opposition to anti-defamation policies because such restrictions would limit free speech. “Some claim that the best way to protect the freedom of religion is to implement so-called anti-defamation policies that would restrict freedom of expression and the freedom of religion,” Clinton said at a... Continue Reading
Worship Hits the Big Screen
Nearly 27,000 people attend LifeChurch.tv’s 13 locations, known as campuses, scattered from Arizona to New York. Headquartered in Edmond, Okla., LifeChurch.tv is the second-largest Protestant church in the United States, according to Outreach magazine. It’s also one of 2,000 multisite congregations that use satellite technology to unite worshippers meeting in different locations. Welcome to LifeChurch.tv... Continue Reading
Hate crimes case in Britain should signal a warning to Christians in America
The problem is not exclusive to Great Britain. More than ever before, free speech and religious freedoms are under attack right here in America. The case in Britain involves Pauline Howe, a 67 year old Christian woman who wrote a letter to town council voicing her opposition to a Gay Pride parade. Her letter reportedly... Continue Reading
The Christmas Culture Wars for 2009 Have Begun
The Christmas culture wars for 2009 have now begun and ground zero is the Detroit suburb of Warren, which for 63 years has hosted a privately maintained nativity scene set at the crossroads of the city. The Nativity display had been maintained by Warren city resident John Satawa and his family for most of the... Continue Reading
Beyond basketball
Megan Basham Using the principles of Christ, LeBron James’ high school coach helped keep the superstar and his teammates grounded In his new autobiography, Shooting Stars, co-written with Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissenger, LeBron James reveals the journey that took him from the housing projects of Akron, Ohio, to basketball superstardom. The book, along... Continue Reading
How the FCC and Liberal Churches Are Scheming To Shut You Up
Michelle Malkin The war on conservative speech has moved from the White House to your neighborhood pews. Left-wing church leaders want the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on “hate speech” over cable TV and right-leaning talk-radio airwaves. President Obama’s speech-stifling bureaucrats seem all too happy to oblige. Over the last week, an outfit called... Continue Reading
Churches can use Internet to reach non-seekers
The popular breakthrough of the Internet forces the Church, and many other institutions, to think in new ways about its communication. The complex nature of the Internet (being a medium, an information archive, and a social space) demands equally complex thinking from the Church. This article will present a few fundamental ways in which the... Continue Reading
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