A Form of Godliness and Departing from the Faith
Ted Haggard Shares Shocking Details in New Interview
01/28/2011 19:02
From Christian Post:
In a new GQ magazine profile, Colorado Springs pastor Ted Haggard disclosed shocking details about his drug use, sexuality, and pornography viewing.
Haggard told GQ reporter Kevin Roose while on a camping trip that he still believes that the Bible is clear that...
Baptist Group Votes to Sell Building over Gay Church Controversy
01/26/2011 19:48
From Christian Post:
Leaders of a Baptist association, which was asked by the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary last month to leave the campus, voted Monday to offer to sell the building at the center of the controversy.
The Tarrant Baptist Association's executive board voted...
2 Lesbian Episcopal Clergy Marry on New Year's
01/04/2011 21:12
From The Christian Post:
Two lesbian Episcopal priests kicked off the New Year by marrying in Massachusetts.
The Very Rev. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, dean and president of Episcopal Divinity School, and Mally Lloyd, canon to the Ordinary, married on Saturday at St. Paul's Cathedral in...
Poll: Religion's Influence Waning in America
12/30/2010 08:02
From Christian Post:
Seven in 10 Americans say religion as a whole is losing its influence on American life. This is a near-record high percentage since Gallup began asking the question more than 50 years ago.
The highest recorded percentage of Americans who said religion was losing...
US Televangelist Pat Robertson Gives Nod to Marijuana Legalization
12/24/2010 09:20
From Charisma:
Pat Robertson doesn’t condone smoking weed, but he’s giving the nod to legalizing the drug. On a recent episode of the 700 Club, the Christian Coalition founder says legalizing marijuana is one way to get smart on crime.
"It got to be a big deal in campaigns: 'He's tough on...
‘Millennials’ Least Religious Group in American History
12/21/2010 19:59
From Charisma:
Millennials. There are more than 78 million of them. Born between 1980 and 2000, this demographic has surpassed the baby boomers as the largest and most influential generation in America.
Indeed, Millennials are shaping the first half of 21st century of American culture. How...
Billboards Marking Jesus' Return in May 'Misguided,' Says NT Scholar
12/18/2010 10:24
From Christian Post:
Dr. Thomas B. Slater, professor of New Testament at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology, says the billboards claiming that Jesus will return on May 21, 2011, are inherently "misguided."
Like most Christians, Slater believes that while Jesus' return is ...
Author: Most Evangelicals Believe Good People are Heaven-Bound
12/18/2010 10:12
From Christian Post:
The majority of Protestants and evangelicals believe that good people and people of other religions can go to heaven, according to author David Campbell.
Campbell, who co-wrote American Grace, How Religion Divides and Unites Us, contends that surveys of 3,000...
Barna Group Study Shows Depletion of Church Accountability
12/09/2010 19:56
From Free Christian Press:
USA (MNN) ― A recent Barna Group study shows that among church goers and self-described Christians, “only 5% indicated that their church does anything to hold them accountable for integrating biblical beliefs and principles into their life.”
In other words, only 5%...
Video: The Church of Oprah Exposed
11/25/2010 20:52
US television icon Oprah Winfrey boldly delcares that Jesus is NOT the only way. This video reveals her very scary movement into the depths of the New Age movement with its denial of Jesus Christ as the way of salvation.
False Christs and Religions
Princeton University Opens Hindu Prayer Space With Temple for goddess Saraswati
11/03/2015 19:36
PRINCETON, N.J. — Historic Princeton University has opened a prayer area for Hindu students, according to reports, complete with a temple for the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
The Universal Society of Hinduism had been asking officials for a space for adherents to Hinduism, and the editorial board of...
‘Church of Lucifer’ to Open in Texas
10/13/2015 20:30
SPRING, Texas — The first “Church of Lucifer” is set to open later this month in a small town outside of Houston, Texas.
“Never in history has anything like this has happened before: an open to the public home for the Left Hand Path, a church dedicated to the mental freedom of all mankind, a home...
Four-Year-Old Beheaded in India in Human Sacrifice to Hindu goddess
10/08/2015 07:57
ANDHRA PRADESH, India — A four-year-old boy was beheaded this week after he was apprehended by a man who sought to sacrifice him to a Hindu goddess.
The incident occurred on Wednesday as the child was leaving nursery. He was apprehended by Tirumala Rao, 35, and reportedly strangled before being...
Black Mass Planned for Oklahoma City
07/03/2014 22:31
For the second time this year, a public “Black Mass” is being planned—this time in Oklahoma City.
According to the Oklahoma City Civic Center website, the event is planned for Sept. 21. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.
The website announces: "The Black Mass has been a feared ritual, and now it's...
Better than Scientology? The new Zuckerberg-based religion
05/27/2014 07:22
If you live in the Bay Area and suddenly, momentarily, lose your self-belief, there is always a religion to pick you up.
You have a choice of either the established organizations, with their ornate meeting places, or you have the more modern faiths, which might have as their foundation anything...
Wicca growing in Popularity
06/23/2013 08:46
Friday, June 21 will be the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. And for one religious group it's a time to celebrate the Oak King falling to the Holly King.
We take a look at the often misunderstood Wiccan religion. Recently they’ve made inroads into popular acceptance, but practitioners...
Pet owners turning to psychics
06/15/2013 21:52
It's the age-old and seemingly answerless question: What in the world is my dog thinking? And one that has spawned a growing market not only of scientific research but of everything from decks of pet tarot cards to television and radio shows and books by pet psychics and animal trainers.
Whether...
Hare Krishna sect is alive and well
06/03/2013 07:06
Nestled in the verdant, bucolic foothills of northeast Stokes County is a tiny religious community.
It's called Hare Krishna, and a closer look at its beliefs finds more similarities than differences between it and the world's other major religions.
Like Christians, the Krishnas believe in leading...
Scientology cult increasingly active on social network
05/30/2013 06:45
Not only with stalls in the cities, but also in social networking sites touting the controversial Scientology organization to members. The constitutional protection in Baden-Wuerttemberg warns is often difficult to identify who is behind the websites.
"Social...
Former IT Specialist Claims To Be Jesus Reborn
05/29/2013 21:05
A man claiming to be Jesus is gaining followers and causing concern among cult experts in Australia.
Former IT specialist Alan John Miller, or AJ as he prefers to be known, runs a religious movement known as the Divine Truth from his home near the small town of Kingaroy in the state of...