Some people in the Albany, New York area, are trying to get local officials to force the removal of billboards that show gay black men in a church, with a family, and on a basketball court. The church billboard says: “I am gay, and this is where I pray.” The gay man in the picture [...]

One of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s famous statements was that 11 a.m. Sunday morning was “the most segregated hour of Christian America.” More than half a century later — despite myriad task forces, initiatives and informal efforts by church leaders and congregations to increase racial diversity in the pews — nine in 10 congregations [...]

Many followers of embattled Baptist megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long remained unwavering in their support as their pastor vowed to fight like David versus Goliath against claims he lured four young men into sex. Bishop Eddie Long, left, embraces a friend, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Long, the [...]

A Texas youth pastor is recovering from the injuries he sustained Friday evening when he was shot by a troubled young man. Pastor Eddie Contreras was shot in the face and hand by 20-year-old Josue Pablo as he was in the middle of preaching to a group of about 35 at Walnut Park Assembly of [...]

From time to time news will circulate about preachers of the gospel getting caught up in things they have no business being involved with. Creflo Dollar, Paula White, Juanita Bynum, Carlton Pearson, and Benny Hinn are a few names in a long line of “Mega Preachers” that have been caught up in some sort of [...]

Attorney Craig Gillen: “Unfortunately the plaintiffs and counsel are attempting to try their lawsuits in the media. The appropriate place to try lawsuits is in the court room. There are rules on how civil litigation is to take place and how counsel should conduct themselves, we intend to follow those rules.

It isn’t that Muslims aren’t responsive to the Gospel, International Mission Board strategist Sam McAlister* says. The issue, he says, is that most Muslims have never heard it or seen a committed Christian live it out. Islam claims nearly one-fourth of the world’s population — 1.57 billion Muslims. But fear — felt by both Muslims [...]

Revival in churches is simply a rejuvenation – a reorientation around God. Monday night, two York County churches bound by an awful part of history – but connected by location and sometimes even blood – come together for a single revival that, in its simplicity and purpose, exemplifies what Christians say is true because of [...]

I’m lucky enough to have a job that requires me to think, read, write, teach and speak about the intersections of religion, entertainment and popular culture in American society. However, long before I began work as a college professor, I attended a church that placed as much emphasis on entertainment as instilling faith. There was [...]

Burning copies of the Quran would endanger Christians in other countries and also make it more difficult to share the Gospel with Muslims, a Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary professor said after the pastor of a small Florida church called off a highly publicized Quran-burning event. The pastor, Terry Jones of the nondenominational Dove World [...]