Fire Erupts at Historic New York City Church; 4 Injured

A fire has erupted at a historic New York City church. Firefighters say the blaze was reported Wednesday night at the Baptist Temple church in Brooklyn. The church was built in the 1890s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 for its architectural and engineering significance. Firefighters say the flames [...]

The Pornography Pastor Reaches Out to Outcasts, Whores, and Homosexuals

September 9, 2009 – Pastor Craig Gross admits he has more porn stars in his Rolodex than Christian leaders. For the last seven years, the 33-year-old former youth minister has been known as the “porn pastor,” befriending Las Vegas sex workers and other social pariahs. Conservative Christians were horrified when Gross moved there last year [...]

Bus Driver Suspended Over Refusal to Drive with Atheist Ad

August 24, 2009 - The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority in Iowa has suspended an employee who refused to drive a bus that carried an ad for an atheist group. Angela Shiel, 41, was suspended on Monday after she refused to drive a bus that featured on its side an ad paid for by the Iowa [...]

Megachurch Marries 32 Couples in Mass Wedding

August 24, 2009 - When the pastors and staff at Trinity Fellowship Church were preparing for a sermon series on marriage, they realized many people who were joining the church were cohabiting. So the big question was: Why are people putting marriage off? Jimmy Evans, senior elder of the Amarillo, Texas, megachurch, doesn’t blame couples for [...]

Florida Congregation Raises $3,000; Pastor Fulfills Bet to Preach From the Roof

August 19, 2009 – Jeff Yeary believes worshippers should enjoy themselves in the church. Or on top of it, as he demonstrated Sunday morning to fulfill a friendly bet with his congregation. Yeary, pastor of Brookton Baptist Church on Clarks Bridge Road, told church members that if they raised $3,000 toward a new building, he [...]

Deacon Accused Of Soliciting Prostitute

August 18, 2009 – Police said a deacon from a Dayton-area church was arrested after he allegedly picked up a prostitute and took her back to his house. Police reports state the deacon admitted to paying $30 for sexual intercourse on Tuesday night. Dwight Smith, 62, is a deacon at the Upper Room Apostolic Church. [...]

Church Calls Break-In Blessing In Disguise

August 18, 2009 – Church officials say a break-in at the Presbyterian Church of Coventry turned out to be a blessing in disguise. More than $200 raised by children at Vacation Bible School was stolen from the church last Sunday. The funds were raised to help an orphan named Ruth living in a village in [...]

Randolph pastors accused of fraud may have used church credit cards for $7K worth of personal items

August 17, 2009 – Three Randolph pastors the state has accused of bilking their church of about $2 million may have used church credit cards for personal items totaling more than $7,000 from stores like Fortunoff, Pottery Barn and Target, according to a fiscal monitor’s report released today. The monitor also found Randolph Christian Church [...]

Christian Teen Flees Home, Says She Fears Honor Killing by Muslim Father. (Video)

August 17, 2009 – An Ohio teenager who secretly converted from Islam to Christianity has fled to Florida because she claims her father threatened her with an “honor killing” for abandoning her Muslim upbringing. A teen says her family was going to kill her for converting to Christianity. The girl’s father has gone to Florida [...]

Fashionable vs. modest apparel becomes an issue in Church

August 17, 2009 – In fashion, less might be more and skin might be in, but offices, churches, schools and many shoppers often find what’s in vogue is outside their comfort zone. Despite summer heat and the revealing clothing sold in most stores, office bosses, school principals and Denver’s Catholic archbishop are reminding women to [...]

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