Most Australians (52 percent) never or very seldom attend a church, mosque, synagogue, or temple for religious purposes, according to a survey by Germany’s Bertelsmann Foundation.
Troy C. Blanchard, an associate professor of sociology at Louisiana State University, found that mortality rates were lower in communities with these types of congregations because they have what he calls a "worldly perspective."
The federal program that seeks to make it easier for faith-based organizations to get federal funding for social activities was not enough to †win over the evangelicals,†but it would †diminish some of the hostility†towards Obama by
The Olympic host detained for a second time a Christian bookstore owner on charges of †illegal printing of religious material,†China Aid Association recently learned.
Meeting in York, Synod members are due to debate a motion proposing a national code of practice to accommodate conservative parishes opposed to the oversight of a female bishop.
Christina Comer alleges in the suit that she was forced to resign last year after forwarding an e-mail that promoted a lecture by a speaker who opposed intelligent design. She is suing the TEA and Education Commissioner Robert Scott to
Activists have accused some G-8 countries, particularly France, Canada and Italy, of skimping on aid to Africa, and urged them to ramp up their contributions. The U.S., Japan, Britain, Germany and Russia make up the other members of the G-8.
Sgt. Eric Holyfield, who is a pastor during his off-duty hours, was quoted as saying that homosexuality was a †sin†and an †abomination†while presiding over a 2006 eulogy for a friend and fellow police officer.
This past week, attorneys with Alliance Defense Fund and Protect Marriage filed a 46-page petition asking the court to leave Prop. 8 â€" better known as the California Protection of Marriage initiative â€" on the state's ballot.
And while the reasons for service are the same, there is no doubt the times are different. Instead of waves of North Korean soldiers and Chinese tanks (as I was trained to confront), our service men and women must deal
Plans to translate the Bible into patois â€" Jamaica's unofficial language â€" have ignited a fiery debate that stretches beyond the shores of this island nation.
The film, made by a Zimbabwe prison officer, was posted on U.K.’s The Guardian Web site Saturday. Officer Shepherd Yuda has since fled Zimbabwe with his family to an undisclosed location out of fear of retaliation by the Zanu-PF Party.
In its address to supporters, leaders of the group said that voting pro-life during the election this November was more important and significant than any other political and economic concerns that citizens may have.
Making a less than two-hour stop in the battleground state of Missouri, the Democratic presidential nominee implored the thousands attending a national meeting of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the nation's largest and most politically and civically active
Wright, 61, was injured Friday night along with his 14-year-old grandson, D.J. Wright, and both were taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, according to a hospital spokesman.
