Former NewSpring pastor Perry Noble has said he agrees with his critics when they say he is "unqualified" to start a new church, but he believes that God still wants him to preach the Gospel.
A federal appeals court has declined to hear Planned Parenthood's appeal over a previous ruling that allowed Arkansas to discontinue Medicaid funding to the abortion provider.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a prominent secularist group against an elective Bible course that has been offered by a West Virginia school district since 1939.
A Tennessee grandfather has threatened to file a lawsuit after the city reportedly prohibited him from reading his Bible on a public sidewalk without a permit.
The Church of Satan has responded to the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore by telling its followers that "Christians love pedophilia."
Scientists have found a genetic mutation in an Amish community that is believed to combat against aging and protect them from Type 2 diabetes.
Gay people are sending messages of support for Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips, whose case over his refusal to make a same-sex wedding cake is set to be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court next month.
The FBI has reportedly requested unredacted documents obtained by the Senate from abortion providers, signaling that the agency may be conducting an investigation on Planned Parenthood over its alleged involvement in trafficking aborted baby parts.
The Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC) has reportedly decided to expel a historic congregation for having a woman as its senior pastor.
Several pastors who previously endorsed Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore have reportedly withdrawn their support amid allegations that the GOP nominee had sexually pursued five women when they were all teenagers.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has declared himself as a proud "Christian Zionist" during his speech at a pro-Israel event in New York on Sunday.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.
A 20-year-old Egyptian Christian was reportedly killed by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Libya after resisting repeated demands to abandon his Christian faith and embrace Islam while in captivity. Milad Malak, a Coptic Christian, was the only Christian among a group of Egyptian workers abducted by ISIS fighters, according to Open Doors, which cited accounts from two Muslim companions who were later released.
Three students were killed and six others injured when Myanmar's military launched an airstrike and drone assault on a Christian Bible school in Karen State. The attack occurred Tuesday in Day Bu Noh village in Hpapun District, an area largely populated by Christian Karen communities. Military aircraft reportedly dropped bombs before armed drones struck the village, with one exploding directly above the Bible school.