North Carolinians are heading to the polls today to vote on a gay marriage ban. Based on religious participation in the Tarheel state, the NYT's stat guru predicts that Amendment 1 will pass.
A Washington state pastor says he'd like to reclaim the word “gay,” meaning happy, from the LGBT community.
United Methodists postponed, thereby essentially cancelling, votes on gay clergy and same-sex marriage last week. Here's why.
Former congressman Sam Gejdenson was appointed by Minority Leader Pelosi to a vacancy on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Prosecutors in Jackson County, Mo. want to add more criminal charges to their case against KC Bishop Robert Finn and his diocese.
A federal district judge suggested that the 10 Commandments could be made establishment-clause compliant by excising the four that mention God. Go ahead, Judge Michael Urbanski, and try to pry them from Charlton's cold, dead hands.
Conservative Catholics are blasting Georgetown University for inviting HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to deliver the commencement address to its public policy institute.
These commencement contretemps are getting so common I think we need a catchy name for them. Offer suggestions in the comment section below, por favor.
Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S. to affirm their “Catholic identity,” particularly by ensuring the doctrinal orthodoxy of their faculty.
Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has converted from Marxism to Christianity as his cancer advances.
A Buddhist abbey in Washington state finally has enough nuns to hold sangha ceremonies.
One-on-one spiritual mentorships are growing in popularity, the Boston Globe reports.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright will be addressing a seminar in DC on how to reach young Christians who have drifted from church. Not sure … oh, well.
Christian cottage painter Thomas Kinkade died of accidental acute intoxication from alcohol and an anti-anxiety medication, according to autopsy report made public on Monday.
The dinosaurs warmed the earth with their flatulence.
Whenever life gets you down, just think: At least you are not a scientist studying how often brontosauruses broke wind.
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