Charles committed adultery with Camilla, while still married to Diana, Princess of Wales. LONDON, England — The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles will acknowledge their “sins and wickedness” when their wedding is blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, royal officials said. Charles will pledge to be faithful to his new wife [...]
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“One of the things she admired most were people who came from absolutely nothing and made something of themselves” — Vern Kembitskey, Neva Roger’s son BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) – While some Red Lake High School students crouched under their desks in a corner, English teacher Neva Rogers stood out in the open and began to [...]
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Former Justice Roy Moore’s monument crisscrossed nation A tour of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s famous Ten Commandments monument has concluded after 164 showings in 21 states. The group American Veterans in Domestic Defense said the tour included rallies at state capitols, churches and courthouses. Moore gave possession of the monument to AVIDD under [...]
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After guilty plea in North Carolina marijuana case, Curry makes the most of a fresh start with Oklahoma State ROSEMONT, Ill. — A drawing. A name. Initials. A cross. Those are ordinary tattoos. Oklahoma State freshman JamesOn Curry has what looks like a paragraph on his left arm. Though you have made me see troubles, [...]
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Korn announced Welch’s resignation last month after 13 years with the band. Welch said he had become increasingly depressed and drug-addicted in recent years, but that religion helped him quit. KIBBUTZ KINNERET, Israel (AP) — Former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch was baptized Saturday in the Jordan River, just weeks after quitting his band, drug [...]
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Web site gets needed goods to soldiers in harm’s way LA PLATA, Maryland (CNN) — When it comes to supplying an army in the field, there are thousands of material specialists, quartermasters and supply officers. And then there are the “special forces” — like the Horn family in LaPlata, Maryland. “We’re a family-run effort that’s [...]
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Second annual online Presidents Day Virtual Prayer Rally on Feb. 21 As the nation observes Presidents Day on Monday, the Presidential Prayer Team (PPT) is urging Christians to recognize the absolute necessity of their prayers at this time in our nation’s history-potentially the most significant period of accomplishment for the current administration. “With all that [...]
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Countering culture with Valentine’s Day event With nearly 30 percent of teens reported being sexually active, a non-profit group plans to mobilize millions of youth worldwide on Valentine’s Day to make a public statement for sexual purity. The second annual Day of Purity is a project of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based public-interest group known for [...]
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Millions of Christians are sharing their faith in Christ with non-believers. How are they communicating the good news? (Ventura, CA) – The United States may have more born again Christians than any other nation in the world, with nearly 100 million children, teens and adults saying they are assured of eternal salvation solely because they [...]
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Supreme Court justice urges Christians to live fearlessly U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Saturday that people of faith should not fear being viewed by “educated circles” as “fools for Christ.” The justice — in Baton Rouge to address the Knights of Columbus Council 969 centennial celebration without charging a fee — told a [...]
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Anonymous donor gives Christian school in Iowa $1,000,000. WALKER, Iowa School officials say anonymous donors have given one (m) million dollars to Cono Christian School. Headmaster Andrew Belz says the couple, who has Iowa roots, told school officials they wanted to honor God and that they were impressed with the operation of the school. The [...]
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Who has the greatest influence on churches and church leaders? Who are the individuals viewed as the most credible and reliable spokespersons for the cause of Christ? (Ventura, CA) – Billy Graham may not be as active or as publicly visible as he once was, but he remains the most trusted spokesman for the Christian [...]
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Kansas teens spending time reading the Word of God Dozens of Kansas teenagers spent their weekend reading the Bible, cover to cover and out loud to each other. About 80 teens from northeast Kansas and a few from Wichita are participating in a retreat sponsored by Topeka’s Grace Episcopal Cathedral. The retreat ends Monday, when [...]
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Prince Charles is intervening with Muslim and Christian leaders in hopes that those converting from Islam to Christians will be allowed to live. The Prince of Wales is brokering efforts to end the Muslim death penalty on converts to other faiths, The Telegraph has learned. He held a private summit of Christian and Muslim leaders [...]
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President Bush : “On Thanksgiving, and on every day of the year, America is a more hopeful nation because of the volunteers who serve the weak and the vulnerable.” CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush issued a holiday-season call on Americans to volunteer and give to charity – “to share our blessings with the least [...]
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A bank based on Christian principles. A financial institution in Minnesota is giving new meaning to the phrase “savings in the bank.” With $53 million in deposits and 69 salvations in its first year, Riverview Community Bank is helping customers find spiritual security, thanks to the efforts of two Christian businessmen. “I envisioned we would [...]
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Focal point: “He’s kind of a poster child for a way a life can be changed by Jesus.” INDEPENDENCE — A man who claimed Satan led him to set fire to a church and served five years in prison for the crime became a minister Sunday. Jayme Dustin Murphy, 23, was ordained at Community Pentecostal [...]
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A Christian harassed by colleagues at MIT, an ordeal that has lasted 15 years. A devout Christian working at MIT claims co-workers wore phony clerical collars, called him Jesus and blasted the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” during a 15-year campaign of harassment and ridicule against him. In a discrimination lawsuit pending in federal [...]
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Casey Treat revealed that he is battling hepatitis C. So far he is winning! bq.. The Rev. Casey Treat has spent years teaching his followers that God can help them overcome adversity. The leader of one of the largest evangelical Christian churches in the Northwest is now practicing what he preaches as he battles hepatitis [...]
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Criticized for his believing in Jesus Christ and allowing that belief to permeate to every aspect of his life, Bush is attacked for this “God Talk” bq.. Comments by President Bush about God published in Bob Woodward’s new book, “Plan of Attack,” are drawing scathing criticism from his political enemies, while defenders rush to the [...]
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