Faith-based Challenge Headed to Court

The U.S. Supreme Court today hears arguments in the first legal challenge to President Bush’s creation of White House and cabinet offices for faith-based initiatives. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit in 2004 claiming the...

Falwell Newspaper Says War with Iran Prophesied in Bible

The March cover story of Jerry Falwell’s National Liberty Journal says the world may be on the brink of a major war foretold in the Bible as a precursor to the return of Christ. The story, headlined “Are We on the Precipice of War in Iran?” by...

Clergy Sex Abuse Arrest Stuns South Carolina Baptist Church

The day Southern Baptist Convention leaders discussed in Nashville, Tenn., how well the nation’s second-largest faith group is handling the problem of clergy sex abuse, a congregation in South Carolina was shocked to learn its pastor was arrested for allegedly...