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A missions ministry that has been closely following the case of an Iranian Christian pastor facing execution says the Iranian government is trying to confuse and deceive the Western media with conflicting reports.

American Christians and U.S. officials are rallying behind a pastor in Iran who faces execution for refusing to recant his Christian faith.

Amid ongoing criticism directed toward the new NIV Bible, one professor has come out publicly in defense of the updated translation, saying critics are investing too much in the "gender-neutral" issue.

John Piper, an influential Reformed theologian, took the unusual step of interviewing famed pastor Rick Warren and giving him a chance to address the countless criticisms he has received since the publication of The Purpose Driven Life.

A longtime employee at Family Radio said Harold Camping spent around $100 million to advertise his May 21 end times prediction.

While the media is abuzz about President Obama's decision not to release photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse and whether it was legal to kill the unarmed al-Qaida leader, Christians are weighing some spiritual questions that the debate is raising.

Influential evangelical John MacArthur doesn't believe the uprisings that are spreading across the Arab world will lead to the freedom that hundreds of thousands of protesters are demanding.

Members of the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country are currently aflutter with talks of a desperate need for change for the aging and shrinking body.

The subject of prayer seemed to have struck right at the heart of many pastors as confessions of prayerlessness and lack of trust poured out on Wednesday.

The bold decision by Francis Chan to leave the church he founded and venture out to something new that God was calling him to has apparently left some pastors a bit disheartened.

Pastor Rick Warren was named this week as one of Forbes' top 20 most influential Twitter celebrities.

Former President George W. Bush revealed on Monday that during his eight-year term, he had in tow the same words of wisdom that Pastor Rick Warren may be famous for: It's not about you.

A bishop within the Anglican Church of Canada will begin granting permission to a limited number of parishes to bless same-gender unions.

Some 100,000 people are expected to make commitments to Christ this year through the widely popular Alpha Course. Over a decade after being introduced to the United States, the course is again being picked up by churches across the country as more people seek answers to questions about God and the meaning of life.

Bestselling author Philip Yancey remembers a time when one Christian leader, whose name many believers would recognize, was going through one hard time after another.

LANSDOWNE, Va. – Too many Christians have truncated the Gospel and dumbed the faith down to just being a relationship with Jesus Christ, lamented evangelical author and commentator Chuck Colson.

Fifty years into proclaiming the Gospel, evangelist Luis Palau has not slowed down in telling the world who Jesus Christ is.

WASHINGTON – Christian and Jewish leaders are standing with the Islamic community to condemn anti-Muslim bigotry.

Popular author and preacher Francis Chan was recently questioned by fellow pastors who tried to wrap their heads around Chan's decision to leave his megachurch.

Conservative bishops in Africa issued a communiqué on Sunday, expressing concern over "progressive developments" in the West and committing themselves to tackling the social ills of their continent.

WASHINGTON – Conservative Christians are not intimidated by the advances that same-sex marriage advocates have been making in the U.S.

The Christian aid agency whose workers were murdered in Afghanistan suspects the attack was "an opportunistic ambush by a group of non-local fighters," and not a robbery, according to an announcement Thursday.

LANDOVER, Va. – There's a growing openness to religious freedom in China, said a former Communist Party official and convert to Christianity.

After being "outed" by a GLBT magazine and being placed on leave, the Rev. Tom Brock returned to Hope Lutheran Church on Sunday.

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators recently tipped their hat to the broad faith community for their support on economic and social justice issues and appealed for a continued commitment.