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Pastor Rick Warren expressed solidarity with hundreds of conservative Anglicans who broke from their national churches to form their own orthodox body.

President Obama left both sides of the same-sex marriage debate unhappy after he signed a memorandum on Wednesday to extend some benefits to gay and lesbian partners of federal employees.

The California Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday upholding Proposition 8, the state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

Kicking off his 20th year of evangelistic crusades, Pastor Greg Laurie preached to more than 19,000 people in Rapid City, S.D., reminding them of how temporary life on earth is.

Many Christians, new and seasoned alike, tend to bank on promises that God never made, says one pastor.

Miss California pageant officials denounced conservative groups for placing Carrie Prejean in a position where she could lose her title.

Carrie Prejean will remain Miss California for now, announced real estate mogul Donald Trump Tuesday.

A federal court has granted attorneys with a Christian legal firm a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Southern Baptists are abuzz about a Great Commission Resurgence they hope will move the denomination past the infighting and toward proclaiming the Gospel and winning souls to Christ.

A splinter group in Canada has been approved as a diocese in an emerging body of orthodox Anglicans in North America.

Conservative evangelical giant James Dobson of Focus on the Family made a rare interview appearance on Fox News Tuesday to articulate that neither he nor the pro-family movement have raised the white flag.

While surveys continue to paint a hopeless picture of young adults and the future of the Christian faith, Christianity will not die out in this generation or any other, insists one researcher and author.

Members of a committee in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will gather this week to consider proposed changes, including the removal of a negative reference to homosexual behavior, to a historic document.

The Church of Nigeria, the largest province in the Anglican Communion, has become the first to formally accept a new orthodox province emerging in North America.

Traditional marriage supporters are optimistic that Proposition 8 will stand after oral arguments were heard Thursday by the California Supreme Court.

How can a preacher avoid plagiarism in their sermons? Start with the Bible as their primary source for sermon preparation.

Thousands of Christians media professionals came out of the National Religious Broadcasters Convention with a challenge to keep fighting the media battle or risk losing millions of souls.

Enthusiasm for President Barack Obama has abounded around his inauguration as many Americans anticipate a time of change. But now with a pro-choice president, tens of thousands of Christians and pro-life advocates are doubling their efforts hoping for a specific change – justice for the unborn.

The Rev. Canon J. Edwin Bacon Jr. from Southern California has made it no secret that he supports gays and lesbians and same-sex marriage. But his recent pro-gay comments on the Oprah Winfrey show have stunned even the popular talk show host herself.

WASHINGTON – The African American Church Inaugural Ball on Sunday was just one of many balls celebrating Barack Obama, who will be sworn in Tuesday as the first black president of the United States.

The legal battle over Proposition 8 continues as numerous groups continue filing briefs for and against the California marriage amendment ahead of a state Supreme Court hearing.

Over 300 churches are hoping to make a tremendous impact on the body of Christ and throughout the world through 21 days of prayer and fasting.

Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren believes America is being destroyed by "the demonization of differences" and the media is to blame.

Stages are set, sermons are ready, and tickets are nearly all reserved for the thousands of seats in megachurches across the country as they begin numerous Christmas services this week.

WASHINGTON – The world is hungry for hope and the head of The Episcopal Church has challenged the media to take the less traveled road of feeding the public with more stories of encouragement than of scandal and controversy.