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1. Whatever Happened to Rob Bell? Ask Oprah

Rob Bell was once the evangelical It Boy, the hipster pastor with the thick-rimmed glasses and the skinny jeans whose best-selling theology was captured in books with names such as "Velvet Elvis" and "Sex ...

Created on 03 December 2014

2. Do Christian Hashtags Rally the Faithful or Inspire Troll Attacks?

Standing on the sidewalk outside an imposing downtown church, Michael Corral carried a portable loudspeaker and a handmade wooden cross with an old-fashioned message: "REPENT & BELIEVE." "They're twisting ...

Created on 26 November 2014

3. Mark Driscoll's Fall Serves as Warning to Megastar Pastor

Mars Hill announced last week that it would dissolve the multisite network of 13 churches across the Northwest that took root under pastor Mark Driscoll, who stepped down in October after supporters lost ...

Created on 07 November 2014

4. Southern Baptist Leader Russell Moore Denounces Ex-Gay Therapy

Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore denounced reparative therapy at a conference here, saying the controversial treatment that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation has been "severely counterproductive." ...

Created on 29 October 2014

5. Pentecostal Pastors Win Victory in Same-Sex Marriage Mandate

Husband-and-wife Pentecostal ministers who own a wedding chapel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, refused to marry same-sex couples after a recent court ruling, and the American Civil Liberties Union says that's ...

Created on 27 October 2014

6. Mark Driscoll Resigns From Mars Hill Church

Mark Driscoll, the larger-than-life megachurch pastor who has been accused of plagiarism, bullying and an unhealthy ego that alienated his most devoted followers, resigned from his Seattle church Tuesday, ...

Created on 15 October 2014

7. Hillsong Founder Denies Covering up Father's Sex Abus

Days ahead of an annual conference in New York's Madison Square Garden, the founder of the Hillsong music and church empire is facing strict scrutiny for what he knew about sex-abuse allegations lodged ...

Created on 13 October 2014

8. 36 Methodist Pastors Bless Gay Weddings Without Rebuke

United Methodists in Pennsylvania have agreed to resolve a complaint filed against three dozen clergy who blessed a gay wedding without taking the case to trial. A complaint was filed against 36 United ...

Created on 07 October 2014

9. 'Left Behind' and 'The Good Lie' Face off This Weekend in Hollywood's Year of the Bi

Two movies coming out this weekend that aim to attract a faith-based crowd join a glut of biblical films for 2014, testing the limits of Hollywood's appetite for religion. The two films, The Good Lie and ...

Created on 03 October 2014

10. Tim Keller Launching Seminary in NYC

Redeemer Presbyterian Church, one of the most influential evangelical churches in the country led by author and speaker Tim Keller, has partnered with a Mississippi-based school to form a seminary campus ...

Created on 23 September 2014

11. Mars Hill 'Most Abusive, Coercive Ministry Culture I've Ever Been Involved With,' Says Paul Tri

A letter from nine Mars Hill Church pastors to their fellow elders offers the most trenchant criticism yet of controversial megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll, who recently stepped down for at least six weeks ...

Created on 28 August 2014

12. Mark Driscoll Steps Down From Mars Hill Pulpit

Controversial Seattle megachurch founder Mark Driscoll will step down for at least six weeks while church leaders review formal charges lodged by a group of pastors that he abused his power. The 43-year-old ...

Created on 25 August 2014

13. Farm Owners Fined $13,000 for Saying 'No' to Lesbian Weddin

Christian farm owners in upstate New York who declined a lesbian couple's request to hold a wedding ceremony on their property have been fined $10,000 and ordered to pay the women $1,500 each.   Cynthia ...

Created on 21 August 2014

14. Megachurch Pastor Talks Self-Help, Diets, Israel and Politics

Clutter influences the way you work, the way you live, and the state of your soul too, argues megachurch pastor Bill Hybels. Hybels has written a new book, Simplify: Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul ...

Created on 15 August 2014

15. Mark Driscoll's Books Yanked From Baptist's LifeWay Stor

The nation's second-largest Christian book retailer has pulled megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll's books from its website and 186 stores. Leaders at the Southern Baptist Convention's LifeWay Christian Resources ...

Created on 12 August 2014

16. Ebola Comments From Ben Carson, Donald Trump Draw Massive Christian Backlash

Prominent conservative voices are criticizing the decision to bring two medical missionaries who contracted Ebola back to the United States for treatment. Real estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon ...

Created on 08 August 2014

17. World Vision, Recovering From Gay Policy Shift, Tries to Shore Up Its Evangelical Base

World Vision tested evangelical boundaries three months ago when it announced it would allow its employees to be in same-sex marriages. The policy was short-lived; the relief group reversed it within 48 ...

Created on 27 June 2014

18. How 'Evangelical' Catholics Are Remaking the GO

How many voters know that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is a Roman Catholic? Or that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is a Southern Baptist, not a Latino Catholic? Or that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio worships at both a ...

Created on 17 June 2014

19. Is Pulpit Plagiarism on the Rise? Some Blame the Internet

Thou shalt not steal another pastor's sermon? Recent cases of high-profile pastors who have been accused of lifting others' material are raising questions about whether pulpit plagiarism is on the rise ...

Created on 06 June 2014

20. United Methodists May Split Over Same-Sex Marriage Doctrine

Will the United Methodist Church soon have to drop the "United" part of its name? A group of 80 pastors is suggesting that the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination is facing an imminent split because ...

Created on 28 May 2014