Culture

Some 21 percent of all adults—and a quarter of all Christians—consider themselves Pentecostal or charismatic, according to a new Barna Group poll. The study found that the demographic crosses denominational, geographic and political lines, with 20 percent of Catholics and 26 percent of Protestants stating that they have been filled with the Holy Spirit and […]

Speakers at a recent prophecy conference proclaimed that this is “the rapture generation” as they warned of a looming one-world government and attacks on Israel that could hasten end-times events. “The last pages of your Bible read like the front pages of your paper,” said conference host Rod Parsley in a dramatic video introduction that

For the first time in 45 years, the nation’s leading black Methodist denominations are uniting to address problems facing African-American males during a summit called the Great Gathering, which began Monday and runs through Wednesday. With a combined membership of 5 million people, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME), African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) and

  The Blind Side topped the winners at the 18th annual Movieguide Awards this week in Beverly Hills, Calif., taking home the $100,000 Epiphany Prize for most inspiring movie of 2009. The film, which also received a best picture Academy Award nomination, stars Sandra Bullock and tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless

Traditional marriage is not only good for children, it’s good for taxpayers. So say traditional marriage advocates who are participating in a weeklong initiative aimed at promoting marriage. The leaders of National Marriage Week, which began Sunday and runs through Feb. 14, say building a “marriage culture” helps curtail poverty and the fatherlessness that influences

Filming began this week on a biopic about Christian surfer Bethany Hamilton, who has become a top professional surfer despite losing her arm in a shark attack six years ago. Soul Surfer stars AnnaSophia Robb (Because of Winn Dixie) as Hamilton, Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt as her parents and Grammy winner Carrie Underwood as

This Friday Preacher’s Kid, a modern retelling of the story of the prodigal son, will hit the silver screen with a message of redemption and unconditional love. “It’s the story of the prodigal child brought forward into modern time,” said the film’s distributor, Matt Crouch, chief executive officer of Gener8Xion Entertainment, Inc. “What we were

Today’s release of Gayle Haggard’s book Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour, detailing why she stayed with megachurch pastor Ted Haggard after learning of his secret homosexual activity and drug use by way of a national scandal in 2006, is opening up a conversation that is long overdue. So say

The nation’s first Christian television network marked 50 years in ministry Monday. Founded by Pat Robertson, the Christian Broadcasting Network was incorporated on Jan. 11, 1960, and began broadcasting nightly half-hour programs in October 1961. Robertson estimates that some 500 million people have come to Christ as a result of the global television ministry. “You

While many Christian leaders campaign to keep Christ in Christmas by going after retailers who use the words “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” a group of pastors are waging a different kind of culture war. Now in its fourth year as a rising movement, Advent Conspiracy challenges church members across the nation to fight

Mainline Protestant churches might be “on the precipice of a period of decline,” says research guru George Barna after his research firm’s latest report on the state of mainline denominations. Although The Barna Group study recognized a recent 10-year stability in the six major denominations-American Baptist Churches in the USA; the Episcopal Church; the Evangelical

The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw, is undeniably inspirational. At a recent screening, many viewers were openly in tears. But Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the Christian couple at the center of the film that opens Friday, hope the story of how they adopted a homeless black teenager who eventually became a