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The proportion of Protestants in Northern Ireland has fallen below 50 percent for the first time, census figures showed on Tuesday, raising the prospect that the growing numbers of Catholics could upset a fragile political balance. A wave of street violence in Belfast over the past days has been fueled by the sense that nationalists,…
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If you aspire to ministry, don’t be stupid. Decide now to avoid these obvious pitfalls. I had the privilege of sharing a pulpit with Dr. Mary Ann Brown two times. She was bold, prophetic and painfully blunt. People who hate women preachers hated her even more because of her no-nonsense sermons—always delivered in her Texas…
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The Church of England's governing body on Tuesday narrowly blocked a move to permit women to serve as bishops, leaving the church facing more years of contentious debate. Following a daylong debate, opponents mustered enough support to deny the necessary two-thirds majority among lay members of the General Synod, with backers falling six votes short…
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Actor Nicolas Cage will reportedly star in what producers hope will be a new, improved movie version of the best-selling, end-times thriller Left Behind. The project is being developed by Cloud Ten Pictures, which released the first film adaptation of the book in 2000, following it with two other installments from the successful series of…
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On Oct. 16, 1916, a small clinic seeking to provide birth control and information to men and women opened in Brooklyn, NY. It was the nation’s first birth control clinic—and it was the genesis of Planned Parenthood. Originally known as the American Birth Control League, Planned Parenthood, the largest private abortion business in the world,…
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Novelist Frank Peretti may be known for his tales of spiritual warfare, but the New York Times bestseller delivered a lighter rhetoric to the crowd at Liberty University Convocation on Monday, using a surprising amount of energy, humor, and silly voices to ignite conversation about the state of today’s church. Peretti’s message unofficially kicked off…
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As I sit I my hotel room in Jerusalem, I can’t help but think of how this city has been a city of controversy for endless centuries. And the controversy shows no signs of going away. In fact, barely two months ago, the Democratic National Convention waffled over recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s (undivided) capital. Why…
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Has the combination of President Obama’s debate failure and the epic meltdown of his Middle East policy finally awakened key members of the mainstream media (MSM)? I’m beginning to wonder. Yesterday morning, ABC’s Jake Tapper explained in painful detail not just the Libyan embassy staff’s request for more security but also the importance of the…
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Amid allegations of voter fraud, Hugo Chavez has won another six-year term in office with 54 percent of the vote. The Chavez victory disappointed many Venezuelans in the United States, some of whom point to evidence of election fraud. "Among the true believers, there is a sense of disappointment," says Daniel Sandoval, executive director of…
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