PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A Methodist congregation split by racism more than 200 years ago in Philadelphia has reunited for the first time for Sunday services. In the late 1780s or early 1790s, black congregants at St. George’s Methodist Church were thrown out by white congregants as they were on their knees praying. The black worshippers [...]
Chuck Swindoll’s teaching program offers solid preaching and teaching. Often, Swindoll features creative (and yes, insightful) series on biblical characters and concepts.
LONDON (AP) _ The Vatican’s offer to help Anglicans, including married priests, become Roman Catholics is likely to impact both churches. Pope Benedict’s invitation appeared to be a bid to capitalize on sharp divisions within the Anglican community over the acceptability of women clergy and openly gay priests. Anglican Bishop John Broadhurst, who heads the [...]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The University of Minnesota is apologizing after its Goldy Gopher mascot poked fun at a Penn State football player who was praying before last week’s game. A video made before Saturday’s game at State College shows Penn State defensive end Jerome Hayes kneeling in prayer in the end zone. Goldy Gopher kneels [...]
Hear Morning Show host Dave interview Aaron Shust. They talk about the concert in Sioux Falls this past week as well as some of the behind the scenes stuff in the lives of the artists.
UNDATED (FR) – The international ministry of “Joni and Friends” celebrates 30 years of service this month. One of their best known programs is the “Wheels for the World” campaign. The ministry has distributed 85,000 wheelchairs to disabled people in poor nations. Physical therapists who travel with Joni and hand fit the wheelchairs to disabled [...]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is voicing frustration over what he calls persistent questions about the court’s Roman Catholic majority. Alito aired his concerns in a speech yesterday to an Italian-American law group in Philadelphia. He said respectable people in serious publications have questioned whether the Catholic-raised judges could be trusted [...]
KIRKUK, Iraq _ The body of a Christian health worker turned up in a field two days after he was kidnapped _ prompting several more Christian families to pack up and leave their ancient homeland in northern Iraq. At least 10 Christian families have left Kirkuk in recent weeks, fearing kidnap-for-ransom gangs that have turned [...]
APIA, Samoa (AP) _ South Pacific islanders gathered today to mourn victims of the tsunami that obliterated entire villages on the shores of American Samoa and Samoa. A monsignor celebrated the first Mass of the day in a 19th century Roman Catholic cathedral on the waterfront of the Samoan capital, Apia. He urged the congregation [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) _ A new national survey finds weakening support for, and growing opposition to, abortion. The Pew Research Center poll of more than 4,000 adults suggests that less than half of Americans now support legal abortion, with opponents of abortion growing in both strength and conviction. The poll found support for legal abortion down [...]
