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November 20, 2009
Christian leaders issue ‘call of conscience’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative Christian and traditional Roman Catholic leaders have issued a declaration and warning today on what they’re calling “moral issues of great concern.“
Researcher says she found text on Shroud of Turin
ROME (AP) - A Vatican researcher claims she has found a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin and says the discovery proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus’ burial cloth.
University settles lawsuit over witch’s firing
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A woman who sued the University of Nebraska last year saying the school fired her because she is a witch has agreed to settle the case for $40,000.
November 19, 2009
NY pastor gets probation in plastic surgery case
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery has been ordered to serve five years probation.
Official urges Ga. churches to be on arson watch
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set ablaze.
November 18, 2009
Rural Miss. church mourns stabbing death of pastor
HOLCOMB, Miss. (AP) - Members of a tiny Mississippi church are mourning the loss of their pastor who was found stabbed to death in his home this past weekend.
NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that administrators violated her religious and free-speech rights by barring her participation in a silent abortion protest.
November 17, 2009
Court turns down student over religious speech
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a valedictorian who complained that high school officials violated her constitutional rights when they turned off her microphone when she started sharing her faith during her graduation speech.
Lawsuit accuses public schools of promoting Christianity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of students who accuse their Tennessee school district of unconstitutionally promoting Christianity.
November 13, 2009
Billy Graham weary but expecting more birthdays
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Rev. Billy Graham’s son says that at his father’s 91st birthday celebration Saturday, the legendary evangelist invited the family back to celebrate his 95th birthday.
November 11, 2009
Boston conductor prayed after woman fell on tracks
BOSTON (AP) - The driver of a Boston subway train that stopped just inches short of a woman who had fallen onto the tracks says she expected the worst.
Church burglar shot by pastor sentenced to prison
DETROIT (AP) - A man shot by a pastor during a burglary at a Detroit church has been sentenced to one to 10 years in prison.
Phoenix church can no longer feed the needy
PHOENIX (AP) - The kitchen is closed at a Phoenix church that fed the homeless.
Federal judge bans license plate with cross
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that South Carolina cannot issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window with the phrase “I Believe.“
Buffalo police: Pastor confessed to old homicide
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Police in Buffalo, N.Y., say a pastor has admitted he was the gunman who fatally shot a teenager nearly 12 years ago.
November 10, 2009
WHO: Glaxo vaccine donation shipping thru May
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it expects GlaxoSmithKline to complete shipping donations of swine flu vaccine to poor countries by May 2010.
Billy Graham Library to close for renovations
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Billy Graham Library will close for three months next year for renovations.
Hebrew Bible looted by Nazis being returned to Vienna
NEW YORK (AP) - A 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago has been returned to the Jewish community in Vienna, Austria.
November 09, 2009
City bus driver suspended for leading prayer
ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta city bus driver has been suspended for five days after passengers said he insisted they hold hands as he led them in prayer.
November 06, 2009
Alabama preacher charged in church fire
GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) - Federal agents say they’re searching for an Alabama preacher who’s facing arson charges in connection with a fire at his church.
Suspect arrested in nun’s slaying on Navajo reservation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Federal agents have made an arrest in connection with the slaying of a nun on the Navajo Indian reservation in New Mexico.
Winfrey takes gospel singer off her show
NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey says she’s keeping singer BeBe Winans off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved.
November 05, 2009
It’s a ‘Christmas’ tree in Kentucky again
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The tall, decorated tree on the Kentucky Capitol’s front lawn this holiday season will be called a “Christmas” tree after all.
Rick Warren, Reader’s Digest part ways on project
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) - A joint publishing venture between influential pastor Rick Warren and Reader’s Digest magazine has collapsed less than a year after it was announced with great fanfare.
November 04, 2009
Gone to the dogs: LA church starts pet service
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The pastor of a Los Angeles church has an idea he hopes will draw new followers and help his church reconnect with the community.
Billy Graham prepares to celebrate 91st birthday
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Rev. Billy Graham will be 91 years old on Saturday.
November 03, 2009
European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Europe’s court of human rights says the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
Christmas parade canceled amid legal concerns, protests
AMELIA, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio village’s Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, protests and logistical problems.
Woman fatally shot at Christian camp
ANGELUS OAKS, Calif. (AP) - A 60-year-old woman has been shot and killed at a religious camp in California’s San Bernardino Mountains.
FBI investigates nun’s death on Navajo reservation
NAVAJO, N.M. (AP) - The FBI says a nun has been found dead in her residence at a church in a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation near the Arizona-New Mexico border.
