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If you think it’s difficult to be pro-life in a pro-choice world, or to be a disciple of Jesus in a sea of skeptics, try advocating for young marriage. Almost no one empathizes, even among the faithful. Read more of this story. Wait for Sex and Marriage? – Associated Press follow-up
This year’s Promise Keepers stadium event took a different turn from its usual godly men talks.Relaunched this past weekend under the leadership of founder Bill McCartney, the men’s ministry drew some 10,000 men, women and children to Boulder, Colo., for talks of revival and unity.Read more of this story.
United Methodists have defeated amendments that would have made church membership open to all Christians regardless of sexual orientation and furthered the creation of a new, U.S.-only governing body, according to the denomination’s news service.Read more of this story.
MADISON — The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC), located at 1862 Beld St., off Park St. on Madison’s south side, will be re-opened Monday, Aug. 3.Read more of this story.
First it was Rick Warren hosting his Saddleback Civil Forum last summer with Barack Obama and John McCain. Then, in January, evangelical PR magnate Mark DeMoss, whose clients have included Jerry Falwell and Franklin Graham, quietly launched The Civility Project.Now, Focus on the Family, whose founder accused Obama last year of promoting a "fruitcake interpretation" of the Constitution and has called the fight to ban gay marriage "our D-Day, or Gettysburg or Stalingrad," is going civil.Read more of this story.
WASHINGTON—As Congress debates whether to mandate health insurance for all Americans, several Christian ministries whose members share each other’s medical costs are hoping the final version of health care reform doesn’t put them out of business. Officials of three major “health sharing” organizations say they are watching the Capitol Hill discussions closely, and suggesting legislative language to ensure they qualify if Congress requires a “mandate” that all Americans carry health insurance. Read more of this story.
They’ve been mistaken for Jedi-wannabes headed to a Star Wars convention. They’ve been investigated by police, approached by strangers, gawked at from cars and offered gifts of crumpled dollar bills and Little Debbie snacks. After trekking along more than 300 miles of dusty Virginia country roads and suburban highways, six Franciscan friars reached Washington on Tuesday, having seen it all during an offbeat modern-day quest for God. Read more of this story.
Watching Tebow zip passes into the seams of opposing defenses, lower his shoulder in short yardage and exhort his teammates like King Henry V on St. Crispin’s Day, one might think that he was put on this earth just to run coach Urban Meyer’s spread offense. Watching him pace the floor of a gymnasium packed with 660 wayward men hanging on his every syllable is to realize that regardless of what position Tebow eventually plays in the NFL, and for how long, the football phase of his life is merely a means to a greater end.Read more of this story.
President Obama has long stood out among his fellow Democrats for the ease with which he speaks about his personal faith. In an exclusive interview, Obama told ABC News his spirituality has deepened since he took office six months ago. Read more of this story.Related Stories:Bush’s Catholic Outreach Director Assesses Obama’s Catholic Outreach – God and Country Blog
USA (MNN) ― The last week of July not only means there’s only one month of summer left, but it also means it’s time for the Oshkosh Air Show or AirVenture, the world’s biggest general aviation air show. Mission Aviation has been attending the show for years. Gene Jordan, a missionary with MAF since 1977, said MAF has had a booth there each year, which "makes our presence as missionary aviators known to the aviation community." However, this year MAF will have even more of a presence at the show. Read more of this story.More innovative technology for missions use…