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Evangelicals Blast Obama Over 'War on Religion' at Fla. Rally

By Anugrah Kumar

Hundreds of evangelicals gathered in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday to highlight the importance of the November election due to President Barack Obama's "war on religion." The speakers at the Faith and Freedom Coalition rally included Mike Huckabee, Ralph Reed and Newt Gingrich.

Tropical Storm Isaac Forces GOP to Delay Start of Convention Until Tuesday

By Anugrah Kumar

Tropical Storm Isaac, predicted to become a hurricane, forced GOP officials to cancel the first day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. scheduled for Monday, when the party was to officially name Mitt Romney as the presidential nominee.

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Jeb Bush: GOP Needs to Reach Out to a Broader Audience

By Napp Nazworth

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said that the Republican Party needs to do a better job of bringing more racial and ethnic diversity to the Party in a Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." In particular, he spoke about his party's dwindling support among Latinos, implying that some Republicans have conveyed anti-Latino messages in their public rhetoric on immigration.

Mike Huckabee Rallies Missouri Pastors for Todd Akin

By Anugrah Kumar

Mike Huckabee took part in a conference call with hundreds of Baptist pastors to seek support for Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin, who came under fire after his "legitimate rape" remarks.

New York Times Editor Responds to Public Editor's Charge of Liberal Bias

By Napp Nazworth

The New York Times' parting public editor Arthur Brisbane accused the paper of having a liberal bias in his final column for the paper. Jill Abramson, NYT's executive editor, said she disagreed with Brisbane, but admitted that NYT employees view issues differently than the rest of the country.

Penn State Board Discusses NCAA Sanctions, Freeh Report

By Anugrah Kumar

As Penn State trustees discussed on Saturday NCAA penalties for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and implementation of the Louis Freeh report's recommendations, chairwoman Karen Peetz warned of difficult times ahead as the school tries to make changes.

Atheist Group to Post 'God Fixation Won't Fix This Nation' Billboards for Party Conventions

By Michael Gryboski

A Wisconsin-based atheist organization will post billboards at the sites of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The billboard features a cartoon drawn by editorial cartoonist Steve Benson depicting Uncle Sam wagging his finger and saying "God fixation won't fix this nation."

Church & Ministries

John Piper on Man's Sin and God's Sovereignty

By Anugrah Kumar

Does God merely watch a sin taking place in the world and then "use" that for good, or are even the worst of sins predestined and designed by Him? In a weekend seminar, preacher John Piper dealt with the complex issue of God's providence.

Harvest America With Greg Laurie: Largest US Evangelistic Event Ever?

By Alex Murashko

Evangelist Greg Laurie opens up his two-day Harvest Crusades event at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., starting Saturday with the subject "How to find personal happiness." On Sunday, during his biggest Christian outreach event ever, Harvest America, the title of his message will be "Is it possible to change our lives?"

San Diego Mayor Refuses to Suspend Megachurch's Permit

By Michael Gryboski

The mayor of San Diego has decided to not suspend the conditional use permit of a large local church, going against an earlier recommendation.

Greg Laurie: Hope, Change Can Only Come Through Spiritual Solution

By Alex Murashko

Hoping for positive change in the United States that he says can only come through a spiritual solution, evangelist Greg Laurie is spearheading Harvest America planned for Sunday. It is his largest evangelism event in the more than three decades of his ministry's existence.

Report: Multisite Churches Number Over 5,000, on the Rise

By Michael Gryboski

A church-centered Texas nonprofit has released a report stating that the number of multisite churches in North America has skyrocketed in the past 10 years. According to the report released on Tuesday by the Dallas-based Leadership Network, as of 2012 there are over 5,000 churches with more than one location for worship, up from 200 in 2002.

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Vt. Inn Reaches Settlement With ACLU, Lesbian Couple Over Suit

A bed-and-breakfast in Vermont has reached a settlement with a lesbian couple over the business owners' opposition to holding a same-sex wedding ceremony on the business' property.

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Vt. Inn Reaches Settlement With ACLU, Lesbian Couple Over Suit

A bed-and-breakfast in Vermont has reached a settlement with a lesbian couple over the business owners' opposition to holding a same-sex wedding ceremony on the business' property.

Group Offers Legal Help After Atheists Claim Ga. Churches Can't Feed School Football Team

A religious freedom group has offered counsel and legal defense to a county school board in Georgia that received threats from atheists claiming that taking high school football teams to churches for a free meal is "unconstitutional."

More Christian Colleges Sue Over Contraceptive Mandate

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Omega Baptist Church in Ohio Seeks $5.5M to Expand, Build Community Center

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Entertainment

'The American Bible Challenge' Mixes Faith, Humor and Charity

By Jeff Schapiro

"The American Bible Challenge," hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, premiered Thursday night on the Game Show Network and combined elements of faith and fun while contestants played to win money for their favorite charities.

Atheists Attack Church for Feeding High School Football Players

By Myles Collier

A prominent atheist organization is calling for an investigation over reports that a high school football coach in Georgia had several local churches provide pre-game meals for the football team.

'2016 – Obama's America' Succeeds at Box Office; Reports of Missing Listings?

By Alex Murashko

Amid reports that some newspapers had been withholding theater locations and times for the movie "2016 – Obama's America," the documentary-style look at Barack Obama's life as it pertains to his worldview is bringing in high box office numbers. The number of theaters in the U.S. showing the movie jumps from 160 to 700 this coming weekend.

Kirk Cameron on 'Monumental' and 2012 Presidential Candidates

By Emma Koonse

In light of the success of his recent film "Monumental," The Christian Post caught up with Kirk Cameron this week.

New E-Book Outlines Friction in Obama Camp

By Paul Stanley

A new e-book written by Politico reporter Glenn Thrush and released on Monday outlines the apparent discourse between the White House and Obama's Chicago-based presidential campaign as the two compete with each other on who is going to controls the president's daily message.

World

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man takes a picture in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City September 18, 2011.

Palestinian President Denies Jerusalem's History? Says City 'Forever Arabic, Islamic and Christian'

By Nicola Menzie

Members of the Jewish community have dismissed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' recent claims that Israeli forces are trying to "rob Muslims and Christians of their holy shrines" and that the Jerusalem "would forever be Arabic, Islamic and Christian."

Donkeys Come Wi-Fi Equipped at Tourist Attraction in Israel

By Jeff Schapiro

A tourist attraction in lower Galilee that seeks to recreate daily life as it was in ancient Israel recently got a technological upgrade when it began putting Wi-Fi hotspots around the necks of donkeys so tourists can have access to the Internet.

Evangelist Todd Bentley shared an image on his Twitter account of him praying for a man who attended one of his 2012 meetings in South Korea.

UK Bans Todd Bentley Amid Reports of 'Violent' Healing Ministry

By Nicola Menzie

U.S.-based Christian evangelist Todd Bentley has expressed sadness upon learning that the British government has refused to grant him entry into the United Kingdom for scheduled revival meetings due to controversy surrounding his healing ministry.

City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee arrives at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore June 27, 2012.

Singapore's City Harvest Church Warned Against Raising Money for Pastor Kong Hee

By Stoyan Zaimov

City Harvest Church, one of the largest megachurches in Asia, has reportedly officially been warned by government and police officials not to collect donations from worshipers in order to pay for legal fees related to Pastor Kong Hee's corruption case.

United Church of Canada Joins Boycott of Israeli Products in Support of Palestinian Christians

By Stoyan Zaimov

The United Church of Canada last week approved a boycott on all products made in disputed Israeli-Palestinian territories in protest over Israeli settlements purportedly pushing into Palestinian territory.

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UK Ministry Patrols Beach Town; Assists Drunk Youth

A relatively new ministry in the United Kingdom is including beach patrol duty by pastors and church volunteers who are working with local police and city officials to keep a seaside resort safe – and offer assistance to drunken youth.

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Tech & Biz

Mars Rover Curiosity's Search for Life No Help to Evolutionists, Say Creationists

By Alex Murashko

As NASA's $2.5 billion Mars rover Curiosity continues its search to determine if the red planet could have ever supported microbial life, advocates of creationism took the opportunity to point out that even if life were found it would not help the evolutionary quest to identify the origin of life on earth.

Verizon Blocks Employees' Vacation Time in September for iPhone 5 Launch

By Vincent Funaro

Verizon will not be allowing employees to take vacation time in late September, according to a report from TechCrunch.

Samsung Galaxy S3 in Black to Launch With 64GB of Storage

By Vincent Funaro

The upcoming black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone will launch with 64GB of built-in storage.

Droid Razr HD Unveiled on September 5

By Vincent Funaro

Motorola might be unveiling the Droid Razr HD smartphone on Sept. 5 shortly before the new iPhone is expected to make its debut.

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Why Anger Is Essential

By Paul Tripp

In a world that has been terribly broken by sin, where nothing operates as was intended, and where evil often has more immediate influence than good, it would be wrong not to be angry.

OPINIONS

Political Football: Republican Party Must Not Squander Their First and Goal Opportunity on Immigration

By Samuel Rodriguez and Robert Gittelson

The Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform coalition is cautiously awaiting the introduction of this year's Republican Party platform. We are keenly interested to see where, exactly, the Party will ultimately stand on the issue of immigration reform. It is our fervent hope that in this year's platform, the Party will be willing to stand with their "better angels." By that, we mean that we hope that the Party embraces the call for adhering to the Rule of Law, but also calls for adhering to a call for a more compassionate conservatism.

COUNSELING CORNER

The Sexual Predator Pattern

By June Hunt

Typically, childhood sexual abuse is not a onetime, isolated incident, but rather a premeditated plan resulting in repeated abuse by a perpetrator. While the details in each story of abuse may be different, perpetrators follow a predetermined pattern of behavior: first seducing, then stimulating, silencing and suppressing the child.

OPINIONS

Texas' 'Crazy County Judge' Similar to Noah and His Ark?

By Wallace Henley

Lubbock seems as far from the spiritual-moral-social-political-cultural tempest roiling America as that Mesopotamian dry gulch where Noah built his big boat was from the world's seven seas. No wonder Noah was a "national laughingstock."

INTERVIEW

Q&A: Perry Noble on Praying for 3,000 Salvations in One Weekend

By Jeff Schapiro

Perry Noble, senior pastor of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, wants to see God do "big things" in his church, which is why he and the members of his congregation have been praying all week with the hope of seeing 3,000 people become saved during this weekend's services.

OPINIONS

How Do We Respond to the Question 'What About Rape and Incest?'

By Karen Gushta

The truth is: abortion hurts women. Giving a woman the abortion option—whether she is the victim of a rape or a married woman with unplanned pregnancy—is not the "compassionate answer." Abortion does not bring healing; it brings misery, pain, and suffering, as millions of women who have had abortions can attest.

CHURCH

10 Questions to Diagnose the Evangelistic Health of Your Church

By Thom S. Rainer

In my work with churches across America, I often ask a series of questions that help me assist the church to become more evangelistically focused. Are members more concerned about the lost than their own preferences and comfort?

OPINIONS

Thoughts From an Evangelical on the Upcoming Elections

By Timothy George

How should an evangelical Christian decide who to support in this election? There is a difference between Christian discernment and partisan politics. The Kingdom of Christ cannot be equated with any political party.

OPINIONS

Rape, Abortion, and Roe v. Wade

By Jerry Newcombe

Just this week, a politician got in trouble for his unfortunate remarks about rape and abortion. While the media has been piling on, enjoying a feeding frenzy over that which he himself has apologized for, there's another story (also out of St. Louis) I want to draw attention to.

COLUMN

How to Be a Spirit-Filled Christian

By Dan Delzell

So you got saved. Welcome to the family. But now what? Before you are tempted to go out and try to imitate other Christians who are living a good life, I have a better idea for you to consider. Forget "imitation." Think "impartation." Think filling. Think fullness.

THEOLOGY

Are Christians Under the 10 Commandments?

By John Piper

You are in Christ Jesus and he fulfilled the law perfectly. He covered all your sins. Now, shall we sin that grace may abound? Paul says, "Dead men don't sin." If you've died to sin, how can you still live in it?

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

Tim Tebow Foundation Program Continues to Bring Joy to Ailing Children

By Jeff Schapiro

Tim Tebow may be in a new city with a new uniform, but his W15H program continues to put smiles on the faces of children who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses.

PASTORS

The Pastoral Practicality of Law-Gospel Theology

By Tullian Tchividjian

Our church was recently hit with a high-ranking moral tragedy. It was discovered that a staff member (and close friend) was engaging in marital infidelity. How do you handle something like this? What do you tell people?

LIVING

Experiencing Wholeness Through Truth and Time

By Joyce Meyer

God loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. In fact, He will never love you more than He does at this moment, and you don't have to get your life all together before you can have a relationship with Him.

OPINION

Is Skinny-Dipping in Galilee Sacrilegious?

By Russell D. Moore

Conservative Christians, obviously, aren't for getting naked in public and drunk anywhere. That said, I don't think there's anything here to be outraged about, as some sort of act of desecration. It was, to be sure, immature and stupid.

YOUTH

Back to School: 3 Crucial Reminders for Christian Teens

By Greg Stier

You are not just at school to go to school. As a Christian you are at school to go on a mission trip. Every teen-filled table in the school cafeteria is a mission field that needs reached with the good news of Jesus.

OPINION

Propping Up Corporate America

By Ken Connor

Conservatives are quick to criticize public welfare for the poor. But they should be no less vehement in their opposition to corporate welfare, a form of welfare that is running rampant while the taxpayers of our country are dying a slow death of a thousand payouts.

OPINION

What's Your City's Smut Ranking?

By Rev. Mark H. Creech

Some erroneously maintain the First Amendment of the Constitution protects porn as freedom of expression. But that's just untrue. Despite the fact the Department of Justice is doing nothing to enforce obscenity laws, it's really a crime. Every Christian should be deeply concerned about the spread of the smut enterprise.

SCIENCE

The God Particle: Not the God of the Gaps, But the Whole Show

By John C. Lennox

The recent verification (to within a whisker) of Peter Higgs's prediction made in the teeth of weighty skepticism is rightly celebrated as the inspiring stuff of which great science is made — the payoff for the intellectual commitment and scientific prowess of a dedicated international team of specialists working for many years.

OPINIONS

Walking the Talk on Marriage

By Karen Gushta

In spite of the efforts of the political left to make same-sex "marriage" a political issue, it remains a deeply moral issue—one that we as Christians must not back away from, even if it means becoming the brunt of personal attacks.

OPINION

Archaeology and the Bible

By Eric Metaxas

Israeli archaeologists recently discovered a coin, dating from the 11th century before Christ. It depicted "a man with long hair fighting a large animal with a feline tail." They see the coin as proof that stories about a Samson-like man existed independently of the Bible.

OPINIONS

Deferred Action Status for Young Immigrants Only a Band-Aid

By Matthew Soerens

This week, thousands of young immigrants will file paperwork to request "Deferred Action" status from the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services under a new Obama Administration policy applying to certain undocumented individuals who entered the U.S. as children.

MARRIAGE

Why I Believe Most Marriages Fail

By Perry Noble

The statistics are staggering…no matter where you look either inside or outside of the church … marriages are in trouble. I've seen SO many dating and newly married couples that make it a priority to pursue romance and intimacy with each other but then, "life happens."

U.S.

Christianity Today Writer Is Founder of a Company Fined for Deceptive Business Practices; With Child Porn Ties

By Katherine T. Phan

The co-author of a recent Christianity Today article is one of the founders of Zango, a company fined by the FTC for unfair and deceptive business practices, including lax distribution of software that furthered child pornography. The Christianity Today article was co-written by Ted Olsen and Ken Smith, who founded 180solutions (which later became Zango), a company with software that had been "distributed in conjunction with child pornography," according to documents obtained by The Christian Post.