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QUITO, Ecuador–A top Roman Catholic official said the country’s draft constitution is incompatible with the faith because of its provisions on abortion and same-sex unions. A special assembly controlled by leftist President Rafael Correa&rsquo

Relatives of popular televangelist prosper

NEWARK, Texas--Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching that God wants his followers to prosper.

Bishop Carlton Pearson speaks on inclusiveness

“The world is saved–they just don't know it yet” is the message that caused Bishop Carlton Pearson to fall out of grace with Christendom. Many look at the once popular televangelist, who pastored the mega church Higher Dimensions Ministr

Some evangelicals taking leap of faith to Obama

WASHINGTON–In 2004, Michael Hancock a 45-year-old technician voted for George Bush. Hancock, an Evangelical Republican, felt his conservative views on marriage and abortion fit best with Bush's. He believed that supporting Bush would fulfill his obl

Young Muslims find mission, motivation in '30'

DEARBORN, Mich.–They filled the cafe night after night. To the casual observer, it might have appeared to be a roomful of 20- somethings with enviable amounts of idle time. Yet the 30 young Muslim men and women who met for 30 days had serving societ

Farrakhan mum on Obama, for now

Min. Louis Farrakhan was pointed yet reserved as he spoke at a South Side church as part of its Unity Day celebration. An avid Sen. Barack Obama supporter, Farrakhan said he has purposely stayed below the media radar with regard to the Democratic presiden

Community forum targets local ex-offenders

A free, community forum this weekend will address some critical issues ex-offenders face when dealing with the criminal justice system. “We hope this forum will be able to answer some of the lingering questions families within our community often ha

100,000 Catholics gather for youth event in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia More than 100,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims from around the world swarmed Sydney Harbor on Tuesday, waving the flags of their countries and singing as they awaited a Mass opening the World Youth Day festival.

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TULSA, Okla. More than 50 people have been suggested for or have shown interest in the Oral Roberts University presidency, according to the presidential search consultant.

Tragedy strikes members of the faith community

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the gospel music industry suffered a tremendous blow. It seemed as though news came back-to-back: a deadly car accident involving Rev. Timothy Wright and the passing of Bishop Charles Ashley Craig. Just a few days prior Pr
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