Lawrence D Jones, Christian Post

More than 500 dead in Nigeria election violence

Death toll from violence after re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan now stands at 516

Donald Trump: Christianity is a 'wonderful religion'

Donald Trump says he goes to church as often as he can and never throws away the Bibles that are sent to him

South Korean Christians concerned over impact of changes to passport regulations

Missionaries from South Korea believe they are the target of new regulations that would revoke passports from those who commit illegal activities abroad.

Christian couple who turned to prayer instead of medicine found guilty of manslaughter

Pennsylvania Christian couple face 10 years in jail for manslaughter after relying on prayer instead of medical help to save sick son

T D Jakes tells Christians to pray for Eddie Long case

T D Jakes advises Christians to suspend judgement on Eddie Long until the facts are straight.

Appeals court extends hold on California gay marriages

A federal appeals court put an indefinite hold on California same-sex marriages Monday, overruling the order of a lower court judge who paved the way for such unions to commence on Wednesday.

New Kenyan constitution set to pass despite church opposition

Kenyan voters have overwhelmingly approved their country’s new constitution, according to provisional results released by election officials on Thursday.

Thousands protest planned 'mega mosque' at Ground Zero

Thousands of protesters gathered around the corner of Liberty and Church Streets on Sunday to voice their opposition to a proposed “mega mosque” near New York City’s Ground Zero.

Obama's former pastor says he's 'toxic' to US Administration

The Rev Jeremiah Wright, the former pastor of Barack Obama, revealed in an originally private letter that his relationship with the president is pretty much non-existent since the first family withdrew their membership from the church he once led.

Vatican backs stem cell research initiative

The Vatican is throwing its support behind a new international research initiative to explore the therapeutic potential of intestinal stem cells.

Indonesia high court upholds blasphemy law

The Constitutional Court of Indonesia upheld the country’s blasphemy law on Monday, arguing that the decades-old law is still needed to maintain public order among religious groups.

George Tiller murderer sentenced to life

The man who murdered prominent abortionist George Tiller said Thursday that the decision to do so was the “most agonising and most stressful” he has ever had to make.

Spiritual support improves wellbeing of terminally ill, research finds

Terminally ill cancer patients who receive spiritual support from their medical team are, on average, found to be in a better state of being near death than those who do not, according to a recently published study.

Believers blend their own beliefs with God's, researchers find

Religious believers are particularly likely to use their own beliefs as a guide when reasoning about God’s beliefs compared to when reasoning about other people’s beliefs, assert researchers.

Stanford researchers transform fat cells into stem cells

Researchers at Stanford University have transformed ordinary fat cells into embryonic-like stem cells, according to a paper published in the official journal of the United States National Academy of Sciences.

Former Miss California sues over defamation, religious discrimination

Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean filed a lawsuit against pageant officials for libel, slander, and religious discrimination on Monday, nearly three months after the crown was taken from her for reasons she says are untrue.