Nathan Black, Christian Today US Correspondent
US poll: evangelicals in presidential election top religion stories of 2007
The fight for a Republican candidate in the 2008 US presidential race tops this year's religion stories, according to a recent poll.
Colorado shooting survivors forgive gunman, trust God
Rather than questioning God, New Life members are turning to God after a lone gunman shot two of its members and two other young Christians at the nearby Youth With a Mission Centre in Arvada, Colorado.
YWAM gunman wanted revenge on Christians, police believe
Matthew Murray, the gunman who is believed to have shot and killed four people in Colorado, appeared to have acted out of revenge against Christians, police officials indicated.
Colorado gunman identified in church, YWAM shootings
The gunman who opened fire at a Colorado Springs megachurch Sunday has been identified as the same man who shot several people at a missionary centre earlier that day. The shooter was Matthew Murray, a source told CNN.
Atheists flock to secular Sunday school
Christian kids are typically sent to Sunday school for lessons on the Bible and morals. For non-believers, there's atheist Sunday school.
US Lutherans prepare for first draft on human sexuality
The largest Lutheran denomination in the USA is continuing work on developing a social statement on the controversial issue of human sexuality with a first draft due out early 2008.
Atheists 'evangelizing' in America; how Christians can respond
Atheism seems to be proliferating in literature, the media, and the Internet as more atheists challenge the dominance of religion and spread their worldview, urging other nonbelievers to "come out of the closet."
God Delusion Debate to Pit Dawkins Against Christian Apologist
Staunch atheist Richard Dawkins of The New York Times bestseller The God Delusion will square off in a debate with popular Christian apologist John Lennox next month.
US Presbyterian Minister Guilty of 'Marrying' Lesbian Couples
A judicial commission of the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US has found a minister guilty of violating Church law for performing same-sex ceremonies for two lesbian couples, officials said last Friday.
US Presbyterian Pastor Back in Court Over Same-Sex Ceremonies
A longtime Presbyterian pastor who was acquitted of charges that she violated the church's ban on performing same-sex ceremonies will be back in church court on Friday.
'God Hates Virginia Tech' Funeral Picketers Outrage America
The "God Hates America" cult is back, but this time its making plans to picket memorial services of the Virginia Tech shooting victims. Notorious for protesting funerals of troops killed in Iraq, members of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) in Kansas announced it will protest the funeral service on Saturday for Ryan Clark, one of 32 victims of Monday's massacre.
US Lit in Prayer for Virginia Shooting Victims
Campuses across the USA were lit up with candlelight vigils for the 33 Virginia Tech students and teachers who were shot dead on Monday.
Madonna: 'We All Need to be Like Jesus'
Madonna, a subject of controversy in many religious circles, has said she wants to be Jesus.
Dungy Makes Super Bowl History 'The Lord's Way'
Indianapolis Colts' Tony Dungy made history as the first black coach ever to win the Super Bowl. And taking advantage of the trophy stage, Dungy was more proud to have won the big game "the Lord's way."