Clergy and Religious Figures

Osteen: Protect mega-churches' wireless microphones

Mega-church pastor Joel Osteen sent a letter yesterday to Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) in support of his bill aiming to add protections to wireless microphone systems from interference from other devices.

Church of England at loggerheads over women bishops

The Church of England said on Monday it would go ahead with installing women as bishops, but a delay in draft legislation has left liberals and traditionalists alike uncertain about how the plan will  read more »

Pastors Challenged to 'Ordain' Every Christian, Not Do Ministry for Them

Many Christians have bought into the idea that the church is about a few people who are paid to make disciples. But that's not what Jesus envisioned for his church, said one church planter.

Outrage in U.K. Over Pope’s Anti-Equality Remarks

A Feb. 3 Associated Press article on Benedict’s remarks noted that the Pope, in a Feb.  read more »

Pope John Paul flagellated himself, new book says

The late Pope John Paul flagellated himself regularly to emulate Christ's suffering and signed a secret document saying that would resign instead of ruling for life if he became incurably ill, a new b  read more »

Neo-Nazis' road cleanup moves away from church

Gary Randall wasn't happy when he heard that a white supremacist group would be cleaning a stretch of U.S.  read more »

Atheist Group Blasts Postal Service for Mother Teresa Stamp

An atheist organization is blasting the U.S.  read more »

Iran's Religious Leader Denies Living the Good Life

Ayatollah Ali Hoseyni Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989, was thought to be a religious man leading by example with an unadorned, pious life.Then a few weeks ago some former confidants of Kham  read more »

Disgraced pastor is freed of gay urges, wife says

Gayle Haggard said that when her husband, pastor Ted Haggard, reached out to her after scandal involving a male prostitute erupted, she began her “journey of choosing to love.”

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