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Tea Party Express Wants Rubio to Ride Into VP Slot

By Paul Stanley

Mitt Romney's campaign advisers may still be busy vetting their short list of vice presidential candidates, but on Wednesday leaders of the Tea Party Express announced they would like to see Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Romney's running mate on the GOP ticket.

Calif. College Drops Action Against Student Promoting Christian Event

By Alex Murashko

A California community college student will not have to face a disciplinary hearing after all for distributing religious fliers in the same location used by other students to promote non-religious activities on campus. However, the college district said it is not planning to revise the policy that led to the problem for another six months.

US

John Garvey (CUA), Philip Ryken (Wheaton), Bill Mumma (Becket Fund)

Wheaton College, Catholic University Jointly Sue Over Birth Control Mandate

By Napp Nazworth

Wheaton College, an evangelical institution, joined forces Wednesday with Catholic University of America to sue the government for requiring that it provide health insurance coverage for some abortifacient drugs to its employees and students.

A Minnesota minor league baseball team will be changing its name as part of an atheist-themed event set to take place in August. The St. Paul Saints will change their name to "Mr. Paul Aints" as part of "A Night of Unbelievable Fun."

A Christian group in Philadelphia is fighting a city ban on feeding homeless people and has vowed that regardless of any fines, they will continue doing the work Christ sent his followers to do.

A self-proclaimed civil rights group has announced that it will be protesting actor Kirk Cameron's visit to New Jersey later this month due to his Christian views regarding homosexuality.

A church in Indiana is working to keep a cross on public property near a major road in its current place after their town council decided that it should be moved.

Church & Ministries

JI Packer

JI Packer Talks Mortification: How to Put Sin to Death

By Audrey Barrick

Renowned theologian J. I. Packer recently elaborated his views on how to put sin to death, saying that the first thing a Christian should do is ask God to "enable me to see the sin as He sees it."

Without Walls Pastor Randy White revealed on Sunday the "hell" that he's been through over the last five years, including a battle with depression, an addiction to prescription drugs and being the subject of an IRS investigation.

Alan Chambers, president of Exodus International, which up until now had supported the so-called gay "cure," isn't fazed by a call from an evangelical scholar for his resignation. In fact, he's heard it many times before. But this time, the concern isn't centered so much on the practice of reparative therapy. It's on Chambers' theology.

On Saturday, a crowd of about 2,000 men will converge on Tony Evans' Dallas megachurch to hear him teach on biblical manhood during the "No More Excuses!" Men's Conference.

Entertainment

Madonna

Christians Protest Madonna Concert for Conflicting With Nazi Victims' Memorial

By Stoyan Zaimov

International pop star Madonna is set to be embroiled in more controversy after a group of young Catholics announced the launch of a petition to cancel a concert of hers in Poland that coincides with a World War II commemoration.

Seventeen-year-old U.S. Olympic team boxer Claressa Shields prays in her corner of the ring before every fight. The "superstar in the making" is the youngest U.S. boxer in 40 years and she is competing in London where it will be the first time in Olympics history that women's boxing will be a medal sport.

Jennifer Nichols may have earned her place in the upcoming Olympic Games as an archer for the third time in her life, but she is also speaking up about saving herself for marriage and being a woman of God.

Olympic runner Ryan Hall holds the record for the fastest half-marathon and the fastest marathon ever recorded by an American, and now his only running coach is God.

World

Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rajha attends a dinner in honour of army officers in Damascus on the anniversary of the 65th Army Foundation in this Aug. 1, 2010 file photo.

Leading Christian Syrian Official, Assad Kin Among Suicide Blast Victims

By Stoyan Zaimov

Syria's defense minister, President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law, and other government officials were killed by a suicide blast at the National Security building in Damascus on Wednesday, with the country's embattled regime vowing it would not be shaken by such an attack.

Iranian pastor Behnam Irani, who is serving a five-year sentence, has finally been taken to the military hospital after becoming so ill that he became unconscious within the last week.

As the attacks on Nigeria's Christians continued in full force this past week, a particularly grizzly attack saw fifty believers burned to death at their pastor's home, where they had fled for refuge from a terrorist attack.

The assembly tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution has revealed a draft of the document, which declares that "Islam is the religion of the state" informed by Islamic Sharia principles. However, those statements seem to contradict a provision for Christians and Jews to be governed by their own religion.

Philly Pastor Forgives Rapper Meek Mill After Apology for 'Amen' Song

Meek Mill recently apologized for offending some ...

John Cena Divorce War Ends as Settlement With Elizabeth Huberdeau is Reached

John Cena's divorce war has reportedly come to an ...

Jeremy Lin Berated by Knicks Fans After Announcing Move to Houston Rockets

Jeremy Lin has officially announced his move from ...

'Bachelorette' Star Emily Maynard Talked With Mormon Jef Holm About Faith

Emily Maynard, star of "The Bachelorette," said ...

Toy Story 4 is 'In the Works,' Says Tom Hanks

Toy Story 4 is in the works, according to ...

The Dark Knight Rises Review, Trailer, No Spoilers (VIDEO)

More and more reviews of "The Dark Knight Rises" ...

'The Bachelorette' Cast-Off Sean Lowe Talks Faith, Christian Dating

Following his heartbreaking departure from ABC's ...

Tech & Biz

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Microsoft Offers Customer Preview of Office 2013

By Vincent Funaro

Microsoft made a customer preview version of its new Office 2013 software available to its customers this week.

The two hour documentary "Mermaids: The Body Found" which aired on Animal Planet in May, has been re-aired on the Discovery Channel on Sunday, and has caused another huge stir.

Truli.net has officially launched with its motto of "Seek, Find & Share." The site is comparable to YouTube but has a distinctively family-friendly focus with a Christian mission. It is the brainchild of Michael Jay Solomon, who took time to speak with The Christian Post.

The Samsung Galaxy S3's release has seen the Korean-based company extend the gap against Apple and Nokia in the global smartphone sales market. Thanks to the amazingly popular launch of Samsung's next generation landmark Galaxy S device the company had huge second quarter sales.

10 Reasons We Have Not Reached the Unchurched

By Thom S. Rainer

Let us look with stark honesty and candor at the ineffectiveness of most American believers when it comes to sharing their faith. One of the main reasons many Christians do not share their faith is simply explained by the word disobedience.

OPINIONS

Whatever Happened to Hell?

By Jerry Newcombe

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Belief in Hell doesn't seem to be taken too seriously these days. Millions of high school students have been taught about Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," as a supposed example of Puritan excess.

OPINION

The Land Where No Desire Goes Unfulfilled

By Dan Delzell

Dan Delzell

Try to imagine an existence where you never have even one desire that goes unfulfilled. Do you have any idea what that kind of world will be like? How often do you allow that approaching reality to flood your heart and your mind?

ENTERTAINMENT

The Dark Knight in You

By Lane Palmer

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What, exactly, is worth saving in Gotham City? Callous, cruel, corrupt and downright cold blooded might be some of the more positive descriptions for the object of Batman's loyalty. He believes there is something bright and beautiful behind the shroud of darkness in Gotham city.

COLUMN

Penn State Sin Makes Every Man a Suspect

By Jim Daly

penn state

The sins of one man at Penn State can be addressed in a court of law, but the consequences ripple like waves from the wake of a big boat. How many adults will keep their distance from kids out of a desire to protect and preserve their reputation?

U.S.

Phoenix Pastor Jailed Over Home Bible Study to Serve 3 Years?

By Michelle A. Vu

Michael Salman family

The Arizona pastor who is currently imprisoned for hosting regular Bible studies at his home may have to serve up to three years for violating his probation.

COLUMN

The Grace Effect: Making the Case With Our Lives

By Eric Metaxas

The Power of Grace

The best arguments against secular atheism and for Christianity are not made in the ivory tower; they're made at street level in every day life. Larry Taunton calls it the "grace effect."

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

Would Striking Clichés Make Christians More Tolerable?

By Alex Murashko

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Author and speaker Christian Piatt believes Christian clichés can do more harm than good and if stricken from their vocabulary, can make believers more tolerable.

OPINION

Food Stamps: Let's Provide a Safety Net, Not a Mattress

By Ken Connor

food pantry

Government provision of food stamps has become the second-largest welfare program in the country and is expanding rapidly. As a society, we have an obligation to reach out and help the poor and needy. At the same time, it is important to strike the right balance—we should provide for those in need without blunting their initiative to provide for themselves.

OPINION

Why No Denomination Will Survive the Homosexuality Crisis

By Kevin DeYoung

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

There is no way, short of a miraculous and full-scale changing of hearts and minds, for North American denominations to survive the homosexuality crisis. I'm not suggesting most of our old, mainline denominations will disappear. But I do not see how any of these once flourishing denominations will make it through the present crisis intact.

SCIENCE

Faith Found the 'God Particle'

By Larry Alex Taunton

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Mankind has searched for a great many things in the firm conviction that they could be found: the Northwest Passage; a cure for HIV/AIDS; and a way to safely send a man to the moon and back again. Sometimes that conviction—faith, really—was misguided (El Dorado and perpetual motion); sometimes it was not (Troy and heliocentricity).

COUNSELING CORNER

How to Respond to Verbal, Emotional Abusers

By June Hunt

June Hunt

At one point, she expressed anger at him for hitting her in the face and breaking her teeth – while she was holding their daughter. His reply? "You [expletive] deserved it."

OPINION

Joe Paterno and the Sandusky Statue

By Wallace Henley

Former Penn State head Football Coach Joe Paterno

Though Penn State may be able to take down the Paterno icon, it may never be able to rid itself of the Sandusky statue. It is the largest sculpture on the Penn State Campus. Some may protest that there is no Sandusky statue at Penn State. But there must be, because its shadow casts darkness over the Paterno statue, and blocks the light that normally glittered off the bronzed rejoicing face of the coach who always seemed so grim and resolute on the sidelines.

OPINION

God's Plan for Human Sexuality

By Eric Metaxas

Prayer breakfast

I'll bet you when most people think about the Christian view of sex, a whole host of "thou shalt nots" pops into their minds. And that's a shame.

INTERVIEW

Alan Chambers Talks Gay 'Cure,' Salvation for Homosexuals

By Lillian Kwon

exodus, chambers

Alan Chambers is currently on vacation with his family. But his much needed break is hardly going uninterrupted following his announcement that Exodus International no longer supports reparative therapy.

LEADERSHIP

Seven Questions to Help Leaders Avoid Committing Sins of Omission

By Thom S. Rainer

pulpit

It's easy sometimes not to make a decision, to let the perceived status quo become our daily agenda. Instead of becoming a leader who is a change agent, we become managers who carry out routine tasks. How can we leaders make certain we are not seeking the comfort of sameness and committing sins of omission?

DANGEROUS CALLING

How to Grow Your Faith While You Wait for God

By Paul Tripp

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In ministry there are often moments when you are propelled by a biblical vision but called by God to wait. Waiting can be discouraging and hard. So what does it look like to wait in a way that makes you a participant in what God is doing rather than someone who struggles against the wait? Let me suggest several things.

COLUMN

Just a Thought ... About Sin

By Greg Stier

Greg Stier

Sin rips and ravages. Like a sinister and dangerous predator it tricks us and then pounces. From burning lust to to juicy gossip to gloating pride sin draws us in through portals of hormones, bitterness and arrogance before killing us with the consequences.

LIVING

A Simple Approach to an Uncomplicated Life

By Joyce Meyer

megachurch pastor

Do you ever feel like life is complicated? It's not supposed to be complicated. Jesus gave His life so we could have joy, not complicated and frustrated lives. And complication steals joy and creates frustration.

OPINION

Theology of Glory vs. Theology of the Cross

By Tullian Tchividjian

cross

It is not exactly breaking news to say that our culture has an aversion to suffering, regardless of how inescapable it may be. This is because we—you and me—have an aversion to suffering. Who wants to suffer? But the conscious avoidance of pain is one thing; the complete intolerance, or outright denial of it, is another.

LIVING

How to Stop Worrying

By Jim Daly

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At a time of rising unemployment, anxious and volatile financial markets and shrinking personal retirement accounts, the story of Dale Carnegie's life - and his wisdom - serves as an inspirational and encouraging lesson.

OPINION

Arms Trade Treaty, Second Amendment Compatible

By Galen Carey

Galen Carey

The National Association of Evangelicals says there is nothing in the Arms Trade Treaty that is incompatible with the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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