Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is finishing the
meet-and-greet political event Monday that erupted in a deadly shooting
spree a year ago.
Continue reading Giffords to Finish Meet-and-Greet Halted by Attack.
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is finishing the
meet-and-greet political event Monday that erupted in a deadly shooting
spree a year ago. 
Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) addressed a crowd gathered Monday at a South Carolina Tea Party conference and resolutely concluded that "the greatest minority under assault today are Christians. No doubt about it."
Influential evangelical Christian leaders on Saturday endorsed Rick Santorum for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, in an attempt to strengthen him as the more conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.
Continue reading Conservative Christian Leaders Endorse Rick Santorum for GOP Nomination.
One of the Republican candidates in the 2008
race, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, is hosting this year's GOP
candidates at a noon forum in Charleston, S.C.
Continue reading Huckabee to Host S. Carolina Forum for GOP Candidates.
Pope Benedict said Monday that gay marriage was one of several threats to the traditional family that undermined "the future of humanity itself."
Mitt Romney's quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish in the Iowa caucuses was spoiled on Tuesday night by the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum, who fought him to a draw on a shoestring budget by winning over conservatives who remain skeptical of Mr. Romney.
Continue reading Mitt Romney Beats Rick Santorum by 8 Votes in Iowa Caucuses.
A pro-family activist says a U.S. Department of Justice lawyer's arguments against the Defense of Marriage Act further enforces the Obama administration's desire for support from the homosexual lobby.
Continue reading Activist Says Department of Justice Still Intent on Overturning DOMA.
A U.S. government agency tasked with monitoring religious liberty worldwide is in danger of being shut down for good.
Continue reading Religious Freedom Commission Faces Shutdown.
At a private gathering of pastors in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a contrite Newt Gingrich pitched his story of personal redemption Thursday. Along South Carolina's coast, Texas Gov. Rick Perry referenced Scripture as he worked to pump life into his floundering White House bid.
Continue reading Ahead of First Caucus, GOP Candidates Work Hard to Persuade Evangelicals .
Open Doors USA is calling on politicians of every stripe to sign the Presidential Pledge for Religious Freedom to help uphold the rights of believers and nonbelievers at home and abroad and send a resounding message that the United States "considers religious freedom important to the flourishing of a civil society."
Continue reading Open Doors USA Is Asking GOP Candidates to Sign Religious Freedom Pledge.
President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving Day proclamation as released by the White House:
Not to be gobbled up: With a wave of his hand President Barack Obama ceremonially pardoned Liberty, a 19-week old, 45-pound turkey, on Wednesday morning.
Continue reading Obama Issues Thanksgiving Day Proclamation .
A new Barna Group study illustrates that no single Christian leader captures the attention of the nation's population. When asked to identify the single most influential Christian leader in the U.S. today, two out of every five Americans (41%) are unable to think of anyone who would meet that description.
Continue reading Most Americans Say Nation Lacks a True, Influential Christian Leader .
A member of President Obama's controversial faith council has offered his parish as sanctuary to Occupy protesters, calling on churches nationwide to similarly open their doors.
As the heated political standoff over raising the nation's debt ceiling continues, with proposals to cut Medicare and Medicaid and potentially delay Social Security payments now on the table, almost 5,000 pastors have signed on to a letter urging legislators and President Barack Obama to not cut programs that aid the poor.
A homeless man panhandles for change on a San Francisco sidewalk. Some 5,000 pastors have signed a letter to legislators and President Barack Obama urging that budget cuts made during debt ceiling negotiations don't hurt the poor. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Citing her religious convictions, the clerk of a Broome County town has resigned to avoid having to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples now eligible to be wed in two weeks in New York state.
House of Representatives Tells Pentagon to Uphold Defense of Marriage Act Law on Homosexual Marriage
House
lawmakers voted Thursday (July 7) to order the Pentagon to uphold the
1996 Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as between one man
and one woman.
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan says he's worried that the next step in the marriage debate will be another redefinition to allow multiple partners and infidelity. 
There are plenty of people -- including a number within my own family -- who were convinced they would not see the election of a black president in their lifetime. Having lived through the indignities of segregation, I can certainly understand how the thought of a black man becoming the most powerful elected official in the country simply seemed beyond the realm of possibility.
A federal judge temporarily blocked Kansas from enforcing new abortion regulations Friday that would have prevented two of the state's three abortion providers from continuing to terminate pregnancies.
Continue reading Judge Blocks Kansas Licensing Rules for Abortion Clinics.
Like many instant celebrities, Bristol Palin found the national spotlight can shine on parts of a person's life that they would rather stay private. As her mother, Sarah Palin, began her campaign with Sen. John McCain for vice president, news broke of Bristol's pregnancy.
by Albert Mohler
Last Friday was a sad day for marriage and, if the advocates of same-sex marriage are right, it was also a sign of things to come.
A New York pastor made it clear to his congregation on Sunday that the legalization of gay marriage in New York is not an event Christians can just overlook or be unaffected by.
Continue reading New York Pastor Says Homosexual Marriage Is a 'Cold Slap' in God's Face.
New York will become the sixth and most populous U.S. state to allow gay marriage after senators voted 33-29 on Friday night to approve the move.
Continue reading New York Passes Homosexual Marriage Bill.
President Barack Obama did not reverse course and endorse the right of gay couples to marry during a high-profile LGBT fundraising event Thursday night.
Continue reading Obama Does Not Endorse 'Homosexual Marriage' at New York LGBT Fundraiser.
A group of clergy and lawmakers is trying to overturn a nearly decade-old policy that allows faith-based organizations that receive federal funds to hire and fire employees on the basis of religion.
