OK, this has got to be one of the weirdest stories I’ve read in a while. Apparently, a Southern California woman who is a counselor for foster kids was suspended after four teen girls who were on an approved outing with her overheard Christian music at the beach. Seriously, the world has gone crazy.

A man commited suicide yesterday at the famous Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. The L.A. Times reports that the church hosts hundreds of visitors a day, and at the time of the shooting volunteers were giving a tour to a group of Canadian tourists. The man, identified as 48-year-old Steve Smick, apparently walked into…

The next round of American Idol contestants was announced last night, and for no other reason that I really don’t want to write my humor column I’ve spent the morning searching for any ties these contestants have to Christian music. Does it matter that these contestants are Christians? Not really, but I do find it…

The numbers are in for Christian music record sales for 2008, and according to the Gospel Music Association, while sales of digital albums were up 38% and digital singles 37%, overall, sales of both digital and physical units were down 9.7% from 2007. In comparison, mainstream album sales were down 8.5% and Country music was…

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