I didn’t. Some churches are getting around the problem by allowing their members to charge their contribution (some will only take debit cards fearing that their members may go into debt, giving money they can’t afford to give) or have installed an ATM machine: Automatic checking account withdrawals are used by some churches, and more…

Somehow I just can’t see the apostles doing something like this: A Baptist church in Florida is using iStore gift cards and the chance of winning an iPhone to lure newcomers to its pews. […] Hughes said he planned a series of sermons titled “i: Successful Living in a Self-absorbed World.” Hughes has increased church…

I guess the atheists can relax now, they aren’t sending the Left Behind game to Iraq: Plans by a Christian group to send an evangelical video game to U.S. troops in Iraq were abruptly halted yesterday by the Department of Defense after ABC News inquired about the program. Operation Start Up (OSU) Tour, an evangelical…

To ease tensions between Muslims and Christians. I doubt this will help. Maybe we should stop calling Jesus Lord and Son of God, that’s probably more upsetting to the Muslims: Catholic churches in the Netherlands should use the name Allah for God to ease tensions between Muslims and Christians, says a Dutch bishop. Tiny Muskens,…

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