Eric Young

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  Aug 13, 2009

  New Minister of Famed Fla. Megachurch Facing Leadership Challenge

  A small but vocal group of congregants at the famed Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., are challenging the leadership of their newly installed senior minister, the Rev. Tullian Tchividjian, and accusing the staff of his former church of having \"taken complete control.\"

• Aug 10, 2009

  Creation Museum Plays Host to Secular Student Alliance

  An atheist youth who visited the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., with the Secular Student Alliance on Friday was asked to leave after allegedly offending other guests.

• Aug 10, 2009

  'Religious Left' to Launch Pro-Health Care Reform Campaign

  Faith leaders and those associated with the \"Religious Left\" are planning to launch a 40-day campaign Monday to press Congress to pass health insurance reform that makes quality health care affordable for every American.

• Aug 7, 2009

  Church Bells Ring for Peace on A-Bombings Anniversary

  Hundreds of churches across the nation rang their bells Thursday in observance of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.

• Aug 4, 2009

  Atheist Sam Harris 'Uncomfortable' with Obama's NIH Pick

  Renowned geneticist Francis S. Collins may have \"impeccable credentials\" and \"seem a brilliant choice\" to direct the nation\'s premiere medical research agency, but one of the nation\'s most controversial atheists still has his doubts.

• Aug 3, 2009

  2 Episcopal Dioceses Announce Openly Gay Ministers as Nominees for Bishop

  Two openly gay ministers have been nominated to assist the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles as suffragan bishops, setting up another test case for The Episcopal Church, whose actions in recent years have strained relations within the wider Anglican Communion.

• Jul 28, 2009

  Tens of Thousands Lobby Congress to Exclude Abortion from Health Care Bills

  Americans by the tens of thousands are making it clear to Congress that any health care legislation being considered should exclude abortion as a mandatory health benefit.

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  Jul 27, 2009

  Obama Brings Up Human Rights as U.S., China Leaders Meet

  The United States \"strongly\" believes that the religion and culture of all peoples must be respected and protected, President Obama said Monday as he laid out a framework of his vision for America\'s relationship with China.

• Jul 26, 2009

  Obama: I Pray All the Time Now

  President Obama says he starts his day with a devotional that the director of his Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships initiative, Pentecostal pastor Joshua DuBois, sends to his BlackBerry each day.

• Jul 26, 2009

  Evangelical Leaders Rebuke Carter for 'Reckless' Discrimination Claims

  Evangelical leaders chastised former president Jimmy Carter this week for comments he made regarding the alleged faith-based discrimination of women.