Jennifer Riley

Christian Post Reporter

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  • Thrift Store, Fashion Retailer Partner to Help Americans

    With news of companies slashing jobs everyday, an increasing number of Americans are finding it harder to buy much-needed clothes for their family. To help these struggling Americans, The Salvation Army and Stein Mart are partnering to collect clothing items for the ministry\'s thrift stores.

  • Survey: 1 of 3 Evangelical Leaders Report Close Muslim Contact

    A surprisingly small portion of evangelical leaders in America have had contact with Muslims in the past year, a new survey revealed. Only 33 percent of leaders on the NAE board said they have had a serious conversation with a Muslim.

  • Bristol Palin: Best Option is Abstinence

    Bristol Palin: Best Option is Abstinence

    After becoming a young mother in December, Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, wants to be an advocate to prevent teen pregnancy. "Everyone should be abstinent but it is not realistic at all."

  • Pro-Stimulus Groups Highlight Flaws in Approved Plan

    Pro-Stimulus Groups Highlight Flaws in Approved Plan

    Several Christian groups that praised Congress' passage of the massive stimulus bill also readily pointed out flaws they see in the $787 billion U.S financial recovery package.

  • Southern Baptists Report Increase in Church Plants

    Southern Baptists Report Increase in Church Plants

    The nation\'s largest Protestant denomination reported an increase in the number of new church plants last year compared to 2007, its mission board announced this past week.

  • Charity Celebrates 1 Billion Pounds of Food, Relief Delivered

    Operation Blessing International, one of the largest charities in America, recently celebrated the milestone of delivering 1 billion pounds in food and relief aid since the inception of its program Hunger Strike Force in 1992.

  • SBC Leader: Pray, Sometimes Oppose Left-Wing President

    Christians need to always pray and sometimes oppose the left-wing policies of President Barack Obama, said the head of the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention during a radio program that aired this week.

  • Evangelicals Raise Concerns on Obama Faith-Based Initiative

    Tthe nation's largest evangelical body welcomed President Barack Obama's commitment to faith-based initiatives, but it also highlighted concerns it has about the expanded role of the new White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

  • Christian Groups Give Mixed Reactions to Stimulus Bill

    Christian Groups Give Mixed Reactions to Stimulus Bill

    As Congress scrambles to hammer out the stimulus bills before President Obama\'s deadline – President\'s Day – a few Christian organizations have offered opinions on the massive economic recovery plan.

  • 'B1' Campaign Links Methodist Youths to Poverty

    Young United Methodists may soon find themselves fasting to connect to the world\'s poor as part of the church\'s upcoming anti-poverty campaign. Participants will be introduced to how they can help empower the poor and change the systems that keep people around the world impoverished.