Joshua A. Goldberg

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• Aug 10, 2010

  Family of Crystal Cathedral Founder to Take 50 Percent Pay Cut

  The founder of Southern California megachurch Crystal Cathedral will take a voluntary 50 percent pay cut for the next two months as will his wife, his children, and his children\'s spouses, according to a memo that was recently sent out to church employees.

• Aug 10, 2010

  ELCA Reports Biggest-Ever Drop in Membership

  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America witnessed its biggest-ever drop in membership last year, according to a recently released analysis.

• Aug 6, 2010

  Laura Bush to Speak at Heritage Christian University Fundraiser

  Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at a Heritage Christian University largest annual fundraiser later this month.

• Aug 6, 2010

  Franklin Graham Set to 'Rock the River' in Canada

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will officially kick off its Rock the River Tour in Western Canada on Saturday, starting with a one-day event at the Millennium Park in Fraser Valley.

• Aug 6, 2010

  Princeton Review Names Colleges with 'Most Religious' Students

  For the second year in a row, students at Brigham Young University, Thomas Aquinas College, and Wheaton College were crowned the \"most religious\" among students from the nation\'s top schools.

• Aug 5, 2010

  Global Gathering of Christian Leaders to Adopt Statement on Nature, Call of Church

  Christian leaders from around the world who plan to convene in South Africa this October will adopt a new document that will follow in the footsteps of the historic Lausanne Covenant, an evangelical manifesto considered to be one of the most influential documents in Christendom.

• Jul 28, 2010

  ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls for Immigration Reform in Letter to Obama

  On the heels of a global Lutheran gathering focused on the alleviation of hunger, the head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America reiterated to President Obama his denomination\'s call for immigration reform.

• Jul 28, 2010

  LWF 11th Assembly Concludes with 'Message' to Churches

  The highest legislative body of the Lutheran World Federation closed its eight-day meeting Tuesday with a \"message\" to the 145 church bodies in 79 countries that make up the global Lutheran communion.

• Jul 26, 2010

  LWF President-Elect: Who Could Imagine the Holy Land without Christians?

  In his first sermon as president-elect of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the Rt. Rev. Dr. Munib A.Younan urged believers to pray that Christians in Palestine \"not lose faith and leave the country.\"

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  Jul 25, 2010

  LCMS President Laments Churches' Pro-Gay Directions

  The outgoing president of the second largest Lutheran church body in America lamented the directions taken on matters of sexuality by some member churches of the Lutheran World Federation.