Luiza Oleszczuk

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  Apr 13, 2012

  US Megachurches, Hundreds of Christians Targeted in Ponzi Scheme?

  The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) slapped Ephren Taylor, a businessman already facing civil lawsuits for alleged million-dollar financial fraud, with a federal suit in Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, revealing a major affinity fraud allegedly carried out by Taylor targeting mostly African-American church congregations.

• Apr 12, 2012

  Businessman Linked to Eddie Long's Church Hit With Federal Lawsuit for $11M Ponzi Scheme

  A charismatic businessman accused last year of defrauding members of Eddie Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, has been charged by the federal government with orchestrating a $11 million Ponzi scheme "that targeted socially-conscious investors in church congregations."

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  Apr 12, 2012

  Americans Shouldn't Be Forced to Pit Patriotism Against Faith, Say US Bishops

  The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a proclamation Thursday in which it calls for the U.S. government, among others, to stop "discriminating" against the church -- for the sake of all Americans.

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  Apr 12, 2012

  Were Adam and Eve 'Cavemen?' Christian Apologetics Debate Continues

  What should Christians make of "cavemen" fossils in light of Scripture? That is the question two Christian apologists tackle in a recent magazine article published by Answers in Genesis, an apologetics ministry founded by Ken Ham.

• Apr 11, 2012

  Recent Study Suggests Conservatives Are Less Thoughtful

  When people use low-effort thought they are more likely to endorse conservative ideology, suggests psychologist Scott Eidelman of the University of Arkansas, author of a newly published four-part study titled "Low-Effort Thought Promotes Political Conservatism."

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  Apr 10, 2012

  Pat Robertson Draws Criticism for Saying Husband Is Wife's 'Boss'

  Pat Robertson caused a minor controversy Monday when he implied on "The 700 Club" that in marriage, the husband is "boss." His comments have drawn criticism from women, liberal thinkers, and Christian leaders who say Robertson is misrepresenting key elements of Scripture that describe marriage and family.

• Apr 10, 2012

  Ga. Student Boycotts Graduation at Eddie Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church

  A high school student in DeKalb County, Georgia, is boycotting her graduation ceremony because it is to be held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, the megachurch of embattled pastor Eddie Long.

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  Apr 10, 2012

  Tunisian Prison Sentences for Offending Islam Proof of Conservative Islamist Government?

  A Tunisian court sentenced two young men to seven years in prison for posting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on Facebook, reviving a debate over whether the country's new democratic and moderate Islamist government can maintain its promises of freedom of speech and secular objectivity.

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  Apr 9, 2012

  Rowan Williams Says Hostility Toward Faith Declining in Final Easter Sermon

  Is the "aggressive polemic" concerning faith and animosity toward the church in the United Kingdom easing off? In his final Easter sermon as the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams suggested Sunday that "there are a few signs that the climate is shifting ever so slightly."

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  Apr 9, 2012

  Pope Prays for End to Violence in Africa and Middle East in Easter Message

  Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the end of violence in the Middle East and Africa, particularly singling out Syria, Nigeria and Iraq during his Easter address Sunday at Vatican City, as Christians around the world were celebrating the resurrection of Christ.