Judge Rules In Favor Of Prayer Ban For School Offi...

A federal judge on Friday approved a consent decree that calls for Santa Rosa County School District officials to stop promoting their religious beliefs in schools. School officials now are prohibited from promoting or endorsing prayers during school functions and from organizing school functions at religious venues. The consent decree must be distributed to all employees. “The court has ensured that decisions about...

If You Think the Dollar Is Doomed, Read This

Warren Buffett has been called a sage, an oracle, and a genius. So when he says something as startling as the following, your ears should perk up: “In the future, I would predict that the U.S. dollar will decline. … Force-feeding the rest of the world $2 billion a day is inconsistent with a stable dollar.” This is scary stuff. Except one thing: Buffett made that statement at the beginning of 2008, before...

George Barna: America Is Being Destroyed Inside Ou...

Christian pollster George Barna made a controversial argument Wednesday night that Americans are to blame for the destruction of their country and it is up to faith groups to restore it. George Barna, founder of The Barna Group, shares ideas presented in his latest book, 7 Faith Tribes, on the opening night of the Evangelical Press Association/Associated Church Press Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday, May 6,...

Obama Could Address Muslims From Top Mosque

The grand mufti of Egypt has invited President Obama to address Muslims around the globe from one of the most important mosques in the Islamic world. The invitation to speak from Egypt’s Al Azhar mosque follows an announcement over this past weekend that Obama will travel to Egypt next month to deliver his promised address to the Muslim world. According to Al-Masri Al-Yawm, a state-run Egyptian newspaper, Grand Mufti...

Pope Stresses Deep Respect For Islam

Pope Benedict XVI underlined his “deep respect” for Islam on Friday in Jordan, on his first trip as pontiff to an Arab state, and stressed that religious freedom is a fundamental human right. He also called the church a spiritual force that could contribute to progress in bringing about peace in the Middle East. Speaking after a red carpet welcome from Abdullah II and Queen Rania at Queen Alia Airport as he began...