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In light of Michele Bachmann’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, some are wondering how consistent it is for Christians to elect a woman to national office when they wouldn’t vote for her to serve as pastor of a local church. The question is a good one, and is more complicated than it first appears, to both sides.

The Turkish government made a historic U-turn in state policy this past weekend, issuing an official decree inviting Turkey’s Christian and Jewish communities to reclaim their long-confiscated religious properties.

On the heels of New York City's announcement that police, firefighters and other volunteers will not be invited to the 10th anniversary ceremony for September 11, religious leaders are now voicing their disappointment that priests, rabbis and ministers will likewise be excluded.

I talked with a man who was fired from his job in a public and painful way. This is what he said he learned from it.

Teens and boxing are a bad combination, doctors say.

Would you trade every last bit of your fortune in exchange for good health and energy?

According to The Christian Post, Joel and Victoria Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston have been sued for copyright infringement by New York band The American Dollar.

A raid by state Islamic enforcers on a church function in predominantly Muslim Malaysia has stirred religious tensions and revived fears of growing Islamisation.

You never know where a book may end up.

There was a time when homeschooling was a very lonely place to be. Perhaps in some contexts it still is. But it seems that homeschooling has entered the mainstream and for many families is now the default option. Speaking from experience, as the father of 3 children who all attend local public schools, I can attest that public schooling can be a very lonely place as well… (Read more)

There was a time when homeschooling was a very lonely place to be. Perhaps in some contexts it still is. But it seems that homeschooling has entered the mainstream and for many families is now the default option. Speaking from experience, as the father of 3 children who all attend local public schools, I can attest that public schooling can be a very lonely place as well… (Read more)

Less than 24 hours after Irene crashed ashore on North Carolina's coast, North Carolina Baptist Men (NCBM) staff and volunteers were already mapping out a plan of action, Baptist Press reports.

Lives were lost, but the worst fear of emergency response planners -- a major storm surge in low-lying oceanfront areas -- thankfully did not materialize.

Eighty percent of teens polled say they sleep with their phones.

Attention all pregnancy centers and clinics in the USA - or friends of those who invest in this important work:

One of the more telling cultural shifts of the last seventy-five years has been what some have called the “celebrification” of culture.

Baptist Press reports that it may be several years before the dust settles in Libya and Christians can hope for a clear way to the nation's hard-to-reach people groups.

ASSIST News Service has learned that Pastor Matthias Haghnejad was released from prison on bail on Saturday August 27.

Children are using up to five screens at a time including mobile phones, laptops, games consoles and television because they are now bored with just focusing on one.

Turn off the TV, look around, and you just might find reasons for hope.