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The Obama administration announced Aug. 1 that insurance plans must cover without cost to women contraceptives that can cause abortions, reports Baptist Press. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said last year’s controversial health-care reform law –- dubbed “Obamacare” by its critics — would provide no-cost coverage of drugs…

The daunting statistics about church-going youth keep rolling in. It’s hard to sort through the various reports and find the real story. “And there is no one easy solution for bringing all of those ‘lost’ kids back into the church, other than continuing to pray for them and speaking the gospel into their lives,” writes…

Miley Cyrus has made an indelible mark on her finger supporting marriage. She has a new tattoo of an equal sign. She sent out a Twitter message today with a photo of her newly inscribed finger and the comment “All LOVE is equal.” She later added, “@MileyCyrusLuver where does it say in the bible to judge others? Oh right. It doesn’t. GOD is…

The government of Nepal has rejected a $3 billion offer from a Hong Kong foundation to turn Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, into a tourist mecca. According to the Buddhist Channel website: Less than a fortnight after a Chinese nongovernmental organisation announced its plan for what amounted to a virtual takeover of Lumbini, the…

Thirty-five years after a string of murders in which he taunted investigators, the “Son of Sam” serial killer says he is “in anguish” over the killings and wishes he could take it back. David Berkowitz, serving a 365-year sentence in prison for killing six women, says he has undergone a religious transformation, becoming a born-again Christian. In an interview on…

A British night club named “Religion” opened last week — and the local bishop is not amused. The bar offers alcoholic drinks with names like Angel Wings. The club has special promotions such as “Salvation — the answer to your prayers.” But no sermons are delivered — at least not from a pulpit. No congregation sits in pews or discusses how…

Chiang Khong, Thailand — The 15-year-old aspiring “ladyboy” delicately applied a puff of talcum powder to his nose – an act of rebellion at the Thai Buddhist temple where he is learning to “be a man”. “They have rules here that novice monks cannot use powder, make-up, or perfume, cannot run around and be girlish,” said…

A British schoolteacher caught with 4,500 pornographic images — some of children as young as two — was told by the presiding judge that she understood his being attracted to children, but that other teachers with such urges keep them under control. The 63-year old substitute teacher David Armstrong was arrested after a colleague noticed files on Armstrong’s laptop with names…

Lisa Shimel, who is not Jewish, used to celebrate Christmas with her Jewish husband until their first child was born; now they’ve added Chanukah, reports Deb Morandi works at Jewish Family Services, where she introduces intermarried families to Judaism, though she is not Jewish. Pat Luftman was a committee co-chair in her son’s Jewish preschool,…

After sunset each day during the Islamic month of Ramadan, faithful Muslims are allowed to break their day-long fast with festive meals to which family, friends and neighbors are often invited. If you’re not Muslim, don’t worry — the Koran does not require fasting of you. Of course, if you are a Christian, the Bible does. But to Muslim faithful, fasting…
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