Arizona university declines free 217-acre campus

November 8, 2012

PHOENIX — In late October, Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, Ariz., backed out of a deal to accept a free 217-acre campus in Massachusetts,

Waco-based ministry reaches out to strippers

November 8, 2012

Jesus loves strippers too, but fear of the unknown often hinders Christians from reaching out to women trapped in the sex industry, a leader in

New church plant in Shelby County has ‘pretty big missions field’

November 8, 2012

David Wilson was a businessman, not a church planter. At least that’s what he thought. But Wilson, owner of central Alabama’s six Servpro franchises, felt

Jews protest arrest of woman praying at Western Wall

November 8, 2012

JERUSALEM — Jews from Manhattan to Mozambique held prayer vigils Oct. 22 to protest the arrest and incarceration of an Israeli feminist as she was

Election Day Communion aims to bridge partisan breach

November 1, 2012

WASHINGTON — Come to me, all ye who are weary of negative political ads and burdened by the wounds of a brutal campaign season. I

Chick-fil-A sees increased visits, revenue after criticism

November 1, 2012

ATLANTA — Visits to Chick-fil-A restaurants increased by 2.2 percent in the third quarter, apparently driven by those supporting the restaurant in the face of

Study shows record number of gay TV characters

November 1, 2012

NASHVILLE — The new broadcast television season apparently will have the highest percentage of gay and lesbian characters ever, according to an annual report by