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U.S. Christians rally around Iranian pastor

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Religious freedom advocates rallied Sept. 28 around an Iranian pastor who is…

Hosanna-Tabor: Church business — government business, too?

Yesterday, Oct. 5, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in one…

Hofman to direct LCMS fund development

Mark D. Hofman of St. Louis will begin serving Oct. 31 as the Synod’s executive…

LWML produces DVD-based Bible study

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and its partner, Artesian Ministries, have produced an eight-lesson, DVD-based…

CPH offers resources for Reformation, Halloween

Concordia Publishing House is offering a variety of resources that are designed to help congregations…

Best-selling pastor is off to L.A. to write more books

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (RNS) — Megachurch pastor Rob Bell, whose best-selling book raised evangelical eyebrows by…

Muslim students vow appeal in free speech conviction

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A group of Muslim students who were convicted Sept. 23 of…

Amnesty International slams Irish Catholic Church on abuse

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A new report by the Irish branch of Amnesty International says…

Dead Sea Scrolls now available online

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls that have been stored for decades…

Christians outraged as BBC drops B.C./A.D. dating method

LONDON (RNS) — British Christians are incensed after the state-funded BBC decided to jettison the…

Church/jail sentencing program under review

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (RNS) — An alternative sentencing plan that would give inmates the choice…

'Values voters' still motivated by gay marriage, abortion

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Amid a political climate dominated by economic concerns, social conservatives are as…

Court hears Hosanna-Tabor case Oct. 5

The United States Supreme Court will hear one of the most important church-state First Amendment…

Synod stats: membership drops, giving increases

By Linda C. Hoops While the Missouri Synod’s 2010 statistics report shows a 1.45 percent…

'Reporter,' 'Witness' move to new Web addresses

The online versions of the Synod’s official periodicals — Reporter and The Lutheran Witness —…

'Walther' movie sent to congregations, schools

A four-disc DVD collection — including the new, two-hour movie “Walther,” based on the life…