October, 2014

• 15-year-old Katie, a sex-traffickers dream

• Apple CEO claims being gay among God's 'greatest gifts' - noted Southern Baptist disagrees

• Sen. Cruz calls withdrawn subpoenas a 'tremendous victory'

• Baptist church against resolution opposing same-sex marriage

• Legal expert: 'Abusive' video exploits 6-year-old & warrants investigation

• 100 plus police converge on Billy Graham's Cove

• RANDY WHITE: Houston's mayor hasn't solved the problem

• TODD STARNES: Houston mayor drops bid to subpoena pastors' sermons

• DEVELOPING: You can fight city hall - Houston mayor drops subpoenas

• Judges quit, say no to same-sex marriages

• Terminally ill woman tells Brittany Maynard death not 'without beauty'

• Youth pastor electrocuted hours after sharing life goals

• Culture warrior to Houston clergy: Be like MLK Jr. - unite, go to jail, fight in court

• Pope endorses Big Bang, evolution theories, describes God's role as a helper in creation

• Dolly Parton speaks out for gay fans, against 'judgmental' Christians

• Memorial to unborn replaces abortion clinic

• Alive, but still a casualty of Ebola

• REFLECTIONS: Homeless in America - what does it look like?

• Teachers told to scrub 'faith' from bios

• More cities say, 'Don't feed the homeless'

• Tenn. school's Nation of Islam handout paints Founding Fathers as racists

• Satanist attacks Oklahoma City's 10 Commandments

• Little boys' kindness to disfigured woman sparks 17 years of repaying that love through AWANA

• Inspirational author born without limbs shares keys to a fulfilled life

• WWJD? Not exploit pint-size divas spouting F-bombs, writers say

• Who will pray for the persecuted church?

• NYC doctor bowled, jogged & used the subway before Ebola diagnosis

• Drone targets 107 new Christians in Gulf of Mexico

• Celebs LeBeouf, Bieber & Gomez tweet, talk faith

• Billy Graham, fireman rescue the perishing

• Starving Liberians threaten breakout from Ebola quarantine

• Movement Day 2014 in NYC catalyzes leaders to action

• Cruz: Attack in Canada another sign radical Islam is global terror

• Barna's findings beg the question, 'Are the lost reachable?'

• Houston's 'never' pastor vows not a 'jot or a tittle'

• Are Denver's would-be jihadist girls the tip of an ISIS-berg?

• Same-sex marriage surges while matrimony overall dips

• Ebola-free cameraman tweets well-wishes to Texas nurses

• Roma Downey, Mark Burnett pitch new series

• STUDENT GUEST COLUMNIST: What the Heck is Going on in Texas?

• California churches fight state mandate to fund abortions

• Fla. church changes course with marijuana growers

• Hillsong pastor clarifies stance on same-sex marriage

• Idaho city claims no action against wedding chapel … unless complaint made

• Brain surgeon offers details of others' stories about Heaven

• Denver warned of pot-laced Halloween candy, pot industry resists restriction on edibles

• Churches urge 'Yes on 1,' Tennessee's pro-life amendment

• Bringing Every Thought Captive

• U.S. & Aussie research labs — is earth 'greening' or 'greenhousing'?

• Duck Dynasty stars to join Huckabee, Starnes & Perkins Nov. 2 at Houston rally for subpoenaed pastors

• Court rulings last week make same-sex marriage legal this week in 3 more states, 32 total

• Idaho city threatens to arrest ministers who refuse to perform same-sex weddings

• Catholic bishops reject gay marriage

• Revised subpoena to Houston pastors 'solves nothing' ADF says; FRC calls it a 'head-fake'

• Judge orders Alabama pastor with AIDS to surrender church control

• 'God's not dead' text reply leads to 87 new Christians in N.D. oil fields, and one very happy wife

• At least 6 U.S. denominations, 5 global charities responding to Ebola crisis

• FBC Houston's Gregg Matte: 'When one pastor is subpoenaed, all pastors are subpoenaed'

• Cruz decries 'assault against religious liberty'

• DEVELOPING: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz pledges to defend religious liberty of Houston pastors

• Church scammer pleads guilty to fraud charges

• Seventh-day Adventists report global growth of 1.5 percent, mostly in southern hemisphere

• Texas AG to Houston city attorney: Don't mess with Texans' religious liberty

• Ebola terror in the skies

• Pastor says 'never' to Houston mayor's demand for sermon & notes

• Conservative bishops say midpoint report distorted actual talks & proposes unacceptable doctrinal changes

• Ebola outbreak: CDC confirms 2nd Presbyterian Hospital worker infected

• Evangelism in the field: Former NFL pro visits schools & corrections to offer students & inmates a winning way

• Kentucky Southern Baptists move to dissociate from gay-friendly Louisville congregation

• Texas Ebola nurse identified, up to 70 Presbyterian Hospital staff could have been exposed

• Heaven official trailer

• Nebraska school district faces new political correctness charges just as it recovers from 'purple penguins' snafu

• Catholic bishops appear ready to follow lead of progressive Pope, soften stances on marriage and gays

• Alabama pastor with AIDS remains at helm in spite of vote to remove, church to file civil suit

• CDC: 110 million sexually transmitted infections a year in U.S. show alarming rates among youth and MSM

• Evangelist-led innovation: Sturgis-style biker ministry at Texas-sized motorcycle event

• Healthcare scare: Ebola spreads in Texas; hospital ER closed, opened, closed again

• Christian family & tour business thrive on biblical focus

• Attempt to raise awareness against suicide & cyber-bullying creates stir against Georgia family struck by teen suicide

• Alabama pastor's sermon reveals his AIDS diagnosis, sexual affairs with members, drug use

• Alarm downgraded to caution regarding second possible Texas Ebola patient

• H.S. volleyball coach exemplifies courage, keeps unborn baby with Trisomy 18

• Danny Wuerffel enshrined in new College Football Hall of Fame, thanks God

• Crosses represent starving children in project to end world hunger

• Another Texas Ebola scare just as mourning for first patient begins

• Hobby Lobby's "Museum of the Bible" to open in 2017

• First Ebola patient diagnosed in U.S. dies

• Author shares 9 qualities of 'magnetic' girls who radiate beauty

• World Health Organization expert: Pot is dangerous to your health

• Liberty U. partners with Billy Graham, adds online evangelism program

• 43 turn to Christ before Harvest Crusade in Dallas even begins

• Presbyterian Hospital: Ebola patient critical but stable, received experimental drug

• More churches report vandalism

• Liberty U. kicker nails 60 yard try & spot on ESPN's Top Ten

• Bizarre traffic accident claims lives of Kentucky pastor and family

• Despite growing African Ebola crisis, ministries keep going & serving

• Rash of vandalism hits Texas, Indiana, S. Carolina & Florida churches

• Supreme Court delays inevitable ruling on homosexual marriage

• Airstrikes offer Baghdad Christians hope against ISIS terrorism

• Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is ground zero to contain, prevent Ebola outbreak in U.S.

November, 2014

• Houston pastor rejects 'post-modern' SBC responses to Ferguson riots

• Christmas is in December

• Make a lasting difference with your dollars this shopping season

• 5 tips for keeping your kids content during the holidays

• Pro-lifers seek to shut abortion center using sex offender buffer provisions

• Chicago church gives reverse tithe to members

• 4 tips for avoiding debt this holiday season

• For Thanksgiving (a letter of thanks)

• Giving Thanks in Everything

• Thanksgiving is not a Bible holiday, but giving thanks this day is biblical

• Evangelist thankful to be a U.S. citizen, and for jail time when he was not

• Egypt building collapse kills 19, injures 8

• Mark Burnett's 'A.D.' a biblical series on risen Christ & His rising church

• Two more attacks on students' religious liberty

• Texas adjusts curriculum to include Christian perspective

• Parents offended by 'Nutcracker' Christmas tree

• San Francisco couple exits wedding industry over same-sex marriage

• Pope Francis rebukes Europe for ignoring drowning migrants

• Cosby to perform at Christian school benefit next month

• Dorian Johnson: 'It shouldn't be happening ... shouldn't be happening'

• Family protests 12-year-old's shooting death, police reveal surveillance video

• Senseless Ferguson destruction prompts Southern Baptist pastor's call for prayers

• Officer Darren Wilson: 'I felt like a 5-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan'

• In midst of Ferguson burning, one couple wonders about revival

• Student takes stand to protect Pledge of Allegiance

• 'End Times,' not climate change, behind natural disasters

• Ferguson grand jury reaches decision, authorities prepare for the worst

• Mel Gibson to direct WWII story about Christian Medal of Honor winner

• Bill Cosby accuser seeks lawsuit, comedian finally speaks out in his defense

• Jesus, girls and Marcus Mariota

• Another Ferguson? 12-year-old fatally shot by Cleveland police

• Controversial best seller in the news again today

• Atheists seek to sink Ark

• Veggie Tales hops to Netflix, is God in it?

• Hallmark holiday movie draws and quotes from Bible, 'organically' tells true meaning of Christmas

• Cosby gets sell-out support from Florida fans over the weekend, some bookings canceling

• Duggars attacked by LGBT supporters of 'bathroom rights' bill for transgenders

• Teacher to student: If you don't support gay marriage, drop my class

• Officer Darren Wilson doesn't expect to be charged in Michael Brown shooting, but may resign

• 'Bless Friday' volunteerism offers alternative to Black Friday consumerism

• Bill Cosby detractors plan to disrupt his shows, comic stays silent as accusers multiply

• Southern Baptist Pastor Rick Warren gives final word on marriage at the Vatican

• Long Island student fights for school club, religious expression

• Pope Francis condemns Jerusalem synagogue attack 'unacceptable'

• President Obama reveals immigration executive action, GOP vows to fight

• Best-selling author Rabbi Jonathan Cahn reveals Christ's real birthday

• Another Bill Cosby Accuser Surfaces, Will Comedian's Legacy Be Destroyed?

• Florida State University Shooting: 3 Shot, Gunman Killed by Police (Video)

• Tennessee congregation and community 'mourns and celebrates' loss of pastor David Landrith

• Immigration Reform News 2014: GOP opposes unilateral immigration action planned by 'Emperor Obama'

• Bill Cosby's reputation for family & faith continues to take hits

• NFL's Jason Brown found his sweet (potato) spot

• Revival and awakening in Quebec

• Supreme Court hesitance to address gay marriage may end soon

• Why are 120 Christian College Kids About to Get Deported?

• Roma Downey & 'Women of the Bible' to help set up 'The Red Tent'

• Social media and spirituality

• Jerusalem Synagogue Killings: Fifth Victim Dies, Netanyahu Vows to 'Settle the Score'

• Landrith never settled for less than reaching the world with Gospel

• Iraqi family determined not to abandon 'cradle of Christianity'

• Chicago Plane Crash: Aircraft Slams Into Home - Pilot Dead, Sleeping Elderly Couple Survives

• Patti Smith Vatican Performance Sparks Controversy: Punk Rocker's Lyrics 'Blasphemous,' Says Catholic Group

• Forced abortion of sorts: Religious group must provide contraceptives

• Jerusalem Synagogue Terror Attack: 4 Rabbis Killed, Attackers Shot Dead at Scene

• David Landrith, Tennessee pastor & Southern Baptist leader dies from cancer

• Immigrants bring mission field to U.S.

• Christian & Muslim neighbors share meager resources in Erbil, Iraq - where is the U.S. church?

• Highly anticipated 'Do You Believe? ' trailer released

• Wife & newborn son die, but not Chris Picco's love for the Father

• Piper says 'no regrets' befriending 'flawed' Driscoll, other supporters largely silent

• States' rights battle looms in Kansas over same-sex marriage

• Different state, same result: Federal judge invalidates state vote on marriage

• Church squashes Ebola stigma, embraces victim's fiancée

• Georgia Baptists reject cyber-bullies, embrace 'Braxton's List'

• Georgia Baptists join nationwide 'personhood for preborn' effort

• First African-American president of 3,000 predominately Anglo southern churches says 'race doesn't matter'

• NC school teaches Muslims' faith stronger than Christians'

• Satanists after Orlando children

• Miami-Dade pushes competing bills for 'in God we trust' & transgender rights

• Duck Commander family in Vegas strip show

• Lured to U.S. as a nanny, Sarah was forced into prostitution

• Boston Marathon survivor moves past bombing & lost leg - by her faith 'in the Lord'

• Lesbians' 'dirty dancing' causes Army officer's pending dismissal

• Iraqi leader says American church callous to Iraqi Christians, underestimates enemy soon at our door

• Muslim prayers to ring out from National Cathedral built on cornerstone of Christ

• Ferguson is broken, Missouri Baptist leader says

• Lutheran, Methodist and Southern Baptist CEOs recognized by Forbes for 'faith and spirituality'

• Cleveland transgender bathroom rights bill set 'to strengthen' unlawful accommodations practices?

• Maryland schools drop Christmas, Southern Baptist pastor calls decision 'a spiritual battle'

• Couple robs & murders pastor, posts 'selfies' kissing in his car

• New York couple sues to recover fines imposed for not holding a same-sex wedding in their home

• Strong man has soft heart for the lost

• Christian school's ROTC under attack

• More Bieber sightings at church, prayer meetings, jury is still out

• American flag & values worth dying for burned vet tells children

• East Texans unite in prayer, take a stand for their religious freedoms

• 403 bikers caught going for cash at Lone Star Rally

• For my husband on Veteran's Day, 'You will always be my hero'

• VET'S DAY TRIBUTE: The blood of heroes never dies

• Cultural 'resistance' not 'relevance' is biblical approach to reach millennials, Benham says

• School tells kids: Stop praying to Jesus, singing Amazing Grace

• Florida pastor preaches longest sermon ever, no 'Eutychus events' reported

• Cleveland mulls transgender 'bathroom rights' like those dropped by Houston

• Ex-gay Jackie Hill-Perry: God made the galaxy, He can change me

• WWII vet deploys to 'enemy territory' & shares the Gospel for 42 years

• World's strongest evangelist: Teens are key to anti-bullying, suicide prevention efforts

• North Korea releases 2 more Americans

• Operation Christmas Child gears up in time for the holidays

• East Texas students fight back after Wisconsin anti-Christian group attacks their freedom of speech

• Family of Memphis pastor robbed & shot to death after Halloween, seeks answers

• Alabama's largest 'dry' city to stay alcohol-free

• Alabama football coach targeted by anti-Christian group from Wisconsin

• 6th Circuit: 32 million citizens of Ky, Mich, Ohio & Tenn have authority on marriage, not judges

• UN makes dire climate change forecast based on bad population numbers

• Pastor embezzles $70K from North Carolina church

• Houston's Ed Young: Don't mess with America's pulpits!

• Fort Lauderdale arrests 90-year-old for feeding homeless

• Florida teen flagged after end zone prayer

• Grassroots voters slay outside abortion Goliaths in 'Yes on 1' battle

• Liberia prays, has plunge in Ebola cases not seen in other countries

• A Dangerous Victory: Facing the future of the New America, the midterm elections

• City removes Christian messages from playground equipment after atheist grandparent complains

• Okay GOP, You've Got the Mandate — Don't Screw Up

• Ebola scares Kentuckians

• Moses recovers life, finds friend

• Uncertainty a challenge in Christians' response to Africa's Ebola epidemic

• UPDATED: GOP wins big across the nation; states show individuality on ballot initiatives

• En Español: 3 inmigrantes entre los 'Houston 5' (los 5 de Houston) temen la misma opresión de votantes en América al igual que sus países natales

• Starnes at rally: 'These United States are still ... one nation under God'

• Snowplow dilemma - outside atheist group nixes mayor's 'reasonable' solution to students' religious artwork

• 3 immigrants among 'Houston 5' fear same voter oppression in America as in their native lands

• Hold your nose and vote

• 'Sarah' was sex trafficked by her own husband

• Speakers at press conference focus on Houston mayor's attempt to suppress vote

• Houston transgender debate ignores scientific claim that transsexuality is a 'mental disorder'

• Tennessee church attempts to abolish modern day slavery

• Hollywood power couple Roma Downey & Mark Burnett start Middle East relief fund

• Kim Jong-un intervenes to release American tourist in Bible flap, 2 others left behind

• Alabama pro-life supporters await ruling on North Alabama abortion clinic

December, 2014

• John 3:16 is king on Bible Gateway for 2014

• Families spared AirAsia tragedy thank Jesus, express sadness for 'people on the plane'

• Nick Vujicic's 'Love Without Limits' a candid tale of overcoming

• Indonesia's military search for AirAsia spotlights strength

• Happy 2015? Newsweek hit piece smears Bible, Christians

• Pope Francis to champion climate change among Catholics & other religious faithful in 2015

• Commander-in-Chief struggles for approval as military support declines

• Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria leave 15 dead

• Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run by Maryland Episcopal bishop

• South Korean missionaries remembered as AirAsia flight wreckage & bodies recovered

• Family members chase stolen hearse carrying body of dead LA teen

• Minister miraculously survives shooting in church parking lot at point-blank range

• Christian missionaries on missing AirAsia flight 8501

• AirAsia 8501 plane most likely 'on the sea floor,' say Indonesia officials

• City orders church to shut down glee camp

• Lauren Hill defies odds again, pushes to reach $1 million goal for cancer research by New Year's Eve

• Rafael Ramos receives posthumous seminary degree, recognition as NYPD chaplain

• Indiana considers religious liberty law

• YouVersion Bible app reveals most popular verses in 2014

• Baby Jesus statue stolen & replaced with severed pig's head on Christmas day

• Rick Warren to speak on Mars Hill church's last Sunday

• Pope Francis condemns ISIS, Boko Haram and pushes for peace in Christmas speech

• Korean American Christian Aid Worker arrested in China

• China tests multiple warhead missle, increases nuclear threat to U.S.

• Read 'Unbroken' for the rest of the story

• Indian PM denounces forced conversions of Christians Christmas week

• Alzheimer staff 'loved on' patient like he was family, daughter notes

• Prayers for a mother's son as he endures toxic chemo through the holidays

• Pope Francis tells Christian Iraqi refugees they are 'like Jesus' in their exile

• Christmas in an Iraqi refugee camp

• Looking for color in the Christmas season

• Billy Graham believes 'Jesus Christ' still the answer

• Florida State's Jimbo Fisher not perfect, just a man of faith

• The Christmas story is about obedience

• Satanic Temple display destroyed for mocking Nativity scene

• Menorah casts light on early years of Nazism

• Star Wars light show is a Christmas display of galactic proportions

• 74 year old Korean-American missionary arrested in China

• WWI Christmas truce inspires British grocer's seasonal ad

• Where would you like to celebrate Christmas?

• Christmas in Baghdad church is about hope of Christ

• Pope chastises senior clergy for 'sickness' of greed and 'spiritual Alzheimer's'

• Ikea ads sell Christmas message

• Christmas wins in Marshfield, Massachusetts

• Hey, ill-tempered atheist, hands off the baby Jesus, step away from the manger

• Mississippi State archaeological team discovers evidence of David and Solomon

• Christmas special salutes the troops

• Oklahoma abortion doctor faces fraud charges

• Bishop E.W. Jackson denounces 'lie' that cops are 'hunting down black men,' launches 'pray for our police' initiative

• Bill de Blasio says 'put aside protests' while slain NYPD cops are mourned

• Slain NYPD officer was a 'God-loving man,' says family

• School project: Non-profit + famed jewelers = $600,000 for clean water

• State senator blunts satanists' Grinch-like attempt to steal Christmas

• Slain NYC cop active at Queens' Christ Tabernacle, preparing for ministry

• Houston's 'never' pastor sees 'cover up' in city attorney's resignation

• Police on edge across US after 2 NYPD officers are shot

• New York Times critic sings praises of Billy Graham

• Tobacco use down, but e-cigs booming, and may open door for drug use

• Fellowship of Christian Athletes celebrates 60 years

• Houston city attorney embroiled in equal rights ordinance case resigns

• ISIS kills 150 women & girls who refused to marry jihadists

• US Supreme Court won't block gay marriage in Fla.

• Black leaders Tony Dungy & Fred Luter call for unity

• What stops you from looking at the Baby in the manger?

• Student on strike in Ten Commandments protest

• Church fights slavery & sex trafficking of Nepal's women & orphans

• Billy Graham continues to reach the world with the Gospel - 5,000,000 salvations online!

• Christian camp more than s'mores and games - it's about changing lives

• 1,000-member flash mob sings Amazing Grace to bagpipes & violin

• As matrimony dips & marriage is redefined, U.S. birth rates plummet

• A Christmas miracle for a tiny Baptist college

• Pastor Abedini's letter upbeat, yet a grim reminder he's still a prisoner in Iran

• Dog's survival of sinking boat a miracle Sausalito pastor says

• Telling the Christmas story

• DUI driver kills 3, injures 9 among churchgoers leaving Christmas show

• Boston Doctor cured of Ebola announces return to Liberia

• 35 dead, 100 kidnapped as Boko Haram militants attack Nigeria village

• The altar is where God calls many to salvation and restoration

• Amid social upheaval, Census proposes no marriage questions

• Presbyterians take aim at slavery conditions in farmfields

• Pastor dies at pulpit singing Pharrell's hit song 'Happy'

• Dr. Ben Carson visits Israel, could hint of possible presidential run

• Florida attorney general asks Supreme Court to stay same-sex marriages

• Obama's immigration action found unconstitutional by Pennsylvania judge

• Church of England first woman bishop appointed

• Stephen Collins, '7th Heaven pastor, apologizes for 'inappropriate contact' with minors

• Baptists defend Atlanta fire chief

• Georgia mother threatens lawsuit because of Bibles in elementary school

• Pew survey finds Christmas story no fairy tale after all

• Craig Wayne Boyd wins The Voice after leaving his fate to God

• Camille Cosby defends husband, Bill, suggests he's the victim

• Jeb Bush 'explores' 2016 Oval Office run; courting evangelicals

• College enrollment numbers drop, pointing to worst decline since WWII

• Australian Muslims find support from fellow countryman

• 141 dead, 245 injured in horrific Taliban school attack

• Modesty advocate: New fashion doll figures to challenge Mattel's Barbie

• Widow's gift in Salvation Army kettle more than a 'mite' for needy kids

• Ho ho ho: School bans Santa from Christmas concert

• Tebow hospital in Philippines an early Christmas gift

• Craig Wayne Boyd vies for votes tonight on The Voice

• Heisman winner Mariota: 'God bless and go Ducks'

• Aussie special forces end standoff with Iranian jihadist gunman

• Human trafficking victims rescued in new reality TV show

• Marcus Mariota: Great athletic ability and great faith

• SBC's Atlanta-based home missions board president to serve as interim pastor in Tennessee

• Gospel singer offers 'no excuses' for addiction, just thanks to God for new start

• Kentucky's about-face on tax breaks won't sink Noah's Ark project, but may draw return fire

• Ferguson couple ties the knot after home burns

• 'Ground Zero' wedding at Ferguson unites community after burnout

• Samaritan's Purse's Doc Brantly one of Time's 'Person of the Year'

• Voters repeal Fayetteville, Arkansas, transgender ordinance

• Memorial for Fla. Southern Baptist pastor involved in triple murder

• Bill Cosby sued by accuser for defamation, Tamara Green seeking unspecified damages

• Michelle Duggar defeats LGBT advocates in Fayetteville, Ordinance 119 overturned

• Sandy Hook parents to file wrongful death suit for 2012 shooting

• 17-year-old Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai aims to be Pakistan's prime minister one day

• Pope Francis warns shoppers not to purchase gifts that enrich slave traders

• 'Wings, prayer, sports' -- Alabama church to hold services at Buffalo Wild Wings

• Struggle for Alabama AIDS pastor finally ends

• Pastor Robert Jeffress leads Congress to pray in the 'name of the One born in Bethlehem'

• Craig Wayne Boyd points people to 'Old Rugged Cross' on The Voice

• Jacksonville, Fla. church jumpstarts growth using traditional methods

• Med students join 'die-ins,' NBA players wear 'I can't breathe'

• Catholic bishops lobby for end to fossil fuels, UN agrees to climate change negotiations

• Religious protections for Michigan residents heads to the state Senate

• Hallmark pulls Hanukkah gift wrap with Nazi swastika design

• Prof calls for SBC overseas missions reform: Does drastic drop in IMB baptisms merit major remake?

• 70,000 synchronized lights attract up to 9,000 cans of food for local charity

• Grand Theft Auto 'first-person' feature takes video game to new level of mayhem and lewdness

• Respond in love 'counterattack' to war on Christmas

• Preparedness limits Philippine fatalities in Typhoon Hagupit

• Gay rights, religious liberty clash over fired Catholic music director: A warning for evangelical churches?

• Baptist & other Christian aid groups respond to Philippine typhoon

• Emotions high, protests grow about police use of deadly force

• CIA torture report: GOP calls release 'reckless and irresponsible'

• Pushed out as lead story in global headlines, Ebola still rages in West Africa

• Los Angeles fire destroys apartment building, authorities suspect arson

• Avalos confesses to triple murder then pleads not guilty

• Tamir Rice's mother wants a conviction in police shooting

• Satanic exhibit added to Florida's capitol building holiday displays

• Court overturns drug testing for welfare recipients

• No excuses: Blind college student serves Christ

• Social media atwitter about Tim Tebow & Jana Duggar

• Texans' wide receiver a holiday giver to kids

• Bill Cosby countersues accuser for $250,000 'shakedown'

• Murder suspect arrested near Tampa Bay church after father's plea

• Eric Garner protests continue in NYC, 200 plus arrests

• NYC grand jury mulls police shooting of Akai Gurley

• Tim Tebow hooked on Gator catch

• Garner's daughter: 'Not a black & white issue'

• Donors asked to step up for children left behind by Tampa Bay murders

• Manhunt continues, reward offered for Florida pastor's killer

• Indiana's law protecting women 'unconstitutional'

• Lauren Hill in hospice, but still shooting for $1 million to research

• Southern Baptist pastor killed in triple murder

• Phoenix officer shoots unarmed black suspect

• Fast food workers march for $15 minimum wage in 160 cities

• Ferguson business owners welcome new 'crowds'

• Alabama AIDS pastor fights for pulpit

• Sports figures & celebrities comment on Ferguson

• NYPD chokehold death -- high profile Southern Baptists outraged at government & police

• 185 sentenced to death in Egypt

• US sent 25 airstrikes against ISIS militants this week, says gov't

• Atheists play Grinch with 'Christmas' billboards

• Massachusetts hospital admitted possible Ebola patient, US selects 35 treatment centers

• No indictment in Eric Garner chokehold death, NYPD prepares for protests

• 'Ferguson can never go back,' local pastor says

• 'Heaven' available to thousands daily from Billy Graham

• Religious leaders ink global pact to end slavery

• Ashton Carter expected to replace Chuck Hagel as US Defense Secretary

• Chicago sets $13 per hour minimum wage, business owners frustrated

• F-16 pilot dies in Middle East

• Are parts of Baltimore third world? Should Christians care?

• Pope Francis prays at mosque, condemns Islamic terrorism in Turkey

• Bill Cosby resigns as trustee of Temple University

• Homosexual rights group's co-founder faces sex crimes charges

• Boko Haram attacks Christian village, bombs and shoots residents

• 'Exodus' not a 'Ten Commandments' but still a thrilling display of cinematics

• Ebola cases: Liberia in decline, Guinea stable, Sierra Leone increasing

• Why did Disney block God?

• President Obama announces $283 million federal response to Ferguson

• Dodgeball a new event for 'same Gospel' of an old-fashioned tent revival

• 'Little Hope' of faith and forgiveness in Bible belt

• Wilson resigns, no severance pay or benefits

• Oklahoma high school drops Bible elective despite strong student interest

• Atheists target Georgia professor for Bible beliefs

• Sex ed event tells students to sext, watch porn & illegally use meth

• Atlanta fire chief punished for Bible study on sexuality

• Experts: Is Maynard's 'right to die' a slippery slope to forced euthanasia?