Michael Foust

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has won the backing of a major gathering of 120-plus social conservative leaders, although it remains to be seen if he can translate the endorsement into support at the ballot heading into key primaries... Continue Reading »

In a landmark decision for churches, the U.S. Supreme Court has for the first time ruled that a "ministerial exception" allows congregations and religious groups to hire and fire ministers free of federal employment discrimination laws.... Continue Reading »

>Redefining marriage to include gay couples has negative consequences that rarely are discussed in the news media, Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney say.... Continue Reading »

At issue is whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the constitutional authority to set rules governing what is permissible on the airwaves and to fine stations that cross the line.... Continue Reading »

>Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is being applauded by social conservatives and criticized by liberals for comparing gay "marriage" to polygamy during an exchange at a New Hampshire college.... Continue Reading »

>Surging Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum won a plurality of support from evangelicals in the Iowa GOP caucuses Tuesday, as social conservatives in the state and nationwide try to decide not just who can win in November but who... Continue Reading »

Louisiana pastor Fred Luter has told his congregation that he"s willing to have his name placed in nomination for president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a step that could lead to a historic election.... Continue Reading »

The president of LifeWay Christian Resources says the entity is pulling all copies of a special pink-covered Bible that partially benefited Susan G. Komen for the Cure because some of Komen's affiliates have given money to Planned Parenthood.... Continue Reading »

>The president of LifeWay Christian Resources says the entity is pulling all copies of a special pink-covered Bible that partially benefited Susan G. Komen for the Cure because some of Komen"s affiliates have given money to Planned Parenthood.... Continue Reading »

Gingrich"s three marriages remain perhaps his biggest challenge with evangelicals in Iowa, where he has surged in recent days and the latest polls have him holding anywhere from a 9- to a 15-point lead.... Continue Reading »

Only 46 percent of children in the United States will reach age 17 having grown up in a home with biological parents who are married ? a figure that has a significant impact on the nation's graduation, poverty and... Continue Reading »

Evangelist Billy Graham was released from the hospital Tuesday, six days after being admitted with pneumonia.... Continue Reading »