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Police: Man Used Crucifix to Pry Open Church Donation Box

(July 23) -- Any priest will tell you that the cross is a powerful icon, but it's certainly not intended to be used in this way. Surveillance footage at a church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., shows a man using a crucifix to pry open a donation box to take the cash. Police are accusing 48-year-old George Albert Horn of...

Debate: Tax-Exempt Churches Can't Endorse Candidates

(April 6) -- If you are on a drive in Gainesville, Fla., cruising down Northwest 37th Street, you might be a little surprised at a handwritten sign on the front lawn of the Dove World Outreach Center. It reads: "No homo mayor." Who would put up such an unpleasant message on the grass outside a Christian church? The...

Debate: Keep the IRS Away From the Pulpit

(April 6) -- Pastors and churches shouldn't live in fear of being punished or penalized by the government. But in the ongoing discussion about whether church leaders can speak freely about electoral candidates from the pulpit, one argument frequently gets made: If a church wants to talk about the positions of electoral...

Megachurch Pastor Appeals for Nearly $1M in Donations

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (Dec. 31) -- Evangelical pastor Rick Warren appealed to parishioners at his Orange County megachurch Wednesday to help fill a $900,000 deficit by the first of the year. Warren made the appeal in a letter posted on the Saddleback Church Web site. It begins "Dear Saddleback Family, THIS IS AN URGENT...