Defrocked pastor becomes unlikely hero
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The tattered cloth scraps started arriving at St. John's Lutheran Church shortly after the Rev. Bradley Schmeling took his stand against the church hierarchy, each with an embroidered or drawn message of support.
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With his school, and son, mired in scandal, the retired televangelist returns. He already may be too late
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ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to expressing his views of church values, Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Burke has a habit of making headlines, not always to the satisfaction of his flock.
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Believers have raised funds and packed boxes while struggling to understand why disasters happen.
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GROVE, Okla. - A pastor handed out $14,000 to congregation members to invest for seven weeks, after which they are to bring the money and profits back to the church to be used in missionary work.
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The Rev. Joseph Dantica fled to the United States nearly a month ago, seeking asylum after gangs in his neighborhood ransacked his church and threatened to kill him.
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The Moral Majority leader brought fundamentalist Christians into politics, but he created a force he couldn't control
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WILLMAR, Minn. - After its last pastor allegedly bilked them out of $10,000, leaders of Rejoice Ministries church thought they were being extra careful when they hired James Poole.
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The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud over her relationship with her partner. The move is the first time since 1987 the church has taken such a move based on homosexuality.
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When the founder of the Webâs most popular anti-Michael Moore Web site ran into financial trouble because of medical bills, a very unlikely guardian angel came to the rescue.
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A Lutheran congregation is grappling with how to deal with a convicted sex offender who says his church attendance is an important step toward rehabilitation.
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Fugitive leader Warren Jeffs is arrested, but that doesn't necessarily mean the end of his sect
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This much is known: Mike Huckabee, a one-time Southern Baptist preacher, attracts fellow Christian evangelicals in droves.
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PUGHTOWN, Pennsylvania  - A lesbian Methodist  minister was defrocked on Thursday after being found guilty by  an ecclesiastical court of violating a church law that bars its  clergy from being practicing homosexuals.
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KAMPUNG JIAS, Malaysia  - Deep in the heart of a Malaysian jungle, a preacher holds a meeting under the scorching midday sun, urging followers not to lose faith after their church was demolished by the government.
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A priest who resigned from a church in an affluent Connecticut community misspent up to $1.4 million in parishioner donations to lead a life of luxury with another man, according to a church-directed investigation.
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Sunday morning, a voice that could easily be considered a gift from God will resonate through the sanctuary of a local church.