Read more megachurches stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17540/megachurches.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:42:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66403/churches-put-faith-in-housing-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChurches that have long called for an increase in affordable housing have started taking matters into their own hands, the Washington Post reports: A growing number of them have launched their own housing projects, partnering with developers to build whole communities. Their weekly flow of donations allows them to qualify...http://www.newser.com/story/66403/churches-put-faith-in-housing-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 10:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47606/youre-going-to-hell-and-theres-nothing-you-can-do-about-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJesus needs salvation from the liberal, pansy ethos of mainstream evangelicals, and Mark Driscoll is determined to save him, Molly Worthen writes in the New York Times Magazine. The foul-mouthed Seattle pastor, who preaches in distressed jeans and unflinchingly discusses oral sex in the Bible, is a culture warrior resurrecting...http://www.newser.com/story/47606/youre-going-to-hell-and-theres-nothing-you-can-do-about-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 13:52:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35099/candidates-score-in-pastor-rick-a-thon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPastor Rick stressed that last night's Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency wasn't a debate, but that won't stop the pundits from deciding who came out ahead: Byron York, of the National Review , sees the night as a big win for McCain, who's had a "much bigger life."http://www.newser.com/story/35099/candidates-score-in-pastor-rick-a-thon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 Aug 2008 12:43:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32997/mccain-obama-to-share-megachurch-stage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInfluential evangelical pastor Rick Warren has scored the first joint appearance by Barack Obama and John McCain. The presidential candidates will spend just a few minutes on stage together at Warren's Saddleback Church next month between back-to-back interviews with the pastor. It will be the country’s first look at both...http://www.newser.com/story/32997/mccain-obama-to-share-megachurch-stage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Jul 2008 17:49:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16774/shunning-makes-a-comeback-in-us-churches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an effort to reclaim their churches' role as moral authority, many Protestant ministers have reinstated the all-but-lost practice of shunning unrepentant sinners from their congregations. And while nobody's yet had to pin a scarlet "A" to their Sunday best, the consequences of the puritanical revival have weighed heavy on...http://www.newser.com/story/16774/shunning-makes-a-comeback-in-us-churches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Jan 2008 10:08:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13770/colo-church-gunman-hated-christians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe gunman at two Colorado church shootings yesterday had been expelled from the missionary school where killed two people, the AP reports. He also sent the school hate mail in recent weeks and may have "hated Christians," police said. The school admitted that it had kicked out the gunman, Michael...http://www.newser.com/story/13770/colo-church-gunman-hated-christians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Dec 2007 20:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13746/colo-shooter-had-ties-to-church.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former mission worker was the shooter in both of yesterday’s Colorado church shootings, CNN reports. The killer, identified as Matthew Murray, worked with Youth With a Mission in Arvada, where the first shooting occurred. The Rocky Mountain News describes Murray as the 24-year-old son of a local neurosurgeon, and...http://www.newser.com/story/13746/colo-shooter-had-ties-to-church.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Dec 2007 14:44:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13726/link-sought-in-church-shootings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestigators believe there may be a link between deadly shooting sprees yesterday at two Colorado religious sites—a megachurch in Colorado Springs and a Christian missionary center outside Denver. A second victim has died from wounds suffered at the New Light Church, where a guard killed the black-clad gunman who...http://www.newser.com/story/13726/link-sought-in-church-shootings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Dec 2007 3:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13689/gunman-dead-in-church-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe gunman who opened fire at a Colorado megachurch today killed one and wounded four before being fatally shot by a security guard, CNN reports. Police Chief Richard Myers called the guard at New Life Church "a courageous security staff member who probably saved many lives today." Some of the...http://www.newser.com/story/13689/gunman-dead-in-church-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Dec 2007 19:14:20 CST