The Presbyterian Church (USA) has become the seventh major religious organization in the United States to support the use of medical marijuana, an issue expected to come before the US House of Representatives during the week.
Thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteered for weeks following Hurricane Sandy, assisting the devastated families in digging out their flooded homes. A beautiful video was made on November 11th, when thousands of these church members cancelled their Sunday services and arrived by air, bus and train from all across the country to help.
An evangelical Christian wrote a letter to the editor of WorldNetDaily.com describing exactly why prayer at a high school football game is a bad idea. He now understands the alienation that can occur when one is subjected to the beliefs of others in a public environment where community should be the top concern.
A leaky roof that's been plaguing a Kansas City women's shelter might never have been fixed, because repair estimates totaled $60,000. But the building got a new roof thanks to the generosity of two Kansas City businesses, and, as odd as it might sound, the consumer review site Angie's List that brought everyone together.
Family fishermen in Japan took delivery of a very special donation, on the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that wiped out their local fishing industry. An American humanitarian group donated ten new hand-crafted boats to shrimp and seaweed fishermen in Hikado Harbor who have been out of work since the disaster.
Elyazid Benferhat and friends protected the 13th-century cathedral in Lodeve on All Saint's Day after a deadly attack on a Nice church.
The National Day of Prayer has also spurred atheists to action—and they're using the occasion to do good works in Secular Week of Action.
In terrain similar to the Cave of Horror where the Dead Sea Scrolls hid, biblical scroll pieces and coins found in Israeli desert cave.
Lunchtime conversations with strangers can sometimes lead to miraculous luck. Such was the outcome for an Alabama woman working at a sandwich shop whose friendship with a compassionate Methodist Pastor led to a fresh start.
Charity staff of St. Vincent de Paul marshaled a funeral for an 82-year-old who died alone on the city streets of Darwin, Australia.
Sikh volunteers from Khalsa Aid International fed truckers stuck in Kent and filled sandbags for nearby flood victims over Christmas holiday.
The Lutheran World Federation and UNHCR empowered refugees to transform their desert Cameroon camp into a thriving young forest.
Bangladesh is returning to its origin as a secular liberal state with an amendment to remove Islam as the state religion.
Historian David Adkins believes he found the secret location of the Holy Grail and Ark of the Covenant—under the Staffordshire Sinai House.
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel's relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East. Orphaned Land touts the power of music to turn purported enemies into friends.
Amid an expanse of undulating Iowa farmland and Catholic and Lutheran churches, the town of Elkader bears the name of a Muslim hero. Abd el-Kader was renowned in the 19th century for leading Algeria's fight for independence and protecting non-Muslims from persecution. Even Abraham Lincoln extolled him. This weekend, for the fifth year in a row, Elkader will welcome a delegation of Arab dignitaries to celebrate this rare lifeline of tolerance.
Muslims have been an integral part of Britain and of our way of life, at home and abroad, for centuries. Britain is a better, more interesting and richer place because of this diversity.
These two spiritual leaders are actually great friends who love to tease. The film streaming live on WS's Facebook page, hopes to inspire joy
In the church of St John the Baptist in Coventry, England, romantics over Valentine's Day weekend have been flocking to see actual finger of St. Valentine.
Richard Overton, 108, is the oldest living veteran in the United States, but he's as active as ever. He still drives his old Ford pickup truck, attends church every Sunday, drinks whiskey in his coffee and smokes daily cigars.
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