Two recently translated books recount searches for recapturing Pentecost.

Protestants cheer government plans to remove religious identification

Plus: 50 dead after Muslim attacks in Indonesia, Billy Graham's last crusade (until November) and other stories from the world's mainstream media sources.

What Christian critics are saying about John Woo's Mission: Impossible 2, Jackie Chan's Shanghai Noon, the latest Hamlet, and other films.

Suspects maintain innocence in murder of four girls in Birmingham, Alabama blast.

Plus: Nigeria's unhappy anniversary of democracy, latest Left Behind goes number one, and other stories from the world's mainstream media sources.

Australian Christian roughed up by Avcilar police chief

Plus: The surprising popularity of Christian music online, churches can discriminate on gender, and other articles from the world's mainstream media sources.

Churches come closer together, but not close enough to share Eucharist.

Bishop John Spong goes to work for Museum of Sex's Web site.

Plus: Charitable giving is up, Michael W. Smith's Friends keeps going and going, and other news stories.

But will permanent normal trade relations status help human rights?

Methodist president calls for prayer, end to illegal activities.

What Christian critics are saying about Gladiator, Battlefield Earth, and other current films.

Plus: The betrayal of Jerry Falwell and other stories about Christians and Christianity from the mainstream press.

Plus: Gay-ordaining American Baptist churches survive ousting vote, Christian-Druid reconciliation comes under attack, and other stories from around the world.

Musharraf retracts new blasphemy law policy in wake of protests.

The Greatest Research Show on Earth?

Plus: The latest evil video game, Sinead O'Connor's religious CD, and other stories from mainstream media.

Plus: Congress' Hindu prayer, a dog ingests the Body of Christ, and other stories from media sources around the world.

The Christian History staff's field trip to see the Dead Sea Scrolls

Congregations and denominations join the Mother's Day demonstration

Plus: Pakistan's blasphemy laws will stay, Jesse Ventura tries to make nice, and other stories from the world's mainstream media.

Edward Egan expected to uphold traditional church teachings.

Plus: The ACLU's latest crusades against public religion, and America's latest sex columnist

Crosswalk.com's Holly McClure takes a parental approach to the cinema.

Identity and whereabouts of Christian Marat Kojash still unconfirmed.

Plus: Madalyn Murray O'Hair's murder, another Jonestown, and other religion stories from around the world.

Vision interpreted as prophecy of 1981 assassination attempt on pope's life

Allan Boesak sentenced for theft and fraud from anti-apartheid foundation funds.

Plus: iBelieve.com ads will air on Jesus after all, political church will stay taxed, and links to other stories from the mainstream press.

Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell considers the long, often painful process

United Methodists reject gay marriage, ordination.

Plus: No more Fightin' Christians, a Christian hostel is attacked in India, and other stories from the mainstream media around the world.

Billy Graham's mother examines her role as parent.

Learning from Mary, the maternal model.

Plus: Chicago Tribune's family devotion tips, and other stories on Christians and Christianity from the world's mainstream media sources.

Anne Graham Lotz says, Just give me Jesus in five-city revival.

Once untouchable Dalits make up bulk of country’s Christians.

First test of military government's new judicial curb

What Christian film reviewers are saying about The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, Frequency, and other movies.

Plus: Is the I Love You virus God's punishment for infidelity? And other articles from around the world about Christians and Christianity.

Can homosexuals and atheists be barred from church camps?

Orthodox and Protestants join commemoration of twentieth-century martyrs

Religious leaders still spearheading effort to end Navy bombing

Legal issues, no middle generation of monks and nuns limit expansion.

Evangelicals join protests against genetically modified frankenfoods.

Plus: McDonald's targets the occult, messianic Jewish group's logo challenged in Canadian court, and The Catholic League gets mad at O'Connor memorabilia on eBay.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes presentation continues for hours

But measures against anti-Semitic remarks called stupidity and garbage by priest's spokesman.

Facing the discomfort we have with our physiques.

Plus: The unusual holy places of Johnny and June Carter Cash, religious education gets younger, and other stories on Christianity and Christians from the mainstream media.

Third alleged conversion reported by Egyptian Christians in El-Fayoum

Details sketchy from town of Yei, near Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Religious liberty in Sudan and Russia also criticized.

Plus: Most twisted porn magazine accidentally sent to skateboarders, nuns join the circus, and other news items from the world's mainstream media.

Two centuries after his birth, John Brown remains a divisive figure

Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York dies at age 80

Plus: A condom machine taken out of Catholic high school, an archbishop praises The Simpsons, and links to other religion stories from mainstream media sources.

October coup turns out to be beneficial to Christians as blasphemy laws are overhauled

Plus: Charges of racism in church zoning denials, secularism blamed for killing 43,000 Canadians annually, and other stories about Christians and Christianity from the world's mainstream media sources.

Crosswalk.com's Michael Elliott sees movies as parables.

'Tried and tested' tradition good for 'natural monotheists,' he writes in Jewish magazine.

Plus: Newsweek looks at teen faith, a churchgoer's wandering eye nearly gets him killed, and other religion stories from the mainstream media around the world.

Starvation not widespread, but growing rapidly

At least 10 dead in country's escalating political violence

Three excellent museum shows—not to mention our magazines—reexamine the American frontier

Plus: Is the pope an evangelical? Britney Spears takes a stand for virginity, and other religion stories from around the world.

Head of church accused of denying significance of resurrection and Christ's uniqueness