• Former Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll Launches New Congregation in Phoenix, Arizona

  Controversial pastor Mark Driscoll appears to be on the verge of launching a new congregation just over a year after resigning from Mars Hill Church in Seattle following accusations of plagiarism, bullying, and an unhealthy ego.

  

• Candace Cameron Bure Reveals Why She 'Loves' The Atheist Santa Billboard Urging People To ‘Skip Church’

  Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure has revealed that she "loves" that the activist group American Atheists put up a billboard urging people to skip church on Christmas, because it gives her an opportunity to share the Gospel.

  

• On Sandy Hook Anniversary, U.S. Activists Call For Gun Restrictions

  U.S. gun control activists called for expanded background checks for firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists on Monday, in a protest marking the third anniversary of the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

  

• First Catholic University Opens In Iraq Despite Continued ISIS Terror: ' This Will Lay the Foundation of a New History and Promising Future'

  Despite the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East at the hands of Islamic extremists, the Gospel continues to move, as the first Catholic University recently opened in Ankawa, a Christian town north of Erbil, Iraq, on land provided by the Chaldean Church.

  

• 'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Reveals The 'Scariest' Word For Today's 'Wicked and Adulterous' Culture

  "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson recently revealed that for today's "wicked and adulterous" generation, the word "repent" is by far the "scariest word in the English dictionary".