Jennifer LeClaire

Want to put the Bible on your iPod? You could download an app, or you could carry the entire 2011 NIV version around in your pocket with you. Zondervan just launched the first product featuring the updated New International Version of the Bible—a digital e-book. The digital release marks the first time that a new…

Can you do the Sanctified Slide? It’s nothing like “the hustle,” but in Christian circles it may become just as popular. That’s because the so-called Sanctified Slide is vying for a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.Next question: What on earth is the Sanctified Slide? It’s a Gospel line dance. You might have…

The Kansas City of Mission is working to make sure churches in its area understand that there are two things certain in life: death and taxes—even in the sanctuary.Mission implemented a property tax in the name of a “driveway fee” in efforts to evade having to grant tax exemptions to two local churches, according to…

Is the Iraqi government doing enough to protect the country’s Christian minority from an expected spike in violent attacks as they prepare to celebrate Christmas? Amnesty International doesn’t think so. The group is calling on the government to do more.“Attacks on Christians and their churches by armed groups have intensified in past weeks and have…

It’s no great revelation that Americans are divided over what greetings businesses should use during the December holiday season. But in case you had any doubts, a PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey has made it official. Forty-nine percent of Americans say stores should use “merry Christmas” this holiday season, compared to 44 percent who say that

American children are battling rejection as families are increasingly falling apart. A disturbing 55 percent of American children come from broken homes—and 55 percent of American teenagers’ parents have rejected each other, either through divorce, separation, or choosing not to marry. So says the Index of Belonging and Rejection. Produced by Pat Fagan, Ph.D., of

In a case many see as the “Roe v. Wade of Europe,” the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the document contains no “right” to abortion. That’s the Thursday decision in the case A, B and C v. Ireland. A loss would have forced all countries in the…

The Bill of Rights protects many freedoms—but do you know what they are? An alarming number of American adults can’t tell you what those rights are, according to a Bill of Rights Institute study conducted by Harris Interactive.When asked questions about the nation’s founding documents, American adults selected the correct answer 32 percent of the…

It’s been a year since Oral Roberts went home to be with the Lord. But his legacy lives on at the university he founded in 1963. Oral Roberts University (ORU) continues to focus on the vision and mission of one of this generation’s most effective evangelists—and the school is paying tribute to its founder in…