The genius between the concept of the separation of church and state is simple: it allows for free and unfettered practice of the individual’s spiritual, religious and philosophical beliefs and desires.

Houston based evangelist Dr. K.A. Paul, who runs the Global Peace Initiative and was called "The World's Most Popular Evangelist" by The New Republic, has been arrested for "lewd and lascivious acts with a minor." That's according to the Houston Press...

TUMKUR: Tension prevailed at Baraguru village of Sira taluk when a group of seven people who had been allegedly involved in sermonising the dalits to convert into Christianity were questioned by the youths, on Wednesday.The accused who had come from Ananthpur of Andhra Pradesh had been visiting the poor in the dalit colony at the village.

Over the last few weeks, one of the latest of seemingly endless Bush administration controversies--this time involving the Department of Justice (DOJ)--has been making front-page headlines across the United States.

NEW YORK: They worked the crowds at the Olympic Games in Athens, Sydney and Atlanta. And even though China outlaws what they do, they will be on the ground next summer in Beijing as well.Christian mission groups from around the world plan to quietly defy the Chinese ban on foreign missionaries and send thousands of volunteer evangelists to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Many mission workers are traveling through China now as tourists to learn their way around and conduct prayer walks meant to spiritually prepare the region for the Gospel.

The airwaves were filled Tuesday afternoon and evening with tributes to the abruptly late televangelist Jerry Falwell, and nowhere was the fawning more feverish than among the 10 announced Republican candidates gathered for a "debate" in South Carolina.Well, of course, they all had to say something.

So. The day of reckoning has come – when we get to find out just how much of the climate change denial industry ExxonMobil (aka Esso) is still paying for.

Kimberly-Clark's destruction of ancient forests has earned it a nomination for the 2007 Corporate Hall of Shame. With plenty of corporate malfeasance these days, Kimberly-Clark has truly distinguished itself - in a bad way - by landing on this list.

There is empirical evidence that the evangelical movement operates through multinational corporations (MNCs). A special section has been devoted to the Seventh Day Adventist church (to which Andhra Chief Minister Samuel Rajshekhar Reddy is affiliated), which targets Dalits for conversion.

TALLINN (AFP) - While church attendance has sharply declined in Estonia in the last century, belief in things mystic and spiritual has gained ground in the small Baltic state -- including paid sessions to talk to one's personal angel.A dozen Estonians sprawled on the floor of a room in the capital's National Library to learn more about this hotline to the heavens.They closed their eyes and, under the careful, soft-spoken guidance of Katlin Roovik, tried to commune with the angels and gain greater belief in "self.""Ask your angel to guide and help you.