Too much religion can harm a society’s economy by undermining the drive for financial success, according to a new study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.

CLEVELAND, TN — The Church of God International Offices is pleased to announce Dr. Mark L. Williams, General Overseer, was elected as an Advisory Board member of the Pentecostal World Fellowship.

Global Media Outreach (GMO), a leading Internet evangelism and discipleship ministry (www.globalmediaoutreach.com) and Christian Vision (www.christianvision.com), a UK-based international charity, are partnering to share the good news of Jesus Christ through online missions to strategic language groups, including Spanish-speaking peoples.

As we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech delivered 50 years ago, permit me to share my dreams.

The Department of Defense classified Catholics, evangelicals, Jews and Mormons as religious “extremists” in military training materials, according to the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty.

More than 1,500 pages of documents were just released to the chaplain group under the Freedom of Information Act.

“Many extremists will talk of individual liberties, states’ rights, and how to make the world a better place,” Newsmax quotes the study guide.

Trainees are warned that involvement with “extremist” organizations is “incompatible with military service and is, therefore, prohibited.”

The documents also show that the military considered the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate group” list as a “reliable source.”

“The U.S. military violated its appropriate apolitical stance and engaged in a dishonorable mischaracterization of multiple faith groups,” Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance, told Fox News.

Tom Fitton, president of the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, shared Crews’ sentiments.

“It’s disturbing insight into what’s happening inside Obama’s Pentagon,” Fitton said. “The Obama administration has a nasty habit of equating basic conservative values with terrorism.”

(Source: Charisma)

For the information of those who have asked about missionary support and funding, Dr. Tim Hill, director of World Missions, shared today with donors the World Missions policy in place for the past 25 years.

Thirty-seven-year-old Tony Yahle is thankful he could attend church services with his family.

Faith Driven Business Founder Steve Hoeft had worked on a social media agency business plan for a year when he realized he needed to switch directions completely and start a network for Christian entrepreneurs instead.

The CornerStone TeleVision Network (headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA) is premiering its new daily program, REAL LIFE, this fall! Set to launch on September 9, 2013 (9 AM ET) — the show combines music, interviews, and engaging weekly segments.