Chuck Smith Dies

The founder of the Calvary Chapel movement has died. Chuck Smith was 86. He suffered through a long battle with lung cancer. He served as senior pastor at Calvary Chapel in Orange County California for more than four decades, helping to fuel the 1970s “Jesus movement."Some 1600 churches trace their beginning to Smith's efforts through Calvary Chapel fellowship.

Evangelical Sex Abuse Record 'Worse' Than Catholic

Billy Graham's grandson says Evangelicals are worse than the Roman Catholic church has been on dealing with sexual abusers. Boz Tchividjian, who teaches law at Liberty University, says the Christian mission field is a “magnet” for sexual abusers. Read more here.

There's a Civil War Brewing at Rick Santorum's Christian Film Company

A lawsuit filed Monday in Tarrant County and first reported by Courthouse News describes escalating tensions between Santorum and other top executives that finally boiled over in recent days. Read more at the Dallas Observer here.