• Underserved Students Go Christmas Shopping with Good Grades

  Hundreds of underserved students in the District of Columbia went Christmas shopping this week, only having to worry about achieving good grades and not money.

• Rick Warren Praises Obama's Courage amid Uproar

  Amid a firestorm of criticism from pro-choice and gay marriage supporters, Pastor Rick Warren has called President-elect Barack Obama courageous for taking the risk of choosing him to deliver the inaugural invocation.

• Obama Invites Rick Warren to Pray at Inauguration

  President-elect Barack Obama has invited evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration in January, sparking disgruntled complaints from the gay rights camp angry at Warren for supporting the anti-gay marriage amendment, Proposition 8, in California.

• Evangelicals Praise Cizik; Ask NAE to Maintain Broad Agenda

  Dozens of evangelical leaders recalled fondly the contribution of Richard Cizik to their movement and have asked the National Association of Evangelicals to continue to support the broad agenda that began under Cizik’s leadership.

• Watch Group Presses U.S. Action for Iraqi Minorities

  A U.S. religious freedom monitoring body said on Tuesday that religious minority groups in Iraq are facing “ongoing severe abuses” and urges the U.S. government to take stronger action to address the situation.