• Michelle Obama Urges Tuskegee University Graduates: 'Have Faith In God's Plan For You,' Discusses Racial Issues

  In a poignant commencement speech given at Tuskegee University, Alabama, First Lady Michelle Obama revealed that her faith in "God's plan for me" gave her confidence amid misconceptions regarding her ethnicity during the 2008 White House campaign.

  

• Pew Study: Christianity 'Sharply Declining' in United States, Secularism Growing

  A new survey released by the Pew Research Center has revealed that the "Christian share of the U.S. population is declining," as there are 5 million fewer Christians across the United States than there were in 2007, and millions more who identify as atheist.

  

• Franklin Graham Warns Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have 'Drastic Impact' On Churches, Faith-Based Organizations, and Universities

  The Rev. Franklin Graham has warned that the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming decision on whether to legalize same-sex marriage across America or permit states to continue to make their own decisions will have a "drastic impact" on churches and Christian organizations.

  

• Denzel Washington Shares His 'Number One' Advice To College Graduates: 'Put God First'

  Academy award-winning actor Denzel Washington recently encouraged graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans to "put God first" and view success as an undeserved gift from God during his commencement speech on Saturday.

  

• Sudanese Christian Mother Meriam Ibrahim Slams Unauthorized Use of Her Story as a 'New Persecution'

  Meriam Ibrahim, the Christian mother who was formerly imprisoned for her faith in the Republic of Sudan, has criticized those who seek to capitalize on her story without authorization, asserting that those who do so are imposing a "new persecution" on herself and her family.