• Survey: Why Some Churches Thrive and Others Decline

  Why do some congregations in America grow and others decline? A recent survey measured several key factors on what's causing churches to thrive and others to remain stunted.

• Some Americans Expect Jesus' Second Coming in 2007

  One in four Americans anticipates the second coming of Christ in 2007. This is one several predictions made by Americans in a recent poll for the new year.

• Poll: Americans More Likely to Believe in God than Europeans

  Americans are more likely than Europeans to believe in any form of God or Supreme Being, a recent poll indicated.

• Bush Comforts Injured Troops Ahead of Christmas

  Continuing an annual pre-Christmas tradition, President George Bush offered comfort to injured troops from the Iraq war in a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

• Christmas Poll: Family Beats Out Celebrating Christ as Most Enjoyable

  Retailers are gearing up for the heavy holiday rush of shoppers this final Saturday before Christmas.