The cover story of the February 2010 issue of Christianity Today is by author Shirl J. Hoffman and is titled “Sports Fanatics: How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture — and what might be done about it.” The article takes a critical look at the growing overlap between American Christianity and American sports.

The 30-second Super Bowl ad that features Tim Tebow and his mother explaining how she rejected medical advice that she consider an abortion due to complications while pregnant with him was sponsored by Focus on the Family, a leading conservative Christian lobby. The  controversy over the television spot was heightened because the network, CBS, said […]

Read an April 2006 Christianity Today article about evangelical chaplains’ desire to use the name of Jesus while praying.

Read a June 12, 2013, Tucson Sentinel article about an Arizona court dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation after Gov. Jan Brewer proclaimed an “Arizona Day of Prayer.”  

Read an April 2011 article from USA Today about the appeals court ruling on the National Day of Prayer.

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has an analysis of the attitudes and practices of Americans regarding prayer.

The National Day of Prayer Task Force is a private organization headed by Shirley Dobson, wife of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson. The group, whose mission is to “publicize and preserve America’s Christian heritage,” organizes National Prayer Day events.

This April 22, 2010, Washington Post article discusses how Franklin Graham, son of popular evangelist Billy Graham, was left off the program for a National Day of Prayer event due to his remarks on Islam.

After Crabb’s ruling, the White House said President Barack Obama would continue the tradition of issuing a proclamation for the National Day of Prayer, and he issued one on April 30, 2010.