More than three-fourths of Americans believe prayer makes a vital difference during times of illness or injury, according to a new poll. “Nearly half of American voters believe in the Biblical account of creation,” notes Dana Blanton for Fox News, “and even more think prayer can literally help people recover from medical problems. The poll by Fox…

Hundreds of Muslims on Friday defied a new French ban on outdoor group prayer, filling the streets and sidewalks of  some neighborhoods to kneel on prayer rugs and observe the Islamic requirement for five-times-daily prayer while facing Mecca. The ban came into effect on Friday, which is the Muslim weekly holy day — the equivalent…

Prayer, scripture-reading and talk of the Almighty resounded as Americans stood together on the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America. At the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania, a Navy tenor’s voice wafted clear the words of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”  in the morning stillness: “In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was…

On September 11, as Americans commemorate the tenth anniversary of that fateful day, more than 350 9/11 first responders, injured veterans, victims’ family members and supporters will embark on a 540-mile Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) bicycle trip to visit each crash site. Riders will begin the eight-day trek at Liberty State Park on New York…

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