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President Trump: ‘May We as Americans Never Forget the Power of Prayer’
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Megan Bailey
President Donald Trump hosted a Rose Garden ceremony with V.P. Mike Pence for the National Day of Prayer. The president spoke about how powerful prayer is, and called on American’s to pray for protection of religious freedom. “Our Nation’s honored tradition of prayer has sustained us and strengthened our trust that God will continue to…
Pope to Hairdressers: Cut Gossip, Work in ‘Christian Style’
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Lesli White
Pope Francis recently urged hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians not to indulge in gossip during work according to the AFP. During an audience in the Vatican he encouraged the invited group to avoid “giving in to the temptation of chatter that easily creeps into your work environment.” “Practice your profession in a Christian style, treating customers…
Police Cracking Down on Church Using Marijuana As Sacrament
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Lesli White
Madison Wisconsin officials are trying to stop a church from openly using and distributing marijuana as a sacrament. While marijuana is still illegal in the state, they may have found a loophole. Two men who have been operating the Lion of Judah House of Rastafari church in a storefront are currently distributing marijuana as a…
Rep. Ilhan Omar Faces Backlash after Suggesting That Jesus Was Palestinian and Not a Jew
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Lesli White
Rep. Ilhan Omar recent suggested that Jesus was a Palestinian and not a Jew and is facing major criticism for it. Omar retweeted a tweet from Omar Suleiman, an American Muslim scholar and civil rights activist according to CBN News. The scholar has accused conservative Christians of being ignorant about Jesus’ Palestinian heritage. Suleiman’s tweet…
Students, Alumni Outraged After Christian University Invited V.P. Mike Pence to Speak at Commencement
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Megan Bailey
Taylor University, a small, Christian liberal-arts college located in Upland, a town northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana, invited Vice President Mike Pence to speak at their commencement ceremonies. Once this invitation was released to the public, outrage ensued. In the statement, Taylor University president Dr. Paul Lowell Haines said, “Taylor University is pleased and honored to…
Michelle Bachmann: Donald Trump is Most Godly, Biblical President
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Lesli White
In a recent interview on the Olive Tree Ministries’ radio show ‘Understanding the Times,’ the former congresswoman from Minnesota made a bold claim about the president. Bachmann who is a regular on the radio show said Trump is “highly biblical” and “has had the courage and the fortitude” to stand up “where other Republicans wouldn’t…
Pete Buttigieg Starts Campaign With Attacks on Pence’s Christian Faith
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Discussion of the 2020 presidential election is already heating up. A host of Democratic senators, representatives, mayors and governors have all thrown their hats in the ring. The official nomination will likely not be decided until summer of 2020, but Democratic hopefuls are already working to earn the winning spot in the primaries. A few…
Is America Becoming Godless? Survey Finds People With No Religion Has Risen 266 Percent
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Lesli White
According to a new survey, the number of Americans who have no religion has risen 266 percent since 1991 the Daily Mail reports. The religious ‘nones’ (those with no religious affiliation) are now tied statistically with the number of Catholics and Evangelicals. People with no religion account for 23.1 percent of the U.S., while Catholics…
Catholic Priests in Poland Burn Harry Potter Books Calling Them Sacrilegious
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Lesli White
A group of Catholic priests in Poland recently burned books they considered sacrilegious, including those from the Harry Potter and Twilight series. A Catholic evangelical group “SMS from Heaven” posted pictures on its Facebook page showing Harry Potter books on top of a burning fire pit, reports the BBC. “We obey the Word,” the priests…
Geophysicist Stephen Meyer Argues That Disproving a Creator of Life is Almost Impossible
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Which theory explains the existence of life and all its incredible forms, Darwin’s theory of evolution by virtue of natural selection or religiously centered creationism caused and controlled by God? In most debates, those are the only answers offered. Either life itself is a fluke that began in primordial soup with molecules that blundered across…
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