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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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

What percentage of people in the United States claim to have no religion? If you guessed the number is small but vocal, think again. According to the 2018 General Social Survey, a biennial project run by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, the religious “nones” are now every bit as numerous…

LifeWay Christian resources will close all their retail locations. The store has been an important channel for Christian publishers. The retailer is now shifting gears and all merchandise will be offered entirely online. “The decision to close our local stores is a difficult one,” said acting president and CEO Brad Waggoner,“LifeWay has developed close connections…
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