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A new study released by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has revealed some stark realities about the disparate beliefs of Americans. The study is the Center’s fifth annual American Worldview Inventory, which interviewed 2,000 US adults in January. The researchers focused on the prevalence of 14 worldviews throughout the country and determined…

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In the aftermath of Alexei Navalny’s death last Friday, much of the focus has—understandably—been on his attempts to combat corruption in the Russian government and on the role Vladimir Putin likely played in his demise. Yet, as Russell Moore recently described, Navalny’s final years were defined as much by his Christian faith as by his…

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The New York Archdiocese has responded to criticism after reviewing “scandalous” behavior at the funeral of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili at St. Patrick Cathedral in Manhattan. Gentili, an atheist and man identifying as a woman, was an advocate for transgender rights, sex workers, and people living with HIV. Gentili’s funeral was attended by over 1000…

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The “He Gets Us” campaign continues to experience criticism for what some Christians are claiming is an inaccurate portrayal of Jesus. Mark Driscoll weighed in on the controversy, initially posting to his X account, “Jesus washed Judas’s feet and still sent him to hell.” He took to Instagram to break down the ad. “This is…

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Thousands of AT&T customers were left without service for hours for their home phone, internet and mobile phone services, according to Downdetector. The outages started popping up just before 3:30 a.m. ET, according to a graph shown on the website that tracks outages. Just before 2 p.m. ET, the number of reports had declined drastically…

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Some of the wealthiest men on Earth are building doomsday bunkers in a move that was predicted in the last and most dramatic book of the Bible, according to a leading podcaster. It was recently revealed that Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, who’s currently ranked fourth on the Forbes billionaires list, has spent $187 million on…

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A prominent Christian researcher recently warned that “we’re on the precipice of Christian invisibility in this nation,” as new research shows that preteens are rejecting beliefs associated with a biblical worldview. In a recent statement, the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University shared data about the worldviews held by children between the ages of…

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An Indian woman who was thought to be dead woke up again moments before she was about to be cremated. Bujji Aamma, a 52-year-old from Berhampur, India, was severely burnt in a fire in her home on February 1. She was taken to the hospital with burns covering half her body and returned home, where…

Pope Francis said he sees “hypocrisy” in criticism of his decision to let priests bless same-sex couples, possibly his most strongly worded defense of the move. LGBT blessings were authorized by a Vatican document called Fiducia Supplicans, or Supplicating Trust, but that was met with significant resistance in the Catholic Church, mainly from African bishops.…

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The Buckmen, a group of famous outdoorsmen including Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Willie Robertson, recently got together to discuss America’s need for Jesus. During their conversation, the group was asked, “Do you think that our country right now more than ever needs Jesus, or is that just a worry that we have that every…

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