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Bishop Rebukes Trump at Prayer Service on Transgender Issues, Sparking Controversy An Episcopal priest's public admonition of President Trump on immigration and transgender issues highlights a clash of worldviews and, according to the President's defenders, signifies the decline of a fading branch of Christianity. The comments from the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, came Tuesday during an interfaith service at the National Cathedral with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in attendance and scores of viewers watching on television. A clip of her comments went viral on social media. "Mr. President, millions have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God," she said, directing her words at Trump. "In the name of our God, I ask you to...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, January 23, 2025 9:55am |
Bishop Budde Addresses Controversial Sermon at National Cathedral Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, defended her comments urging President Donald Trump to show mercy towards members of the LGBTQ community and illegal immigrants during a sermon on “unity” at the traditional inaugural prayer service at National Cathedral on Tuesday. In an interview on “The View” Wednesday morning, Bishop Budde, known for her progressive stance, explained her remarks during yesterday’s service that has since sparked controversy for attempting to politicize a sermon, The Christian Post reports. “My responsibility yesterday morning was to reflect, to pray with the nation for unity. As I was pondering, what are the foundations of unity? I wanted to emphasize respecting the honor and dignity of every human being, basic honesty...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, January 23, 2025 10:08am |
Biden, in Letter to Trump, Says He’s Praying for Him: ‘May God Bless You’ Former President Joe Biden told President Donald Trump that he is praying for him as part of a letter the outgoing chief executive left in the Oval Office desk the day of the inauguration. Every President since Ronald Reagan in 1989 has left a letter to his predecessor, typically offering words of encouragement for a job that few individuals experience. Each note is handwritten. "Dear President Trump," the letter begins. "As I take leave of this sacred office, I wish you and your family all the best in the next four years. The American people -- and people around the world -- look to this house for steadiness in the inevitable storms of history, and my prayer is that in the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our nation. May God bless you...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 24, 2025 9:54am |
Sanctity of Human Life Day and the Power of the Presidency Roe v. Wade was decided on January 22, 1973. In response, this day each year is proclaimed “National Sanctity of Human Life Day” by pro-life supporters. When Donald Trump was last in office, he issued a proclamation marking this day in which he stated: Restoring a culture of respect for the sacredness of life is fundamental to solving our country’s most pressing problems. When each person is treated as a beloved child of God, individuals can reach their full potential, communities will flourish, and America will be a place of even greater hope and freedom. By contrast, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation in 2023 affirming elective abortion, denouncing the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, and calling on Americans to “work...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 24, 2025 10:26am |
| Does God Care Who Wins the Superbowl? As a fan of Duke basketball, I was pumped when the Blue Devils beat the University of Houston in last year’s Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. I was also pleased that cross-town rival University of North Carolina lost. As a Christian, however, I celebrated the outspoken witness of UNC coach Hubert Davis and Houston coach Kelvin Sampson after their respective losses. Outspoken faith has also been part of the storyline in college football this season. This is especially the case with Notre Dame and Ohio State, two teams who put together incredible runs of victories to advance to Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game. Though I was rooting for the Irish to complete the comeback after a tough first half, it was not to be. Capping what must have been a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 24, 2025 12:12pm |
How Scripture Guides Our Response on the Bishop’s Plea to Trump Controversy The Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service is a tradition that stretches back to 1933 and the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The service is held at the Washington National Cathedral, the second-largest church building in the US. The cathedral is the seat of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and the bishop of the Diocese of Washington. Since 2011, the latter role has been held by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the first woman to serve in this position. In her sermon during this year’s service on Tuesday, the bishop made a direct appeal to President Trump: “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 24, 2025 12:54pm |
How Can the Church Transform Our Anti-Social Society? There is a myth that Americans were happily social before the events of 2020. But once the pandemic hit, we retreated into isolated lives and only now are we inching our way out. As journalist Derek Thompson points out in an interview with Lora Kelley, the “anti-social century is the opposite of that story.” In truth, “Every single demographic of Americans now spends significantly less time socializing than they did at the beginning of the 21st century when some people already thought we were in a socializing crisis.” He is, no doubt, referring to the work of Robert Putnam. In his groundbreaking book Bowling Alone, Putnam noted the loss of social capital in the world. As the title suggests, once we bowled in leagues, now we bowl alone. Long before the time when the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 24, 2025 12:59pm |
Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Activists Prosecuted by the Biden Administration's FACE Act President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists who the Biden administration prosecuted for unlawfully protesting at abortion clinics. "Twenty-three people that were prosecuted," Trump said during his signing of the pardon. "They should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people. They should not have been prosecuted. This is a great honor to sign this." "They'll be very happy," he added. According to The Christian Post, the now pardoned activists were previously activists given sentences, including prison time for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE ACT). Among them were nine anti-abortion activists who were convicted for blockading a Washington, D.C.-based abortion in 2020....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, January 27, 2025 10:08am |
Reverend Warns Pastors Calling Trump’s Presidency a Divine Salvation Chicago-based Reverend Dr. Charlie E. Dates recently contended that white evangelical pastors who celebrated Donald Trump's presidency as a sign of God's favor must repent of "theological arrogance" and their "failure to understand Scripture in light of history." Dates, senior pastor of Progressive Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, posted a video on Instagram on Thursday in response to pastors "namely, white evangelical—some of them associates of mine—pastors in Texas, Georgia, and in other places who want you to think, theologically, that God somehow intervened and delivered for America salvation in the inauguration of the 47th president." "That's not Christianity," he argued. According to Church Leaders, Dates quoted orator,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, January 27, 2025 10:16am |
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Pro-Life Cause and Protecting ‘Precious Little Babies’ President Trump told attendees at the March for Life Friday he will "stand proudly" with the pro-life community during his second term, protecting the "historic gains" from his first term by ensuring that a federal right to abortion never becomes law. Speaking virtually to attendees in a video message from the Oval Office, Trump pledged to support adoption and foster care, stop the "weaponization" of the Justice Department, and investigate attacks on churches and pregnancy help centers. "Each year, Americans of every age, color, and background travel to our nation's capital by the tens of thousands to stand up for precious little babies who cannot stand up for themselves," Trump said. Vice President J.D. Vance addressed the crowd in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, January 27, 2025 10:27am |
New Statistics Show Record Bible App Downloads in Persecuted Regions Earlier this year, the Bible app saw record-breaking downloads in countries where there is Christian persecution. On Jan. 5, there were 798,000 installs in one day, the most single-day downloads the app has had since it first launched in 2008. Meanwhile, another report from Open Doors found "more than 380 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith" across the world. In reaction to the Bible app findings, YouVersion founder Bobby Gruenewald told The Christian Post that "this year's increase is even higher than this same time last year, and it's a trend [they're] seeing globally." Notably, various parts of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East were regions where a majority of apps for the Bible app took place. In Egypt alone, there was a 94...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, January 27, 2025 10:40am |
Recent Study Reveals Young Adults in the U.K. Reject Atheism More than Elders Contrary to conventional wisdom, a new survey reveals that young people are less likely than their elders to embrace atheism. The OnePoll survey found that 13 percent of adults ages 18-24 in the United Kingdom consider themselves atheists -- a percentage that is less than that of adults in every other age group, including those ages 25-44 and 65 and up, of whom about 20 percent call themselves atheist. Additionally, adults ages 18-24 in the U.K. are more likely than any other age group to say they are spiritual, with 62 percent adopting that label. That number surpasses the percentage for those ages 65 and up (35 percent), 55-64 (36 percent), and 35-44 (52 percent). The Daily Mail newspaper covered the survey under the headline, “God...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, January 28, 2025 9:33am |
Hostages, Heartache, and the Unchanging Love of God Hamas released four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. As part of the agreement, Israel freed two hundred Palestinian prisoners. The hostages were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross before meeting Israeli forces who transported them into Israel. “Fifteen months, we haven’t stopped crying, but now it’s from happiness,” said an aunt of one of the women. According to Israeli officials, eighty-nine hostages—both living and dead—remain in Gaza. The Telegraph has an article with pictures and stories of the captives. They range from infants to the elderly. Assuming they know that some of their fellow hostages have been freed, what must those still imprisoned be feeling this morning? Would you be encouraged for your...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, January 28, 2025 9:51am |
Why Returning to Faith Could Be California’s Answer to Crisis With President Trump recently surveying the damage in the Palisades and Pasadena, Californians will elect their next governor in 2026, and the stakes have never been higher. The need to address critical issues confronting this great state is urgent. Being born and raised here, and now serving as a pastor in northern Los Angeles county, I have witnessed the slow deterioration up close. But there is hope… The Foundation Must Be Reinforced Many do not know that the California Constitution Preamble states: “We, the People of the State of California, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure and perpetuate its blessings, do establish this Constitution.” From the early days of the Spanish Missions to the Billy Graham Crusades in Los Angeles in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, January 28, 2025 9:59am |
Do You Know More about the Holocaust than Gen Z? The first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge among Millennials and Generation Z revealed a “worrying lack of basic Holocaust knowledge,” including more than one in 10 respondents saying they did not recall ever having heard the word “Holocaust” before. As noted in the Holocaust Encyclopedia of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: “The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jewish men, women and children by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were ‘racially superior,’ and they wanted to create a ‘racially pure’ state. Jews, deemed ‘inferior,’ were considered an alien threat to the so-called German racial community.” By...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, January 28, 2025 10:16am |
Christian Leader Calls 1,000-Minute Prayer over "Demonic Rage" on Social Media A Christian speaker and author in the United Kingdom recently held a 1,000-minute prayer call in response to OnlyFans stars Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips, who have made headlines for planning to sleep with 1,000 men in a single day. Speaking with Church Leaders, Bobbi Kumari, who has delivered talks on topics including relationships and the sex industry, expressed gratitude regarding the turnout of the prayer call, which was held last Friday and ran for 1,035 minutes. “We fervently and passionately prayed from 8 am to 1 am the following morning! People joined for hours on end, participating in intercession, the declaring of scriptures, taking communion numerous times, and prophesying God’s breakthrough and love over the sex industry!” Kumari...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, January 29, 2025 10:08am |
How Reading the Bible Four Times a Week Could Radically Change Your Life If God exists but wanted us to be perpetually in the dark, He could have remained silent. If God wanted to only reveal His will and His moral expectations, but not Himself, He could have. That’s what makes the idea of Christian revelation so remarkable. Not only that God exists, He wanted us to know. And He wanted us to know not only what He expected but Himself. Getting God right requires that we rely on what He has revealed. I asked Dr. Thaddeus Williams, professor at Biola University and author of the book Revering God, to describe the significance of God speaking to a truly Christian worldview: What do you think is the most repeated phrase in the entire Bible? It’s, “Thus says the Lord…” which clocks in at over 400 occurrences. The God of the Bible is not the stone-cold...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, January 29, 2025 10:20am |
Friend of Former Pastor Steven Lawson Reveals Insight on His Life after Adultery Scandal A longtime friend of former Pastor Steven Lawson, who stepped down from ministry last September after confessing to an adulterous relationship, shared that Lawson has since been under counseling as part of the repentance and healing process. In a blog post on The Cripplegate last week, Pastor Clint Archer of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, highlighted his friendship with Lawson and his initial shock and hurt when the scandal first broke. In September 2024, Lawson, 73, stepped down as Lead preacher at Trinity Bible Church in Dallas, Texas, after it was discovered he was involved in a 5-year relationship with a woman in her 20s. At the time, the girl's father threatened exposure if Lawson didn't confess. He was...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, January 30, 2025 9:02am |
Trump Signs Landmark Order Banning Federal Support for Child Gender Transitions President Trump signed a groundbreaking executive order Tuesday barring federal funds from being used for transgender treatments on minors, calling the practice a “stain on our Nation’s history.” The first-of-its-kind executive order labels research supporting such treatments “junk science” and orders the Department of Justice to draft proposed legislation that would allow families harmed by “chemical and surgical mutilation” to sue medical professionals. Although the order could be challenged in court, it nevertheless indicates a major shift in federal policy on transgender medical procedures for minors. The U.S. Supreme Court in December heard a challenge to a Tennessee law that prohibits transgender treatments on children. The justices appeared poised to...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, January 30, 2025 9:10am |
67 Dead in American Airlines Plane Crash: ‘May God Bless Their Souls’ More than 60 passengers and crew members are reported dead after an American Airlines regional airplane collided with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, plunging both craft into the frigid Potomac River. "We're praying," said U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (Kan.). The tragedy involved a regional plane, American Airlines Flight 5342, that was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members as it approached Reagan National Airport (DCA) for landing en route from Wichita, Kan. (ICT). Law enforcement said it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three passengers on a training mission. The plane was a Bombardier CRJ700. All 67 are dead. President Trump on Thursday said everyone on board perished....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 8:27am |
| 5 Christian Leaders Share Their Thoughts on the American Airlines Plane Crash Christian leaders called on fellow believers to pray for the grieving families and to refrain from speculation after an American Airlines plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. Wednesday, killing all 67 on board the two craft. The crash involved a regional plane, American Airlines Flight 5342, that was approaching Reagan National Airport (DCA) for landing when it collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission. The plane had taken off from Wichita, Kan. Below are comments from five Christian leaders: 1. Greg Laurie, Author and Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship "Our hearts are broken for the families who are now facing this devastating loss. Let's lift up these grieving families in prayer and also remember the first responders, who continue their incredibly difficult task of recovery. In times like this, we often ask, 'Why did God allow...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 8:32am |
The Rise of AI, the Fall of Nvidia, and the Warning against Modern Idolatry If you were to stack one trillion dollar bills together, the column would measure 67,866 miles high, more than a fourth of the way from Earth to the moon. That’s how much of the stock market’s value was wiped out Monday. Nearly $600 billion was lost by just one company, the biggest one-day fall in US history. While the markets largely recovered yesterday, the reverberations are continuing. At the heart of the crisis: Chinese AI model DeepSeek was released last week. DeepSeek appeared to perform on par with counterparts from OpenAI, the US firm at the heart of the AI boom, but with far less computing power or money invested. This means AI models of the future might not need as many high-end chips from leading producer Nvidia. As the Wall Street...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 8:42am |
How IVF, Surrogacy, and Single-Parent Births Are Redefining Family A recent, gut-wrenching story from the New York Times Magazine should be required reading for anyone thinking about employing in-vitro fertilization. After a mix-up, two California couples ended up carrying, birthing, and raising each other’s baby girls for several months. Ultimately, the two sets of parents made the “unbearable decision” to switch children, choosing custody of their genetic daughter over the one they had welcomed and nursed and loved. Though describing a rare occurrence, the story illustrates why this underregulated industry needs more oversight, as the author notes. What is missed in the piece, however, is that the main problems with this kind of assisted reproduction aren’t the freak accidents with things that might but probably...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 9:26am |
The Dark Side of the Astrology Boom among Gen Z 4.5 million videos. That’s what you get when you search #astrology on TikTok. 4.5 million videos. And there’s one generation that is driving the interest: Generation Z. After all, members of Gen Z make up the majority of TikTok’s users. But astrology isn’t just making a splash on social media. Astrology apps offering daily horoscopes or advice are among the most popular apps around. As an article in the Wall Street Journal explained, “You enter your birthdate, time, and location, and the app calculates your specific birth chart, shedding light on your passions and predilections.” In 2020, one of the more popular horoscope apps, Co-Star, an American app that uses AI to combine NASA data and content from astrologers, had been downloaded by a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 1:30pm |
Reflections on RFK Jr.’s Nomination, Google Map's Renaming Moves, and the Loneliness Epidemic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services. If approved, he will become our nation’s top health official and control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations, and health insurance for roughly half the country. His confirmation hearing yesterday before the Senate Finance Committee was highly contentious as he faced questions from both parties regarding vaccines, Medicare and Medicaid, and abortion. His hearing before the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee is today. Caroline Kennedy, cousin of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wrote a letter to senators calling him a “predator” who is addicted to power. However, another...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 3:22pm |
Why Christians Must Stand against the Normalization of Euthanasia Last fall, to pressure passage of the Terminally Ill Adults bill in the House of Commons, advocates of legal suicide in the UK took an innovative approach. They plastered the London Underground with posters that resembled ads for antidepressants or headache medicine. The most prominent featured a wealthy, healthy woman dancing in her kitchen in her pjs with a big smile on her face. The caption read, “My dying wish is my family won’t see me suffer and I won’t have to.” In the UK, the advertising of porridge (for health reasons, ironically) and politics is banned on the Tube. Upselling death is allowed. Though good Samaritans covered the posters with information for suicide prevention hotlines, defenders stood by the marketing. One spokesman said, “The campaign uses positive imagery...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 8:03pm |
| A Prayer for Those Grieving the Washington, D.C. Plane Crash In this fallen world in which we live, we can never predict when a tragedy will strike or how close to home it may be. People across the U.S. woke up this Thursday morning to the tragic news that an American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter over Washington D.C. Everyone on both the plane and the helicopter are feared dead and rescue efforts are now turning into recovery efforts. As reported: “The tragedy involved a regional plane, American Airlines Flight 5342, that was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members as it approached Reagan National Airport (DCA) for landing en route from Wichita, Kan. (ICT). Law enforcement said it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three passengers on a training mission. The plane was...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, January 31, 2025 8:12pm |
Calif. Church Destroyed by Fire Finds Strength in a Standing Cross Members of a modest California church destroyed by the Los Angeles Eaton fire are drawing strength from their faith and hope from the lone remaining structure still standing on the site of their former building: a cross. The Lifeline Fellowship Christian Center on Lake Avenue in Altadena, Calif., was one of thousands of structures destroyed by the Eaton Fire, which ignited Jan. 7 amid strong winds and raced more than 10,000 acres before it was contained. Members of the congregation now are meeting at a different church building about two miles away as they await the next steps to rebuild, Fox News Digital reported. Their faith, though, is still strong. Amid the ashes and charred rubble of what once was their building, a purple and white cross...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 03, 2025 10:27am |
The Truth about Toxic Empathy and Why It’s Becoming a Controversial Topic The past several weeks have been filled with multiple examples of what is considered "toxic empathy," and we, as Christians, are to see it as a distortion of true empathy and Biblical Truth. Empathy Defined But before we consider these cases, we must ask the question: what is empathy? According to Merriam Webster, the term empathy is defined as "the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another." In other words, empathy is about understanding how another person is feeling. How many times have you spoken to a friend who is struggling, and the moment they share what's wrong, you say, "I've been there." Thus, having empathy allows for interpersonal relatability, which in turn, results...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 03, 2025 10:50am |
NASA’s Asteroid Mission Just Undermined a Popular Atheist Theory The reporting was almost breathless. Analyses of samples harvested by NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission from the asteroid named Bennu contained some of the amino acids crucial to life on Earth along with nucleobases comprising genetic code. From this, near-breathless headlines suggesting that the beginnings of life probably came to Earth from asteroids, and thus the high probability that intelligent life could exist elsewhere in our universe filled news feeds. Except that’s not what Bennu actually suggests. In reality, the findings cast doubt on the long-held theory that life’s ingredients arrived piggy-backed on asteroids. Why? Because of something known in scientific circles as “left-handed chirality.” The amino acids found on Bennu were made of an equal proportion of the molecule...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 04, 2025 11:25am |
Punxsutawney Phil, the Chiefs Conspiracy, and Why Christianity Is No Leap in the Dark Normally, I’d begin today with headline news such as Saturday’s shocking trade of superstar Luka Don?i? by the Dallas Mavericks, last night’s Grammy Awards without a single Taylor Swift win, or this morning’s stock futures tumble as tariff wars begin between the US and key trade partners. However, I’d like to do something different by taking you on a brief journey that may seem to meander a bit, but we’ll get to the point by the end. Let’s begin with a question: Are the Kansas City Chiefs getting preferential treatment from the NFL? There was a dubious roughing of the passer penalty against Houston’s Will Anderson Jr. that extended a Chiefs drive in their playoff win over Houston. And a “catch” on a touchdown...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 04, 2025 11:30am |
The Literacy Crisis No One Wants to Talk About On February 3, 1468, Johannes Gutenberg died. Not only was he the inventor of the printing press using movable metal type, but he could be considered one of the greatest liberators of thought in human history. Prior to the printing press, copying by hand was a slow, laborious process that made books expensive and rare. There was a strong chance, in the copies of copies available for people to read, that copy errors had been made and preserved. Errors were especially common in works containing scientific charts and diagrams displaying, for example, the positions of planets. The printing press changed everything. Printing became the first mass-production industry, which made books far less expensive. A well-stocked medieval monastic library contained only a few hundred books, but after the printing press,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 04, 2025 11:44am |
A Biblical Perspective on Mass Deportation Within the past few weeks, we have seen illegal criminals being arrested and deported back to the counties where they came from. At the same time, there has been increased debate over immigration since President Donald Trump took office for a second time. Immigration is one of Trump’s top priorities going all the way back during this first term and now, starting a day after he took office. His border czar, Tom Homan, is adamant about seeing these deportations being carried out in major cities across the country. In addition to deportations, Trump plans to rebuild the border wall he did in his first term that his successor and now predecessor Joe Biden attempted to undo by opening up the border, allowing anyone into the country without consideration of the consequences. The Tragic...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 06, 2025 1:04pm |
Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Men from Women’s Sports, Saying It’s ‘Common Sense’ President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order prohibiting men from participating in women's sports, delivering on a campaign promise that helped propel him back to the White House. "It's just all about common sense," Trump said moments before signing the order in front of dozens of female athletes. "Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls," he said. "From now on, women's sports will be only for women." The order touches on one of the most controversial issues surrounding the transgender debate. Earlier in the day, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 06, 2025 1:25pm |
Trump Calls for a Return to Religion in America at National Prayer Breakfast President Trump opened up about his own faith Thursday, telling attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast that his relationship with God has deepened since he survived an assassination attempt. Trump's comments at the bipartisan event were more personal and conciliatory than is usual for the 78-year-old chief executive, who said he longs for the days when Republicans and Democrats can work together again -- and even can enjoy a meal together. "If we could ever come together, it would be unbelievable. May not happen, but it should, and maybe it will," he said. Trump referenced the July assassination attempt when a gunman's bullet came within millimeters of ending his life. "It changed something in me. I feel -- I feel even...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, February 07, 2025 10:15am |
J.D. Vance Warns US Religious Liberty Efforts Have Been ‘Corrupted’ Vice President J.D. Vance addressed the 2025 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, promising to protect religious liberty both nationally and globally in the face of corruption and the spread of atheism worldwide. "Too often has our nation's international engagement on religious liberty issues been corrupted and distorted to the point of absurdity," Vance said to thousands of attendees from over 40 different countries. "Think about this: How did America get to the point where we're sending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars abroad to NGOs that are dedicated to spreading atheism all over the globe?" "That is not what leadership on protecting the rights of the faithful looks like," the vice president added. Vance's remark...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, February 07, 2025 10:36am |
5 Biblical Reasons Gaza Is Important Headlines bombard us with news about the devastation in Gaza—the staggering death toll, the increasing war and bloodshed, the innocent lives lost. People on both sides cry for an end to the violence and the pain. As Christians, we hear the news, and our hearts fill with compassion and anguish. Why is this happening? Why are people so eager to fight—and die—over this one small section of land? Gaza, also called the Gaza Strip, is a thin piece of land of about 140 square miles located between Israel and Egypt. Roughly 2.3 million Palestinians live there, and it is a Palestinian territory. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, with Egypt on its southwest and Israel on its east and north. However, there is longtime animosity between Israel and Palestine. In...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, February 07, 2025 12:05pm |
Trump Appoints Pam Bondi to Lead New Task Force against Anti-Christian Bias During the National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would create a White House Faith Office and a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias within the federal government. "The mission of this task force will be to immediately hold all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, which was absolutely terrible, the IRS, the FBI, and other agencies," Trump said. As reported by Reuters, the president will sign an executive order later on Thursday appointing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to be "the head of a task force - brand new - to eradicate anti-Christian bias." Meanwhile, the White House Faith Office will...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, February 07, 2025 12:28pm |
| Trump Appoints Pam Bondi to Lead New Task Force against Anti-Christian Bias During the National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would create a White House Faith Office and a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias within the federal government. "The mission of this task force will be to immediately hold all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, which was absolutely terrible, the IRS, the FBI, and other agencies," Trump said. As reported by Reuters, the president will sign an executive order later on Thursday appointing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to be "the head of a task force - brand new - to eradicate anti-Christian bias." Meanwhile, the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, February 07, 2025 12:29pm |
Evangelicals Support Secure Borders but Are Divided on Other Immigration Issues, Poll Finds Evangelicals are split on immigration issues but largely agree on the need for a secure border and want their pastor to address the topic more, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The survey found that 70 percent of evangelicals believe the United States has a moral responsibility to accept refugees who are fleeing persecution, while 73 percent believe Christians have a responsibility to care for refugees who are forcibly displaced in other countries around the world. “Evangelicals’ care for refugees and immigrants is as steady as their political preference, but some leaders may not be listening,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research. But on other issues, there is less agreement. For...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 10, 2025 8:24am |
India’s Christians Face Persecution, but One Woman’s Mission Is Changing Lives According to church history, Thomas, the disciple best known for his doubts, first took the name of Christ to India, ushering in a rich and centuries-long history of Christ followers there. These “Thomas Christians,” as they are known, have provided a faithful presence in the region, along with missionaries and others who continued to bring the Gospel and start churches. Perhaps best known is renowned missionary Amy Carmichael, noted for providing a sanctuary for women and girls in India seeking to escape slavery and prostitution. She was also instrumental in the outlaw of those practices. Another example is Scottish missionary Dr. Alexander Duff, who offered an education in English, in the sciences, and in biblical studies, hoping that...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 10, 2025 8:38am |
Why Is Trump Targeting the USAID? “For decades, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been unaccountable to taxpayers as it funnels massive sums of money to the ridiculous—and, in many cases, malicious—pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats, with next-to-no oversight.” That is how President Donald Trump recently described the agency overseeing the vast majority of the government’s humanitarian efforts. Those thoughts have been echoed across numerous press conferences, television appearances, and posts on social media by both Trump and people working closely with him on this issue. However, given that USAID disbursed somewhere in the neighborhood of $72 billion of assistance in 2023—the last year for which we have concrete numbers—some waste is unavoidable. The more pressing question is to what...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Posted by Temmy |
Tue, February 11, 2025 10:37am |
The Surprising Rise of Bible Sales and Cultural Christianity God seems to be having a moment, culturally speaking. So is the Bible, it seems. In December, the Wall Street Journal reported that Bible sales were up 22% in the U.S. last year, while sales of other books were essentially flat. In fact, in 2019, 9.7 million copies of the Bible were sold in America. Last year, that number approached 14 million, with most sales driven by “first-time buyers.” Then there is football, with Ohio State players preaching to students last summer and on national television after winning the national championship, Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson praising Jesus at the Fiesta Bowl, and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh leading his team in the Lord’s Prayer, God-talk on and off the field has been conspicuous this season....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 11, 2025 12:37pm |
Why the Sins God Hates Most Aren’t the Ones We Talk About In the book of Proverbs, there is a startling statement: “The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him.” One of my personal disciplines is to read a line from Proverbs every day (or dangerously close to every day). As I read that Proverb a few mornings ago, I was struck anew by not only the strength of that statement, “The Lord hates,” but also the specificity that followed. The Lord hates six things; in fact, seven are detestable to him: o arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, o hands that shed innocent blood, o a heart that plots wicked schemes, o feet eager to run to evil, o a lying witness who gives false testimony, o and one who stirs up...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 11, 2025 12:58pm |
Trump’s New Faith Initiative and the Hidden Danger for Churches President Trump is forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “targeting” of Christians. The task force will be directed to “immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government.” He has also signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office “to assist faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship in their efforts to strengthen American families, promote work and self-sufficiency, and protect religious liberty.” President George W. Bush similarly established the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partners in 2001. President Barack Obama continued but renamed the office in 2009. A White House initiative to encourage faith-based...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 12, 2025 1:52pm |
Why Young Adults Are Abandoning Intimacy and Marriage According to sociologist Lyman Stone in an article published at the Institute for Family Studies, sexlessness “skyrocketed” between the late 2010s and the early 2020s, roughly doubling for young men and increasing by 50% for young women. According to data gleaned from the National Survey of Family Growth, there has been an unprecedented rise in celibacy among those in the 22-34 age bracket, the period of life in which most people have historically gotten married. About a third of male and female respondents reported that they had not been intimate with anyone in the past three months, with about 24% of men and 13% of women reporting it had been at least a year. Of the respondents, 10% of men and 7% of women said they were virgins. All of these numbers are up significantly from 2013. On one...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 12, 2025 2:01pm |
Baptist Pastor Receives Backlash for Claiming Violence May Be Necessary to Stop DOGE A Baptist Pastor in Tennessee sparked backlash online after preaching a sermon suggesting to his congregation that 'sometimes violence is necessary' when it comes to pushing back against the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "And in this nation, I'm worried that we are on the verge of bloodshed. This is an attempt to take us back to a day that we do not want to go and we will not go. Therefore, there will be conflict. I pray that the peace of God will win out and overcome the madness that is attempting to take over this nation," Dr. Steve Caudle, the senior pastor of Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church Chattanooga, said at a Sunday school message on Feb. 9. "And I will say to you, beloved, no one likes...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 13, 2025 4:26pm |
Pope Francis Hospitalized for Bronchitis, Vatican Cancels Upcoming Events The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has been hospitalized for treatment of bronchitis, which he has been dealing with for a week. Pope Francis was "admitted to the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for necessary diagnostic tests and to continue hospital treatment for his ongoing bronchitis," The Vatican said in a statement. Prior to his hospitalization, the pope met with his morning audiences at the Vatican. According to CNN's Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb, Francis "was mentally alert but struggling to speak for extended periods due to breathing difficulties," the outlet reported. In addition to treatment, Francis is expected to undergo tests during his stay, Associated Press reported. Per Vatican News, adjustments for upcoming events were made...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, February 15, 2025 10:23am |
The Doomsday Clock vs. God’s Timing Last month, a group of scientists announced that the famous Doomsday Clock has been moved to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to signaling a human-made apocalypse. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a science-oriented advocacy group, explained that humanity is on the brink of self-destruction due to human-made advancements. "We set the clock closer to midnight because we do not see positive progress on the global challenges we face, including nuclear risk, climate change, biological threats, and advances in disruptive technologies," Daniel Holz, chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, said. The Doomsday Clock, which was first created in 1947 by artist Martyl Langsdorf to warn of the urgency of a nuclear threat following World War II, is a symbolic representation of the end of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sun, February 16, 2025 4:49pm |
How St. Valentinus Reminds Us of the Deeper Meaning of Love Valentine’s Day was on Friday, so if this commentary is only now sparking a reminder to buy something for your loved one, you’re too late. However, it’s not too late to tell the story behind this “holiday.” Before it devolved into the corporate creation of greeting card companies, Valentine’s Day was set aside to remember third-century Christian martyr Valentinus of Rome. As a video in the What Would You Say? series describes, there are a few historical uncertainties about the facts and myths of this man’s life. However, the most widely accepted version of his martyrdom is that he ran afoul of emperor Claudius II, who had prohibited marriage in Rome. As The History Channel describes, the emperor believed that “Roman men were unwilling to join the army...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 17, 2025 2:13pm |
Rick Warren Under Fire for Tweet about Crucifixion Former pastor of Saddleback Church in California, Rick Warren, is receiving backlash after posting a tweet that many viewed as an improper application of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Warren's tweet on Feb. 11 likened Jesus' central position between two thieves during His Crucifixion to Him landing somewhere in the center of today's political landscape rather than on one side or the other. "If you're looking for the #realJesus, not a caricature disfigured by partisan motivations, you'll find him in the middle, not on either side," Warren stated. The evangelist deleted the tweet within a few days, but not before it had more than three million views. The statement prompted many conservative Christians to criticize Warren's theology. Allie Beth Stuckey, a conservative podcaster and...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 18, 2025 10:52am |
| Baptist Pastor Receives Backlash for Claiming Violence May Be Necessary to Stop DOGE A Baptist Pastor in Tennessee sparked backlash online after preaching a sermon suggesting to his congregation that 'sometimes violence is necessary' when it comes to pushing back against the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "And in this nation, I'm worried that we are on the verge of bloodshed. This is an attempt to take us back to a day that we do not want to go and we will not go. Therefore, there will be conflict. I pray that the peace of God will win out and overcome the madness that is attempting to take over this nation," Dr. Steve Caudle, the senior pastor of Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church Chattanooga, said at a Sunday school message on Feb. 9. "And I will say to you, beloved, no one likes...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 18, 2025 11:26am |
Hospital Denies Heart Transplant for JD Vance’s Relative Due to Parents’ Christian Beliefs on Vaccines A 12-year-old girl from Indiana whose mother is related to Vice President JD Vance was denied a heart transplant due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu. Cincinnati Children's Hospital declined a religious exemption for Adaline Deal — who was adopted from China when she was 4 and was born with two heart conditions— after her parents said that the vaccinations go against their beliefs as Protestant Christians. Deal's mother, Janeen Deal, who is related by marriage to Vice President JD Vance's half-siblings, told The Cincinnati Enquirer that she and her husband chose not to get their daughter vaccinated against COVID-19 or the flu after "the Holy Spirit put it on our hearts" and because she deems the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 18, 2025 12:13pm |
The Shocking Truth about Hell That Most Christians Overlook It’s safe to say that many people, including Christians, get their views of Hell more from literature and folklore than from Scripture. Even if we haven’t read the fourteenth-century classic Dante’s Inferno, we know the imagery of his deep lair of Satan, his disturbing demons, and the grotesque punishments for those residents. Pop culture’s devil is a mix of John Milton’s anti-hero in Paradise Lost, Hades from Disney’s Hercules, and the main character in Charlie Daniels’ epic fiddle song. In fact, our word for “Hell” isn’t even in the Bible. That came from an old Germanic word used to describe “the underworld.” In the Old Testament, the prophets and psalmists spoke of Sheol, a word that’s actually hard to define. Sometimes Sheol is what we think of Hell—a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 19, 2025 8:54pm |
Pro-Life Leaders Criticize Trump’s IVF Order, Say ‘IVF Is NOT Pro-Life’ Leaders within the pro-life community are voicing concern over President Trump's executive order expanding access to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the procedure raises significant ethical issues and often results in surplus embryos that are ultimately destroyed. Albert Mohler, Lila Rose, Allie Beth Stuckey, and Kristan Hawkins were among the dozens of pro-life leaders who spoke out on social media opposing the executive order, which directs his staff to develop a "list of policy recommendations on protecting IVF access and aggressively reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment." White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt celebrated the executive order on X, asserting that Trump had kept a promise he made during the election. Pro-life...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 20, 2025 8:51am |
‘Stop Believing Russian Propaganda,’ Ukrainian Christians Urge as U.S. Leader Speaks Out As peace talks between Russia and Ukraine struggle to gain traction, a prominent U.S. Christian leader is sharing a message he says believers on the ground in Ukraine conveyed to him during a visit: "Stop believing Russian propaganda" about this war. Ed Stetzer, the dean of the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, posted the message on social media Wednesday shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump was widely criticized for saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy started the war with Russia. "You should have never started it. You could have made a deal," Trump said in Florida, describing what he would say to Zelenskyy. Stetzer wrote on X, "Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Ukraine did not 'start...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Yesterday at 11:17am |
Pope Francis not out of danger, will stay in hospital at least another week, doctors say Pope Francis' condition isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis' doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition, saying that he will remain hospitalized at least all of next week. The pope is receiving occasional supplements of oxygen when he needs it and is responding to the strengthened drug therapy he is receiving to fight pneumonia and a complex lung infection, his doctors said Friday. Gemelli hospital Dr. Sergio...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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