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1. Some Americans Don't Believe Muslims, Atheists Have First-Amendment Rights

... d freedom of religion when asked to name the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. Those rights are: freedom of religion, speech and the press; and the right of assembly and to petition the governmen ...

Created on 16 September 2017

2. Why Religion Is Wrong

In episode 12 of my new series, Questions With God, I ask the question, "What is the difference between religion and a relationship with God?"  This, maybe more than anything, has become my life's purpose— ...

Created on 30 August 2017

3. Schools Take Major Step to Ban Any, All References to Jesus—Including Christmas Cards

An Australian school district took a major stride to ban Christian activity and the name of Jesus in any form. The Australian reports Queensland education officials are cracking down on "junior evangelists" ...

Created on 28 July 2017

4. Christians Still Living With Blessings of Reformation, but ...

On Oct. 31, 1517, the Protestant Reformation changed everything. And today, says evangelical leader and Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES) President Dr. Richard Land, Christians are still living under ...

Created on 10 July 2017

5. Ron Paul: President Trump Is 'Smashing the Government Religion'

... obably not. Beliefs take a while to change. But keep tweeting, President Trump. Keep smashing the government religion.   Click here to read the entire article.  ...

Created on 03 July 2017

6. In the Land Where Atheism Prevails, Revival Gains Surprising Foothold

As Pastor Jeton quietly speaks, one would never guess the horror he and his people have lived through in this picturesque area of the Balkans. Jeton is a Kosovar Albanian—over 80 percent of the population ...

Created on 09 June 2017

7. Why So Many People Fall Victim to the Deception of the Hyper-grace Movement

What some people call the hyper-grace message began as a result of a sort of revolt against religion and man-made rules. A portion of that message, however, went into a ditch on the other side and manifested ...

Created on 28 April 2017

8. Have Millennials Abandoned Their Faith?

What's one of the fastest-growing religious identifications among millennials? It's actually not a religion at all. It's "none." Roughly a quarter of all Americans (23 percent), according to the Pew Rese ...

Created on 30 January 2017

9. 6 Must-Know Faith Facts Before Trump Takes Office

Before Donald Trump swears to uphold the Constitution for the next four years, Pew Research Center broke down exactly how religion plays a role in his inauguration. Today, nearly a million people will ...

Created on 20 January 2017

10. America Became a Lot Less Christian During the Presidency of Barack Obama

... in the White House. Of course, this trend did not begin under Obama, but it seems to have accelerated during his presidency. In particular, the percentage of Americans who have no religion at all is grow ...

Created on 13 January 2017

11. Persecution 'Wake-Up Call': 2017 May Be Worse for Christians

... ist) Party wants to take charge of religion," said one pastor. "The government wants to control everything—even the smallest aspects." Release says their report is "a wake-up call to take our prayers and pr ...

Created on 03 January 2017

12. 3 Big Lies Leading Today's Youth Into a Pit

... e University, where he serves as the director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society; Denton is associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas-San Antonio.)  The pair gleaned the ...

Created on 14 December 2016

13. Easily Offended Celebrities Massively Twisting Scripture

News reports are featuring famous athletes, actors and pop-stars being asked about abortion and gay marriage. Often, they criticize Christians: "Doesn't the Bible say 'judge not'? Who are you to tell people ...

Created on 02 December 2016

14. It's Time for More Narrow-Minded Preachers to Arise

If you believe in pluralism, you believe that people of all races, classes, religions and backgrounds should be able to get along on equal footing in society. That's a good thing. But when it involves religion ...

Created on 02 December 2016

15. You Won't Believe What False Church Is Making Inroads in Europe

... Atlantic reports.   "FSM members have waged and even won legal battles for the privileges enjoyed by other religions. Along the way, something funny has happened to a movement founded in large part to critiqu ...

Created on 11 October 2016

16. Many Americans Believe in the Bible but Think Muslims Also Go to Heaven

... ions on topics from prayer and the Bible to heaven and hell. Among the findings: Americans think God likes all religions. Two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) say God accepts the worship of all religions, incl ...

Created on 29 September 2016

17. John Hagee Hits Religious Spirits Between the Eyes

Pastor John Hagee called out religious spirits who condemn the Lord's anointed in a recent Facebook post.   His social media devotional appears to be straight out of Matthew 23, where Christ condemned ...

Created on 27 September 2016

18. Should Christians Watch These Religion-Themed Shows?

... . Religious themes: TV shows that explore exorcism are often disappointing because they don't take Roman Catholicism seriously. These writers, though, have done some homework and seem to want to portray religion— ...

Created on 14 September 2016

19. More Americans Than Ever Are Losing Their Religion

... w study from the Pew Research Center titled "Why America's 'nones' left religion behind." One thing that particularly stood out to me was the fact that most "nones" were once affiliated with a particular re ...

Created on 26 August 2016

20. God's Solution to the 'Nones' Who Have Left the Faith

...  The results were varied, but according to the survey, "Half of 'nones' left childhood faith over lack of belief, one-in-five cite[d] dislike of organized religion." Of this half (more exactly, 49 perce ...

Created on 25 August 2016