'The Forge' Review: If You Want Young Men to Leave Christianity, …
Aug 23, 2024 — If You Want Young Men to Leave Christianity, Have Them Watch ‘The Forge’. (REVIEW) The focus of “The Forge” on the modern plight of young men in society is laudable. But the film’s inability to empathize with these men, or offer a compelling vision for their lives, will turn them away from Christianity more than draw them to it ...
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Religion Unplugged. ‘Vessel’: An Art Trail Along Remote Rural Churches In The Black Mountains Of Wales. What Happens When Christianity and Buddhism Are Forced To Compete? Olasky’s Books For October: Presidents, Nationalists, Prayer And Blindness. The Focus On ‘Religious Freedom For All’ And The Main Sources Of Persecution.
A New Interpretation of Faith: The Story Behind the LGBTQ
Jul 20, 2023 — The Sparkle Creed was circulated in 2021 by the Rev. Rachel Small Stokes of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Louisville, Kentucky. A Shower of Stoles website biography notes that she was raised United Methodist, served as a missionary in that denomination and trained for the ministry. However, she switched to the United Church of Christ ...
The Future Of American Religion: Birth Rates Show Who's Having …
Oct 4, 2021 — (ANALYSIS) Just last month, a team of economists from Wellesley College and the University of Maryland published a working paper that focused on a peculiar puzzle facing the United States: declining birth rates.. More particularly, the team of researchers was trying to understand why birth rates continued to fall even after the economy was recovering from the Great Recession of 2007.
History of the Muslim prayer call in the US - Religion Unplugged
Jul 13, 2023 — (ANALYSIS) Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast from mosques five times a day.. In April 2023, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a change to the city’s sound ordinance, effectively eliminating time constraints that previously prevented the pre-dawn and evening prayer calls from being broadcast.
2024 Presidential Election: What The Candidates Say About Faith
Oct 12, 2024 — Donald Trump. Former president of the United States . Running mate: J.D. Vance Age: 77 Religion: Raised Presbyterian, now a nondenominational Christian Bio: Trump is a real-estate mogul who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Despite a myriad of legal issues and the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, Trump remains the GOP’s frontrunner for the nomination.
Cru President Steve Sellers Announces Plans To Step Down
Jan 24, 2024 — Cru, the $811 million international ministry formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ International, announced Monday that President Steve Sellers will step down in July. Sellers explained the move in a video posted Monday night, saying that God had led him to his post and is now leading him to leave it. “Some people might wonder, ‘Well, what’s the real story?’” he said in the ...
Hurricane Helene: No Stranger To Disasters, Samaritan’s Purse …
Oct 3, 2024 — After decades of lifting others out of devastating circumstances, these good Samaritans have found themselves in a crisis of their own. Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization, is no stranger to reducing tremendous suffering and damage in communities all over the world.After Hurricane Helene tore through much of the South this past weekend — including the group’s headquarters ...
Churches And Politics: What’s Allowed When It Comes To …
Aug 10, 2024 — ADF refers to the Johnson amendment, legislation authored by former President Lyndon Johnson when he was a senator and passed by Congress in 1954. It prohibited 501 (c) (3) organizations, which includes charities and churches, from engaging in any political campaign activity. ADF’s position is that the Johnson amendment is an unconstitutional ...
Is Israel On The Verge Of The Gog-Magog War? - Religion …
Aug 7, 2024 — Is Israel On The Verge Of The Gog-Magog War? (OPINION) There is no question that the nation of Israel could be facing an unprecedented attack coming from all sides: Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from the south, and Hamas (what is left of it) from the west. In fact, by the time you read this article, that attack may ...