A week after an Oklahoma university refused to let a popular Christian speaker give a presentation on creation on campus, the school has had a sudden change of heart after facing a firestorm of controversy over its initial decision. Ken Ham, the founder of the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter attractions, was scheduled to give […]
Commenting on the persecution of Christians in Communist North Korea and in other parts of the world, evangelical leader Franklin Graham said that one of the things he loves about President Donald Trump is that he “defends the Christian faith” unlike many past presidents who “scolded Christians. Reverend Graham added that although the liberal media […]
In his second appearance at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump steered clear of partisan politics and focused on his belief in the country’s dependence on God. “America’s a nation of believers and together we are strengthened by the power of prayer,” the president said in his 14-minute speech that emphasized connections between religion […]
When President Donald Trump announced in December he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and call for the U.S. embassy to be moved there, some of his loudest cheerleaders were American evangelicals. Members of Trump’s unofficial evangelical advisory board were consulted on the decision, evangelical-led groups such as Christians United for Israel advocated […]
A pro-life victory was won on Tuesday, when a federal appeals court voted to keep an amendment to Tennessee’s state constitution that denies abortion as a fundamental right. Amendment 1, which states “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion,” was passed in 2014, but […]
Dear Mr. Trump: I write as a minister in the United Church of Christ, dedicated to the principles put forth by the Gospels, and as a citizen of the United States deeply committed to the common good of our people. My purpose in writing is to share with you that members of your Faith Council have misled […]
Is it possible that the NFL could get in trouble with the IRS for its #TakeAKnee campaign which, seemingly overnight, has stirred a hornet’s nest of controversy across the United States? According to Jennifer Kerns of The Washington Examiner, there might be a case for it. Is it possible that the NFL could get in […]
The Trump administration on Tuesday threatened to cutoff from the U.S. financial system Chinese and Russian companies helping North Korea smuggle coal overseas to circumvent international sanctions on Pyongyang’s nuclear activities. Marshall Billingslea, the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for terrorist financing, provided Congress with intelligence images mapping North Korea’s illicit shipping networks used to mask […]
Hillary Clinton calls legalized abortion-on-demand “sacrosanct” and says endorsing it should be a litmus test for Democratic Party legislators. (Photo: Hillary Clinton supporting Planned Parenthood/via LifeSiteNews.com) “After the election,” Clinton wrote in her forthcoming book, “What Happened,” “Bernie [Sanders] suggested that Democrats should be open to nominating and supporting candidates who are anti-choice. Other topics, such […]
Although many have been calling for President Trump’s impeachment, white evangelicals largely oppose this. White evangelicals have been a core demographic in Trump’s base–about 81 percent voted for him in the November presidential election. Rhetoric calling for Trump’s impeachment has increased recently after his initial failure to call out the violence of white supremacists at the […]