Student Senator at Florida State U. Says He Was Removed for Holding Traditional Catholic Views
"The content of my messages was leaked and mischaracterized all over social media."...
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Prof Rails Against White Christians Who Deny Climate Change Amid Wildfires
“many white Christians believe God won’t let climate change destroy the earth”...
Students at Brigham Young U. Petition to Bring Back ‘Christ-Centered’ Education
"to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life"...
Turkey’s Erdogan Converts Another Historic Church Into Mosque
Less than a month after converting the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque, Turkey is moving ahead with its campaign to erase the country's Christian past. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ordered the conversion of Istanbul’s Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, or Kariye, to a Muslim place of worship.
India Starts Building Temple on Hindu Site Destroyed by Muslim Invaders in 16th Century
While most Western leaders silently watched the conversion of Hagia Sophia, one of Christianity's holiest churches, into a mosque, India's Hindus seem to have bucked the trend. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a temple on the holy Hindu site destroyed by the Muslim invaders in the sixteenth century.
Greek Church Bells Toll in Mourning for Hagia Sophia as Muslims Hold First Friday Prayer
Church bells across Greece tolled in mourning on Friday as neighboring Turkey held its first Islamic prayer marking the conversion of Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque, Greek newspapers reported. Hagia Sophia, the first cathedral of the Eastern Roman Empire, is particularly sacred to Christian Orthodox believers, represented largely by the Greek Church.
Coronavirus has caused the majority of Americans to pray
According to a survey released by Pew Research Center, 55% of people polled have prayed for an end to the Coronavirus pandemic and 57% of respondents reported tuning into Church online.
Rutgers Student Told Not to Quote Bible in Paper Because of ‘Separation of Church and State’
"use of a quote from the Bible was inappropriate"...
Liberty University Opens New Think Tank to Combat Liberal Distortions of Christianity
“The fastest-growing religion in America is atheism and secularism"...
Duke University Rejects Christian Student Group Over LGBT Policy
"student leaders decided Young Life should not be recognized as a chartered student group at the university with a unanimous vote"...
Climate Change as Religion: Seminary Students Confess Their Sins to Plants in Ritual
Conservatives often say that progressives act as if climate change is a religion. They can now say that without a shred of irony.
Students at the Union Theological Seminary of Manhattan recently performed a religious ritual in which they confessed their sins to plants.
Priest at Purdue University Hears Confessions by Driving Around Campus on a Golf Cart
"Father Patrick Baikauskas doesn’t mind going the extra mile"...
Feminists Dive for Fainting Couches After Gubernatorial Candidate Invokes Pence Rule on Female Journalist
If it's a day ending in "y," you can rest assured that perpetually outraged feminists are going to find something "offensive" in order to rally their troops. This week has been no exception.
The latest outrage du jour comes from news reports out of Mississippi where a Republican gubernatorial candidate is facing backlash after telling a female journalist that she could only interview him in his truck as he made campaign stops if another man was present.
In Accusing Christians of “Hypocrisy” on Compassion for Children, Mayor Pete Exposes His Own Duplicity
The second Democratic debate is officially in the books and as Kemberlee wrote last night, the clear winner was illegal immigrants. To varying degrees, every candidate on the stage expressed an open borders position, with several promising ways to further incentivize migrants to attempt to take that dangerous trek across the border.
University’s ‘Queer Bible Hermeneutics’ Course Examines ‘Queerness in the Church’
“Right now our UMC students seem to be rather concerned about the ecclesial situation about gay ordination and gay marriage in the [Methodist church]”...
Wiccan Professor Suing Her Catholic Employer for Discrimination
"says things began to go south between her and her administration around Halloween 2011"...
Ilhan Omar joins NY Times in spreading false claim that Jesus was a Palestinian
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D - Minn.), who has a history of anti-Semitic tweets, retweeted a statement that Jesus was a Palestinian.
New Poll Shows Half of Americans Favoring Religion Playing Bigger Role in Society
A new poll conducted by Pew Global Views revealed that at least half of the Americans questioned support religion playing a larger role in society.
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