Category: Christianity

Christianity

Trump Requests Resignation of Jeff Sessions for a more “Biblical View”

Sessions’ replacement, Matthew G. Whitaker, has supported Trump’s Comey firing. President Donald J. Trump has forced Jeff Sessions, his administration's first Attorney General, to resign.[/tweetit] The…

C Barnett · Nov 12, 2018

Christianity

Alabama Voters Allow Government to Display Ten Commandments

Voters approve government right to display the Ten Commandments The vote held on November 6, 2018, resulted in Alabama voters approving an amendment that allows the…

Kelly Frazier · Nov 8, 2018

Christianity

Kim Davis Loses Re-Election Campaign in Kentucky

Kim Davis lost by 700 votes to Elwood Caudill Jr. Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who became famous (or infamous as per individual views)…

Kelly Frazier · Nov 7, 2018

Evangelicalism

Evangelical Leaders Met with Saudi Prince

The Khashoggi incident was discussed between the leaders. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia met American evangelical Christians[/tweetit] on November 1. The evangelical Christian…

Nathan Glover · Nov 6, 2018

Evangelicalism

Trump Claims He’s Done More for Religion Than Anyone

Polls, however, disagree with the presidential statement. President Donald J. Trump of the United States, in a recent interview, expressed confidence that evangelicals will come in…

Gary Nguyen · Nov 6, 2018

Atheism

After Christian Burns $50 worth of LGBTQ Library Books Atheist Raises $1,600 to Replace Them

American Atheists member starts a fundraiser after Christian destroys LGBTQ books. When Paul Dorr burned books he had taken from Orange City Public Library on October…

Kelly Frazier · Nov 4, 2018

Books

An Interview with Elaine Pagels on Her New Book “Why Religion?”

Elaine Pagels discusses what led her to explore religious history and how her life experiences were interwoven with her work. Princeton University Professor Elaine Pagels is…

Joseph Preville · Nov 2, 2018

Christianity

Pakistan Acquits Christian Woman from Blasphemy Death Sentence

The ruling has sparked violence across the country The Supreme Court of Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman by the name of…

Elisa Meyer · Nov 1, 2018

Catholicism

Majority of White Evangelicals View Racial Diversity and Immigration as a Threat to America

They are the sole group in this survey to think this way. In the 9th edition of the American Values Survey, Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)…

Derek Welch · Oct 31, 2018

Catholicism

Catholic Leaders Urge U.S. Government to Protect Refugees as Thousand of Troops Have been Deployed to the US-Mexico Border

Trump may be using the migrants to succeed in the midterm elections. In the midst of a Pentagon announcement that thousands of U.S. military personnel will…

C Barnett · Oct 31, 2018

Christianity

Methodist Pastors Heckle Jeff Sessions at Religious Freedom Event

Pastors speak out against Sessions’ plans to control immigration. Two United Methodist Pastors, Will Green and Darrell Hamilton, heckled Jeff Sessions[/tweetit], the Attorney General of the…

Gary Nguyen · Oct 31, 2018

Christianity

Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Center Receives $1 Million Dollar Grant

The generous grant will bring the Church Evangelism Initiative to life. A $1 million dollar grant has been given to Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Center.[/tweetit] The…

Nathan Glover · Oct 29, 2018