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Faithful America inducts 12 more into its ‘false prophets’ hall of fame
Nov 6, 2023 · Two weeks into his new job, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives already has made the list. Although it’s a list he might not want to be on. Mike Johnson is one of 12 “false prophets” highlighted this year by Faithful America, the organization behind the “False Prophets Don’t Speak for Me” campaign. The 12 new inductees into the hall of …
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
Dec 13, 2022 · For some time now, Christianity has been on the decline. According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020.. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 ...
10 things we’re learning about the LGBTQ debate in the church
Feb 13, 2018 · Our congregation went through 18 months of intense study, prayer and dialogue about LGBTQ inclusion, and we have the scars to show for it. And we would have had scars regardless of which way the decision went. But we are better for choosing the good over the easy.
An oft-quoted biblical scholar changes his mind on LGBTQ …
In 1996, Hays released Moral Vision of the New Testament and it quickly became a standard text for biblical scholars, theologians and ethicists alike. In the 16th chapter, Hays carefully works through the few relevant New Testament passages and concludes the witness of the New Testament is against homosexuality.
Why Christians should support reproductive justice, including …
“Reproductive justice” is a term coined by Black women activists in the 1990s to recognize the intersections of race, class, sexuality, nation and gender in reproductive health and decision-making.. SisterSong, an organization that fights for reproductive justice, defines the term as “ the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not …
Do any of these Bible stories remind you of Donald Trump?
Throw in his willingness to “date” Ivanka if she weren’t his daughter, a civil conviction for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll, who apparently “didn’t let him do it because he was famous,” one photo op where he held a shrink-wrapped Bible upside down, two impeachments, three wives, six bankruptcies, 34 felony convictions, an intention to “suspend the Constitution,” or to be a ...
Lawyers admit: There’s no evidence for 2000 Mules election fraud …
Feb 19, 2024 · The film 2000 Mules made sensational claims: widespread election fraud had swung the 2020 election for Joe Biden. But lawyers defending the filmmakers have admitted in an Atlanta courtroom they didn’t have any evidence for these charges. The admission came last December but wasn’t reported until Wednesday by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Associated Press.
More evangelical leaders on board Trump train for 2024
Jan 24, 2024 · Ben Carson, the doctor and author who served in Trump’s cabinet as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has been campaigning for Trump and is rumored to be up for a position in the next Trump administration should there be one.. Trump “has just been a friend of religion and of faith,” said Carson, one of the few former Trump cabinet members to back the former president, while 17 ...
Southern Baptists have voted heavily Republican in last four …
Southern Baptists have voted consistently Republican in the last four presidential elections, researcher Ryan Burge says.. In his analysis of 40 U.S. denominations, “the Southern Baptists and the independent Baptists are clearly the most Republican of the bunch,” he reported in a recent “Graphs About Religion” post. “I am struck by …