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Church Suing School Board After it Refused to Lease Space

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With the help of Advocates for Faith & Freedom, The Pines Church in Bangor, Maine is suing Hermon School Committee (HSC) after it refused to rent school facilities to the church for services, the Christian Post reports. The church alleges when it applied to lease space, HSC officials asked a series of questions about where the church stood on cultural/religious hot topics such as abortion and same-sex marriage. When the school board, which rents space to other secular groups, refused to rent space, the church decided to sue. “Public institutions that seek to lease their facilities for revenue should not be able to discriminate based on religious or political conviction,” said Faith & Freedom VP Mariah Gondeiro in a statement about the case. “The Hermon School Committee has a history of leasing their properties to secular organizations without persecution. We are advocating for fair and equitable treatment under the law, and The Pines Church was denied that opportunity by the Hermon School Committee,” Gondeiro added. Some have wondered if Christians should take to the courts …

Atheism and high social media usage linked to higher teenage suicide risk, study finds

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A study by the Center for Bible Engagement (CBE) has concluded that atheistic thinking and high social media usage are contributing to a higher risk of suicide among teens, Christian Headlines reports. CBE surveyed 4,700 teens between the ages of 14 to 17 from nine different countries as part of its study. The researchers concluded that there was a correlation between ‘atheism/agnosticism/spiritual uncertainty’ and significant social media usage that led to what the study termed destructive thinking that included thoughts of suicide. “Rates of destructive thoughts are more common among teens who express that they don’t believe in anything spiritual, are uncertain about their beliefs, or believe they sin, but don’t believe in Jesus,” the study noted. CBE found that destructive thinking was significantly more common among those teens who questioned the reality of God and the afterlife. This included those who entertain thoughts that included “I have no need for God,” “There is no afterlife when we die,” and “God does not exist.” Those teens who had a firmer belief in God, the Bible, …

Canada: Calgary high school student tries to burn Bible

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A group of left-wing teens outside a high school in Calgary, Canada were caught ripping apart a copy of the New Testament, the Post Millennial reports. One person even briefly tried to set it on fire but stopped after he was reminded there was a fire ban in Alberta due to raging forest fires in the province. In the video, one student quips ‘that’s not cool’ in response to the burning attempt. The student then put out the fire, threw the Bible on the ground, and stomped on it. It was one of the Bibles handed out by Josh Alexander who gained notoriety at his school in Ontario for opposing his Catholic school’s policy allowing trans-females to use the girl’s facilities. READ: High schoolers burn bibles to protest Catholic activist in Calgary It is not against the law to burn Bibles in Canada. However, if it had been a Quran, and the student lived in Britain and accidentally dropped it on the floor, he would have been suspended for a week and the incident registered …

Woke activists try to cancel Colorado church

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There is an interesting story on Charisma News about how woke activists are trying to cancel a Christian church in Boulder, Colorado because it believes in traditional marriage. The radicals believe The Well Church is vulnerable because it is renting its facility from a business, and are putting pressure on the business to cancel the arrangement. Several individuals including a journalist and even a member of the local school board have begun targeting the business that is providing space for the church, a local food park, the Rayback Collective. Writing for Charisma News, James Lasher explains that the rage was apparently sparked when the church dared to hold an Easter egg hunt on the front lawn of the Boulder County Courthouse, the week before Easter: In what can only be called a “hit piece,” one local guest columnist wrote in The Daily Camera, a local Boulder newspaper, that the church was “divisive,” “misogynistic” and “potentially, an LGBTQ-hate group.” […] The author who was so outraged by the audacity of Christians to display religious activity in …

Did God judge India’s Hindu extremists responsible for the 2007-2008 violence against Christians?

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19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. (Romans 12:19 NASV) Journalist Anto Akkara produced a documentary on the breakout of violence against the Christian communities living in the state of Odisha located on the eastern side of India in 2007 and 2008. The violence led by Hindu extremists resulted in the deaths of 100 Christians, the rape of over 40 women, and the burning of nearly 400 churches and 6,500 Christian homes. In an interview with Christianity Today, Akkara revealed the strange things that happened to ten men responsible for much of the violence, leaving Akkara wondering if God’s divine judgement was at work: Starting in 2008, Akkara has made 34 trips to the rural Kandhamal region, where he has filmed four documentaries focused on how this violence has impacted the victims’ lives. For his latest release, The Right Hand of God over Kandhamal, Akkara uncovers the fates of 10 assailants who attacked the Christian …

60 Christians killed, 400 churches burned in an outbreak of persecution in India

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There has been a major outbreak of persecution against Christians in the state of Manipur located in Northeastern India, the Christian Post reports. The attacks, which started on May 3, 2023, were directed against largely Christian tribes located in the hill areas of Churachandpur. The persecution that was sparked by Hindu nationalists, the Arambai Tengoll also called the black shirts and Meitei Leepun, resulted in the deaths of over 60 Indian Christians and destruction or damage to 400 churches largely by fire. Approximately 1,700 Christian homes were targeted as well. The increased violence has resulted in over 50,000 people, 35,000 of which are Christians, fleeing their homes. There were reports that police actually participated in the attacks on the Christian groups or in other instances stood by and did nothing. Concerns are growing about further escalation as large caches of weapons and ammunition has also been recovered. It now appears that the Christian tribes may be arming themselves as well. READ: India’s Manipur remains tense weeks after 400 churches were burned, 60 Christians killed

Canada: Police arrest teenage boy handing out Bibles in Calgary

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CBN reports that police in Calgary, Canada arrested a teenage boy who was handing out free Bibles. Josh Alexander who is 16 years old posted a video of his arrest on Twitter. Though he was released the same day, police warned Alexander that he would be arrested and charged if he continued to distribute Bibles. The arrest took place after an altercation broke out between Alexander, his supporters, and a counter-protest group. Alexander has previously gained notoriety for opposing policies at his Catholic high school in Renfrew, Ontario, that allowed transgender girls to use female bathrooms. After he organized protests against the decision, Alexander was suspended by the school and eventually arrested by the police when he returned to class while suspended. READ: ‘I Will Not Yield’: Teen Handing Out Bibles Refuses to Back Down After Police Arrest Him

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million

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The Codex Sassoon is over 1,000 years old and is considered the world’s oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, which is the Old Testament in Christian Bibles. Dated to around the 9th Century, the ancient Bible recently sold for $38.1 million at a Sotheby auction in New York City on May 17, 2023, the New York Post reports. The Bible is composed of 792 pages written on animal skins and is almost fully intact as it is only missing 12 pages. According to the New York Post, it set the record for the most expensive manuscript ever auctioned. It was purchased by American Friends of ANU, with a large donation from former US ambassador Alfred Moses, on behalf of the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, where it will be put on permanent display. READ: World’s oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1M at auction

The number of people attending in-person church services continues to rise

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According to the American Bible Society (ABS), the number of people attending in-person church services in the US is on the rise, the Christian Post reports. During the pandemic not only were many churches forced to temporarily shut down, but it also impacted attendance as people chose to stay home and watch services online. But that downward trend has stopped, and though a sizeable percentage of people are still deciding to view services online, the number of people attending church services is steadily going up according to ABS’s “State of the Bible USA 2023” report. The survey, which is taken annually, has noticed a steady increase in church attendance over the past three years. In 2021, 38% of people who answered the survey said they attended church services. This increased to 56% in 2022 and in 2023, 67% of people stated they were now attending in-person church services. There was also a corresponding decline in those watching online services over this same period. In 2021, 45% of responders said they watched services online, and in …

Poll: 87% of Americans who prayed state prayers were answered in the past year

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A survey released in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer held this year on May 4, 2023, found that the vast majority of people who pray reported an answer to prayer in the past year, The Christian Post reports. This survey sponsored in part by Radiant Foundation polled 1,700 Americans and discovered that of those Americans who say they pray, 87% reported having at least one answer to prayer over the past 12 months. The survey also found that 85% of Americans said they regularly connected with what the poll described as a higher power. The most common way of doing this was through prayer, 61%, followed by meditation 39%, and mindfulness, 38%. The top three issues that people most often prayed for included: READ: 87% of Americans who pray say their prayers were answered in the last year: study AND Prayer is Everywhere

Southern Baptist Convention drops 450,000 members in 2022

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According to a recent report by Lifeway Christian Resources, the US-based Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) lost 457,000 members in 2022, dropping from 13.68 million members in 2021 to 13.22 million in 2022, the Christian Post reports. It was the largest single-year membership drop recorded in SBC’s history. Though there was a huge membership drop last year, the SBC reported that attendance at church services actually increased by 5% over 2021 as it continued to recover from the drop in attendance due to the COVID pandemic. It also reported that 180,000 people were baptized in 2022, up 60,000 from the 120,000 people that were baptized in 2021. However, this was less than half of the 445,725 the SBC baptized in 1972, at the height of the Jesus People revolution that impacted both Charismatic and non-Charismatic churches. READ: SBC loses over 450K members in 2022; largest drop in membership in 100 years

PETA uses AI to rewrite the Book of Genesis

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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) just announced that it has rewritten the Book of Genesis to conform to PETA’s beliefs, Faithwire reports. In its statement released on May 3, PETA stated that it used ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence, to rewrite the first book of the Bible, “to send a can’t-be-missed animal rights message filled with vegan teachings. PETA hopes the new, cruelty-free Story of Creation will appeal to Generation Z, 73% of whom identify as animal rights activists.” Essentially, the organization is trying to recreate God in its own image. Some changes include a rewrite of Genesis 22, where God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac and at the last minute provided a Ram as a substitutionary sacrifice. In PETA’s rewrite, Abraham actually befriends a lamb instead, as PETA insists God would not permit animal cruelty, such as the sacrifice of a ram. And of course, we can’t forget about Herbie. That is the name of the dog that Abraham and Sarah apparently adopted, to push PETA’s narrative that people should …

Vindication: Woke Arizona school board backs down after Discriminating against Christian University

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Emboldened by their wokeness, back in March of this year, the board of Arizona’s largest elementary school, Washington Elementary School District, unanimously voted to ban students from Arizona Christian University (ACU) from fulfilling their practicum course requirement in the district’s public schools. There was ranting and raving at that board meeting about how students at a Christian school would conflict with the diverse and equitable views of the school board. Well, two months later and $25,000 poorer, the board has changed its mind, after ACU, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, launched a lawsuit against the school board alleging religious discrimination, The Blaze reports. ACU students will once again be allowed to serve as teacher-students in the district’s elementary schools and the district also agreed to hand over $25,000 in tax dollars to pay for the ACU’s legal fees. In a statement released by ACU, its president, Len Munsil, called the reversal a ‘complete vindication’: “This is a complete vindication of the rights of our students to be able to participate as student-teachers in a …

The list of Bible verses that were cited in King Charles III’s coronation?

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It’s estimated that 350 million from around the world watched King Charles III’s coronation live from Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Who knows how many millions more will watch videos and clips of the event in the weeks following. And as the Western Journal points out everyone watching received a presentation of the gospel and as well numerous Biblical quotes whether they wanted it or not: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, officiated the coronation and started off the ceremony with the proclamation that ‘Christ is Risen’:. The Western Journal writes: Take, for instance, the archbishop’s greeting at the beginning of the ceremony: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.” “Alleluia. Christ is risen,” the archbishop continued. The congregation’s response? “He is risen indeed. Alleluia.” The British Bible Society (BBS) also provided a list of all the Bible verses quoted or cited at the coronation ceremony. This included the following references or citations: READ: All the Bible verses in …

‘The Chosen’ TV series to be streamed to over 300 US Prisons

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The widely acclaimed Christian TV series, ‘The Chosen’, which presents a realistic, down-to-earth portrayal of the life of Jesus and the disciples, will soon be streamed into 300 US prisons, CBN reports. Prison Fellowship, America’s largest prison ministry, has partnered with the Come and See Foundation allowing the multi-season TV series to potentially reach 50,000 inmates in 38 states. According to Angel Studios, ‘The Chosen’s’ distributor, the popular multi-season TV series has already been viewed 500 million times by over 108 million people. READ: ‘The Chosen’ Series to Be Streamed to 300+ Prisons and Thousands of Inmates Across US

Call to prayer: Tonight’s National Day of Prayer expecting to reach 110 million people

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America’s annual National Day of Prayer is scheduled for tonight (Thursday, May 4, 2023) at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time. The organizers of the event expect to reach 110 million people through various mediums including radio, TV, local meetings and online, the Christian Post reports. The theme of this year’s event comes from the book of James which speaks of the effective prayer of a righteous man: 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. (James 5:16 NASV) If you are interested in participating in this year’s call to prayer, you can watch the 30-minute program online in three ways at: In an interview with the Christian Post (CP), National Day of Prayer, co-organizer, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, said this year’s event was one of the more important calls to prayer that he has participated in. “As a nation, we’ve never been down this road. It’s a road of moral relativism, a …

Several believers attended SatanCon to share Jesus with those attending the world’s largest satanic gathering

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12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12 NASV) In this verse from Ephesians, the Apostle Paul told believers that our enemy is not flesh and blood or people, but rather our real enemy is spiritual, evil spirits and demons. Though it may be difficult at times to make that separation, it is important that we do. With that understanding, several Christians attended SatanCon held in Boston, MA on April 28-30, 2023. Sponsored by the Satanic Temple, the event was billed as the world’s ‘largest satanic gathering,’ The Christian Post reports. The believers, who were members of numerous Christian organizations, were there to share the love of Jesus with those who were attending the satanic convention. In an interview with CP, Lynn MacAskill, a regional leader for Intercessors for America, said: “Numerous Christians from several teams did minister to SatanCon attendees though, with some great stories, so seeds …

Survey finds that Americans who believe in God are happier

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According to a survey conducted in March by the Wall Street Journal and NORC, faith in God results in better mental health, the Washington Stand reports. With concerns about the growing mental health crisis in the world, the survey found that only 12% of Americans said they were ‘very happy’. This is the lowest percentage of Americans to admit this since NORC started asking this question over 50 years ago. Just five years ago, nearly a third of Americans, 32%, stated they were ‘very happy’. Certainly, over the past three years, the world has faced several crisis situations, including COVID, the lockdowns, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, inflation, and growing fears about the economy. So while there are many reasons to be concerned, there was one characteristic that seemed to define the 12% who said they were ‘very happy’, nearly 70% of them said that they believed in God. Meanwhile, less than half of those who said they were ‘pretty happy’ or were ‘not happy’, reported believing in God, 47% and 42% respectively. These results …

Pages of a Bible ripped out as part of SatanCon’s opening ceremony

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As we have previously reported, SatanCon was held this past weekend (April 28-30, 2023) in Boston, MA. Sponsored by The Satanic Temple, the sold-out event, was billed as the largest satanic gathering in history. Fox News reports that the event lived up to its billing. During Friday’s opening ceremony, one of the hosts ripped pages out of the Bible and threw them on the floor. While another ripped up a ‘Thin Blue Flag,’ which represented the police. According to the hosts, these two things were destroyed as part of SatanCon’s renunciation of “symbols of oppression.” Later, some members of the crowd who cheered as the Bible was destroyed, picked up the pages and took selfies with them. It also seems the event had a distinctly left-wing tinge to it. Fox News added this tidbit of information: The conference has been replete with numerous guest speakers and lectures, many of which were dedicated to far-left identity politics. READ: Boston SatanCon-goers shred Bible, pro-cop flag during opening ritual: ‘Hail Satan!’ In 2020, during the Portland riots, BLM …

Minnesota Democrats want to develop a bias list to log people’s thoughts

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If passed, a new bill being debated in the Democrat-controlled Minnesota Legislature that would see the establishment of a bias list. This government controlled bias list would be used to log alleged comments by people that are not considered hate speech or crimes, but which someone doesn’t like, Fox News reports. According to the article, people would be able to report another person’s alleged verbal comments, real or imagined, resulting in them being potentially added to the government’s list. In an interview with Fox News, Republican Rep. Walter Hudson is concerned that the amendment known as House File 181 would threaten religious liberty in that state. “It seems very clear, based upon their focus on motivation, that they’re more concerned about what’s going on in people’s heads, which is protected speech, and that’s thoughtcrime,” Hudson told Fox News. If these thought crimes are not illegal, one would have to ask the more obvious question: what is motivating Minnesota’s Democrat government to log comments it doesn’t like. What is the purpose of this bias list? READ: …

‘New York Post’ columnist suggests Gen Z is starting to return to God

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There was an interesting article in the New York Post recently on how Gen Z is starting to return to God. Also known as zoomers, Gen Z are generally those born between 1997 and 2012, (13 to 25 years of age). This is based on two surveys one taken recently by the Springtide Research Institute, which revealed that one third of those between the ages of 18 to 25, believe in God or a higher. Though these are abysmal numbers, the good news is that it is up nearly 25% from a similar poll in 2021. Writing for the New York Post, Carrie Sheffield explains: This is up from about one-quarter in 2021, noted The Wall Street Journal’s Clare Ansberry, writing on polling data from the Springtide Research Institute. Ansberry reported that in the age of COVID-fueled isolation and canceled dreams, young adults, theologians and church leaders “attribute the increase in part to the need for people to believe in something beyond themselves after three years of loss.” As a recovered agnostic baptized in December …

The Holy Spirit is moving

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As we watch what is happening politically, culturally and even spiritually, as the Satanic Temple in Boston MA holds what it’s billing as the world’s largest satanic conference at the end of April, it would be easy to get discouraged. But in spite of all that is happening, the Holy Spirit is moving in America. When Jesus told Peter that he was the rock on which the church would be built, the Lord added these words “and the gates of hell will not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). Though gates speak of resistance and hindrances, the Greek word, katischuō, translated prevail means simply ‘to over power’ or ‘overcome.’ Whatever barriers, Satan is putting up to hinder the Kingdom of God, they will not stand. Aside from the revival that broke out earlier this year at Asbury College, in an article for CBN, Benjamin Gill highlighted several social media posts and articles reporting how the Holy Spirit is moving across the US. Below are a few of Gill’s examples: Holy Spirit is moving in Cincinnati Pastor …

Survey: Less than half of born-again Christians believe Jesus led a sinless life

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In preparation for the last plague, the death of the firstborn, and Israel’s exodus out of Egypt, the Hebrews were told to sacrifice an ‘unblemished’ lamb. They were then to spread its blood over the lentil of their homes so that the angel of the death would not kill their firstborn, and then eat the lamb in what would become the first Passover supper (seder). The only requirement was the lamb had to be unblemished. According to Thayer’s, the Hebrew word form for unblemished, tâmı̂ym, means “complete, whole, entire, sound, healthful.” 5 Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. (Exodus 12:5 NASV) They had to use the best of their flock for the sacrifice, not the rejects or the lame. Even today, Jewish priests are fastidious in enforcing this unblemished requirement for sacrifices. In September 2022, the Temple Institute purchased five Red Heifers from America, whose ashes are needed to purify the priests. The Institute actually sent a Rabbi to examine the …

Christian prayer warriors gathering in Boston to pray for those attending SatanCon

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A group of Christian prayer warriors have organized a Revive Boston conference purposefully being held in at the same time as SatanCon, scheduled for Boston this upcoming week, Fox News reports. SatanCon, which will run from April 28-30, 2023, coincides with The Satanic Temple’s tenth anniversary and has been billed as the ‘largest satanic gathering in history.’ The event advertised as “a weekend of blasphemy and remembrance in Boston,” will include a satanic marketplace, discussion panels, speaking events and even ‘unbaptisms’ for those denying their Christian faith. In an interview with the Christian Post, Suzie MacAskill, an organizer of Revive Boston, said she expects hundreds of people to attend the gathering as many intercessors have expressed that they felt God calling them to Boston. While there, they will be praying for the salvation of those attending SatanCon. “My personal sense is that God is doing something new, something powerful, something wonderful, and He is calling His bride to unity as He does this,” McAskill said. “We are seeing intercessors and watchmen joining with us from …

Will two shards from the cross Jesus was crucified on be part of King Charles coronation?

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It has been said that there were enough shards of wood from Christ’s original cross being peddled across Europe during the Middle Ages that you could have built cathedrals out of them. Nevertheless, the New York Post reports that the Cross of Wales, a silver cross, specially created for King Charles coronation on May 6, 2023, will have two shards of wood attached to it said to be from the cross which Jesus was crucified on. According to reports, Pope Francis gifted the two shards to King Charles to be used during the ceremony, and they were incorporated into the cross designed by Silversmith Michael Lloyd. The cross, which will be part of the procession, will also have the words of King David, the patron saint of Wales, inscribed on it: “Byddwch lawen. Cadwch y ffydd. Gwnewch y Pethau Bychain,” which in English reads “Be joyful. Keep the faith. Do the little things.” READ: King Charles’ coronation cross will have shards from Christ’s crucifixion

When is the last time you read your Bible?

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This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (Joshua 1:8 ESV) According to a survey conducted by the American Bible Society (ABS), Americans who regularly read and engage with the Bible have more hope than those who don’t, Christian Headlines reports. Wikipedia defines hope as “an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world at large … Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair.” In its survey, ABS asked respondents a series of questions related to the Persevering Hope Scale, where people are asked to rank the possibility of something happening on a scale of one to five, with one meaning ‘not at all’ and five ‘very likely’. The overall average score for an …

A stunning majority of Americans believe Gospel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection are true

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According to a recent survey conducted by Lifeway, a significant majority of Americans believe the Biblical accounts of Jesus’ death and resurrection are accurate, Faithwire reports. The survey, entitled “2022 State of Theology” found that 66% of Americans believe the Gospel accounts of Christ’s resurrection are accurate and only 23% believe they weren’t. Eleven percent stated they weren’t sure. Faithwire added that the percentage of Americans holding this view of the Gospel accounts has remained the same since 2018. It was also noted that even in what people would describe as the most secular parts of America such as the Northeast, a significant majority (60%) believed the Gospel accounts were accurate. READ: Stunning Proportion of Americans Believe ‘Biblical Accounts of the Physical Resurrection of Jesus Are Completely Accurate’

So, They’re Burning Bibles Again?

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Burning books is an old idea. There is one story in the Bible where people burned books “a number of those who had practised magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.” (Acts 19:19) It’s always good to know the whole story. In the Roman Empire city of Ephesus, some new Christians had books with magic incantations. They had probably recited magic words, from their books, for spiritual and magic ceremonies. When they became followers of Jesus, they decided the books were not correct for them. They had a new way to live. So they burned their own, expensive, books of magic. This was probably not something we would call hate speech. They were removing an influence from their own lives, and they were not destroying other people’s books. Recently, a speaker named Ian Haworth was invited to speak at the State University of New York, in Albany. Some angry demonstrators tried …

Single mother suing state of Oregon alleging it denied adoption because of her Christian faith

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A single mother of five children is suing the state of Oregon alleging it refused to allow her to adopt because of her Christian faith, the Daily Caller reports. Jessica Bates is being represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) in the court case. According to ADF’s new release, Bates, whose husband died in a car accident six years ago, had applied to adopt two siblings, under the age of ten and because of their older age were not prime candidates for adoption. In its news release, ADF alleges that Bates was turned down “because individuals seeking to adopt must agree to ‘respect, accept, and support … the sexual orientation, gender identity, [and] gender expression’ of any child the department could place in an applicant’s home, and Bates could not agree to this because of her faith.” “Oregon’s policy amounts to an ideological litmus test: people who hold secular or ‘progressive’ views on sexual orientation and gender identity are eligible to participate in child welfare programs, while people of faith with religiously informed views are …

Are you lonely?

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Since COVID hit in 2020, the accompanying lockdowns have disrupted the social life of people around the world. This included stopping church services which subsequently moved to online ministry. And while online services served as a temporary stop gap, God never intended this to be permanent. Humans are social creatures. We need community. We require interaction with real people to be healthy. Recently, Dr Lalitaa Suglani, a psychologist from Britain shared 12 signs that may suggest you are struggling with loneliness: The Daily Mail provided a list of these 12 indicators: “1. Disconnecting from loved ones. 2. You constantly feel tired/exhausted. 3. You feel a loss of ‘purpose’. 4. You find yourself taking really long and hot showers. 5. You can’t stop binge-watching shows. 6. You lack motivation/are unproductive. 7. Spending lots of time on social media. 8. Feeling like ‘everything’ is an effort. 9. You have feelings of restlessness. 10. You have a negative self-image and find yourself frequently self-doubting. 11. You can appear withdrawn or moody. 12. You can have a disruption in …

2022 sets a record for the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the US

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According to the Anti-Defamation League, a leading Jewish advocacy group in America, there were 3,697 incidents of anti-Semitism in the US reported in 2022, the Christian Post reports. ADL has been tracking anti-Semitic violence and harassment since 1979, and 2022 set a record for the number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in a single year. But equally concerning is that the 2022 statistics reflected a dramatic 36% increase over the previous year when there were 2,717 reports of anti-Semitism. According to ADL’s report, this reflected a 51% increase in vandalism over 2021, a 29% increase in harassment, and a 26% increase in anti-Semitic assaults. This also included 91 bomb threats against Jewish synagogues, schools and other institutions. The ADL stated the significant increase in anti-Semitic incidents in 2022 could not be tracked to one ideology or group, but it noted that there was a significant increase involving White Supremacist groups which accounted for 852 incidents in 2022. This was more than double the number of incidents, 422, involving members of these groups in 2021. If the …

Three children and three adults killed in shooting at Nashville Christian school

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Six people, three children and three adults, were killed after a woman who appeared to be in her teens armed with two assault rifles and a handgun opened fire on a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, TN. UPDATE: Police have now confirmed the suspect was a 28 year old transgender man, (born a biological female) and may have been a former student at the school. The killer, who has yet to be identified, entered the school through a side door and was killed after Nashville police engaged the shooter on the second floor of the school within 14 minutes of receiving calls of the shooting. Covenant School offers classes from kindergarten to grade six. Located on the outskirts of Nashville, it is operated by the Presbyterian church and has a staff of 33 and a student population of 210. READ: Female Shooter Kills At Least 6, Including 3 Kids In Nashville Christian School Shooting: Officials AND Police identify 28-year-old female shooter in school massacre that left 3 kids, 3 adults dead AND Police Identify Victims …

Baylor University impacted by Asbury University revival

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The revival that started at Asbury College has now spread to Baylor University in Waco, Texas. It is a Baptist college with over 20,000 students. Each spring, Baylor holds a 72-hour service of prayer and worship called FM72 where students can gather to reflect on their own spiritual journey. However, this year’s meeting was different as it was impacted by the revival that broke out at Asbury University earlier this year. This year’s meeting not only had a massive turnout, but it has also resulted in over 20 students being water baptized. Because of the incredible response to the first gathering, Baylor has announced that it would be holding an unprecedented second FM72 meeting this year between March 27-30. READ: Baylor University’s 72-Hour Christian Revival Leads to 20+ Baptisms

Climate Change reaches official religious-cult status

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Many describe the fanaticism driving the climate change hysteria as little more than a religious cult, and this was recently confirmed when the University of Helsinki in Finland awarded Greta Thunberg, 20, an honorary Doctorate in Theology. Yes, you read that right, theology. In its news release, the liberal and clearly woke university described the degree as its highest award. Thunberg is the poster child for the climate change fanaticism that is being used by the political elite to try to control how people live their lives. As one pundit noted, all that’s left is for Thunberg to be declared a ‘saint’ so people can start praying to her. This past week, Thunberg found herself targeted by social media critics after she deleted a 2018, tweet where one climate change scientist/activist warned that if we didn’t end fossil fuel use in five years, all humanity will be wiped out. The fearmongering of the climate change fanatics is starting to wear a bit thin. For the past 30 years, we have traditionally received our annual warning …

60% of Americans fear sharing their faith at work, survey

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According to a survey conducted by Ipsos Survey on behalf of Alliance Defending Freedom, 60% of Americans are fearful of sharing their faith at work, the Christian Post reports. The survey entitled, ‘Freedom at Work,’ was conducted between Oct 7 and Nov 16, 2022. According to the survey, three in five expressed that it was ‘likely’ or ‘somewhat likely’ that if they shared their faith at work it would result in “negative consequences at work.” The survey also revealed that 25% stated that they knew someone who had suffered repercussions for sharing their faith or political opinions at work. READ: 3 in 5 US workers fear sharing religious views in the workplace: survey