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John Piper speaks at the Cross for the Nations Conference on Dec. 29, 2020. | Cross for the Nations 2020 Theologian and Bible teacher John Piper recently shared what he says are “six biblical realities” showing why Christian parents shouldn’t allow their kids to cross-dress, especially at church. In an episode of his podcast “Ask […]
iStock/fpphotobank Attempts to get college professors fired for their views have increased dramatically in recent years with the ascent of “cancel culture,” according to a new report. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), formerly known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, released a report Thursday titled “Scholars Under Fire: Attempts to […]
Betty Glover, 91. | Screenshot/GoFundMe A 91-year-old great-grandmother and cashier at WinCo Foods in Medford, Oregon, will finally get to retire from a lifetime of working next month when she turns 92, thanks to the generosity of thousands of strangers who donated more than $72,000 to her GoFundMe campaign as of Tuesday. The woman, Betty […]
Rev. Al Sharpton is a civil rights activist, founder and president of National Action Network. | The Christian Post/Leonardo Blair Civil rights activist, founder and President of the National Action Network, the Rev. Al Sharpton, called the release of former police officer Kim Potter, who had been sentenced to 16 months in prison after she […]
“Nefarious” | Nefarious Film When “Nefarious” directors Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman first conceived of bringing the spiritual thriller to the big screen, they knew they would face unseen opposition. But the duo didn’t know just how much, in their words, “the devil didn’t want this movie to be made.” “We had a friend tell […]
A police crime scene. | Reuters/Carlo Allegri A North Carolina man arrested in Florida last week for shooting at a 6-year-old girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard was arrested months earlier, charged with kidnapping and attacking his girlfriend with a hammer. Twenty-four-year-old Robert Louis Singletary turned himself into the Hillsborough […]
Pastor Sherman Jaquess (L) of Matoaka Baptist Church in Ochelata, Oklahoma, wears blackface to mimic legendary black American singer and musician Ray Charles. He appears without makeup in the photo on the right. | Screenshots/Facebook/Sherman Jaquess An Oklahoma pastor who says he doesn’t have “a racial bone” in his body says he had to preach […]
The happiest people in America believe in God and value close relationships, according to a new Wall Street Journal-NORC survey. The poll found that only 12 percent of Americans describe themselves as “very happy” – the lowest percentage ever recorded in the survey, which dates to 1972. More than half (56 percent) rate themselves as […]
A new survey notes that less than half of born-again Christians believe Jesus lived a sinless life on Earth. According to the American Worldview Inventory 2023, the number of professing Christians who say Jesus did not commit sins during his earthly life decreased from 58 percent to 44 percent. During the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer than […]
Pastor Aaron Strong of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, preaches his final sermon on Oct. 9, 2022. A few days later, Strong was killed when a driver struck his vehicle after running a red light. | YouTube/Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church A Milwaukee man who was intoxicated when he sped through four red lights […]