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Most church goers (87%) still believe Scripture indicates that people should never get drunk, and the majority still choose not to consume alcohol. A 10-year study from LifeWay showed that Protestant churchgoers who do not consume alcohol only dropped from 61% in 2007 to 59% in 2017. Only 23% believe…

Barna: Doctrinal confusion abounds; Mohler: Church is key to discipleship Oct 14, 2002 By Michael Foust LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Seventy-nine percent of Americans profess a belief in the Trinity, while 74 percent reject the concept of original sin; 59 percent say Satan is merely a symbol of evil; and nearly…

HOW YOU START YOUR DAY TOMORROW. > > Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood > and always has something positive to say: When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. > > If an employee…

There lived some few years ago in Perugia, in Italy, a man of the loosest morals and the worst conceivable disposition. He had given up all religion, he loathed God, and had arrived at such a desperate state of mind that he had conceived an affection for the devil, and endeavored to worship the evil…

Philipp Melancthon mourned in his day the divisions among Protestants, and sought to bring the Protestants together by a parable of the war between the wolves and the dogs: The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to observe them. On his return,…

In every work we undertake, it is most important that we should act on right principles. If we are misled upon essential points, our efforts will be wasted, since success cannot possibly be the result. A man may study the stars as long as he pleases, but he certainly will not come to right conclusions…

Some law enforcement officers have joined protesters over the killing of George Floyd, For instance, Camden County Police Chief Joseph Wysocki held a banner that read, “Standing in Solidarity” as he joined protesters in Camden, New Jersey. —Jim L. Wilson and Jason Blankenship https://people.com/crime/police-join-protesters-marches-across-country/…

Alan Sorrentino, a 63 year-old resident of Rhode Island, had his house picketed by hundreds of people, and he even received death threats after writing an opinion piece to a small newspaper. In the letter, he stated in strong language that “yoga pants” were stupid, and that women should stop wearing…

During the COVID-19 pandemic Pope Francis told the planet’s 1.2 billion Catholics that if they can’t confess in person to a priest during the pandemic, they should “speak directly to God.” That is what protestants have been telling people since the reformation. I am glad the Pope recognizes God can hear…

After the Cleveland Browns finished the 2017 NFL season with zero wins, some fans in the city organized what they called a “no victory” lap. The parade consisted of 80 vehicles making one lap around the stadium to make a statement creatively expressed their outrage over a season many wanted to forget.…

The Chinese government is requiring all recipients of government payments to give up their worship of God. “The participants were ordered to remove crosses, religious symbols and images from the homes of people of faith who receive social welfare payments and replace them with portraits of Chairman Mao…

While protests filled the streets of many cities in the United States, a peaceful movement began on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee centering on prayer and worship. The initiative began when 1,000 churches partnered for thirty days of prayer and fasting for the city. Organizers had a vision of bringing…

American workers are not using all their vacation days and it adds up. Some of the 768 million unused days accrue for use in future years, but 236 million simply disappear. That number of days represents over $65 billion in lost benefit. However, adding up the lost days and money does not tell the whole…

Immigration is a big topic in US and world politics. It also impacts mission work. How? During the last century, Latin American Protestants rose from 50,000 in 1900 to 64 million in 2000, according to Evangelical scholar William Taylor, with Pentecostal and charismatic churches making up three-quarters…

The Roxy 8 multiplex theater in Dickson, Tenn., has made the decision not to use profanity on their signs. When the movie Hellboy was showing at the theater they changed the sign to read Heckboy. The manager “Belinda Daniel, explained that the theater does not use “profanity” on signs. “We are located…

In 2016, Colin Kapernick, the 49ers quarterback, gained national attention by not standing for the National Anthem. His choice was a personal act of protest against recent acts of police violence against African Americans, but erupted into a national media controversy for the NFL. Kapernick has drawn…

On July 20, 2018, the Walt Disney Company fired film director James Gunn – the director of two very popular movies based on the Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel comic book property – from their employment due to a series of offensive jokes he posted on his Twitter account in 2008 and 2009, posts he apologized…

Jamie Farlee recognized that his friends and neighbors were struggling with the turmoil in the nation and decided to take a unique approach. Rather than complain or protest like many others, Farlee made signs pointing in another direction. Braving chilly January weather, he sat on the tailgate of his…

During the heated rhetoric, protests, and counter demonstrations on their University Campus, the University of California at Berkeley set up a tent for the two sides to communicate and find common ground. During one session, passions began to run high until a fistfight broke out and almost knocked over…

Spiritualist Ewan Irvine is protesting the firing of a school bus driver in Dundee, Scotland. The driver refused to pick up a group of schoolchildren waiting at a bus stop because he had a premonition “that something bad would happen” if he did. His sixth sense told him he’d regret picking them up. Irvine…

In a survey by the American Culture and Faith Institute (ACFI) evaluating the world view held by Americans it was discovered that only 10% of American adults have a Biblical worldview. The same survey among theologically conservative Protestant pastors using the same measurement criteria had a massively…

The nation of Nepal was shaken by several events in 2015. The first was a devastating earthquake in April, followed quickly by a heavy monsoon season. Later in the year, Nepal passed a law declaring the country a secular nation and instituted a new constitution. This triggered protests and arguments…

A new study suggests Americans are likely to exaggerate how often they are in church and how much they exaggerate can depend on the setting in which they’re asked. The research by the Public Religion research Institute found that Americans would inflate reports of their church attendance depending on…

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life conducted a survey that states 78% of the adults in America classify themselves as Christian (this includes Protestant, Catholics, Mormons, etc). Only 5.8% of those adults claim religion is "somewhat important or very important" in their lives. That is a scary statistic!…

By John Blake, CNN President Barack Obama was sharing a pulpit one day with a conservative Christian leader when a revealing exchange took place. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Christian who has taken public stands against abortion and same-sex marriage, had joined Obama for an AIDS summit.…