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Reviving Civil Religion?
42+ min ago (157+ words) Sadly, Mainline Protestantism has sadly retreated into near obscurity. Catholic priests when called upon can still do it well. And many Evangelical clergy can fulfill the role if asked. Billy Graham was expert at it. Sam Goldman smartly advocates a…...
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (515+ words) Rest not till you enjoy the privilege of humanity'the knowledge and love of God. Lift up your heads, ye creatures capable of God! Life up your hearts to the Source of your being!" -John Wesley, The General Deliverance One of…...
The Ongoing Reformation of the Christian Reformed Church
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (903+ words) A reformation continues to unfold in the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC). A denomination from the Dutch Reformed tradition with around 950 congregations and 180, 000 members, the CRC went through a tumultuous struggle over marriage and sexuality." A group called…...
Pope Leo Hails July 4
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (920+ words) Mark Tooley became president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) in 2009. He joined IRD in 1994 to found its United Methodist committee (UMAction). He is also editor of IRD's foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining…...
Newport, Religious Liberty, and the Renewal of America
1+ week, 4+ day ago (346+ words) As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, there is one place every American should visit: Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. Completed in 1763, Touro Synagogue is the oldest surviving synagogue building in the United States and one of the great…...
In Rare Shift, Pope's AI Encyclical Garners Secular Interest, Ecumenical Quiet
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (234+ words) The mainline Protestant Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)" released a 2025 statement focused on specific issues surrounding the implementation of AI and its possible harms: The Observer's article also includes the testimony and analysis of scholars and members of the…...
The Christian Worldview and the Moral Revolution - Part 2
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (161+ words) Changing Attitudes toward Marriage and Morality Closson noted the dramatic change in attitudes about marriage in recent years. For Gen Z, 19. 7 percent of young adults identified as "gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgender." This was only true of 11 percent of Millennials,…...
Christ the King at the Border
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (115+ words) I know it's a stretch to pull up this multimillion-dollar wall up there or fence to protect immigration, but I think for our purposes it would protect the monument." Escandron noted. In this case, Catholics need not accept the false…...
The Christian Worldview and the Moral Revolution - Part 1
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (161+ words) With the lack of clarity that many churchgoers have, even in Evangelical churches, regarding basic elements of the Bible's teaching, it is not surprising that there is a similar lack of clarity on the major issues presented by the moral…...
What Christian Zionism means for Protestants and Catholics
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (340+ words) Mark Tooley became president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) in 2009. He joined IRD in 1994 to found its United Methodist committee (UMAction). He is also editor of IRD's foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. Prior to joining…...