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Fueled by mercy, kindness wins

If Jesus hadn’t gotten a hold of me almost 20 years ago, there might have been a fight yesterday. But, since he and his mercy never gave up on me, kindness won. ...

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Oxford Dictionary changes definition of woman, man

The publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary have modified the definition of dozens of words in its latest book. Now, the PC culture has come to the definition of “woman” and “man.” ...

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U.S. divorce rate hits 50-year low, but marriage rates plummet

The U.S. divorce rate is the lowest it has been in a half century, according to data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The new data show that 14.9 marriages per ...

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Kansas school cancels Operation Christmas Child after atheists complain

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Students at Liberty Middle School in Pratt, Kan., will not be participating in Operation Christmas Child this holiday season after an atheist group complained. The school must “cease participation in Operation Christmas ...

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Fifteen additional pro-life women elected to House of Representatives

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One underreported story from Election Day is that at least 15 new pro-life women will join the House of Representatives in January. “We attribute their success to the fact that life is ...

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Chick-fil-A again tops customer satisfaction rankings

Christian-owned Chick-fil-A continues to dominate the fast-food rankings. The 2020 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), based on interviews with 23,312 customers, placed Chick-fil-A No. 1 in customer satisfaction among fast-food restaurants, followed ...

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Number of Christian voters declining, research finds

The U.S. religious landscape has undergone profound changes in recent years, with the share of Christians in the population continuing to decline, according to the Pew Research Center. Today, Christians make up about half ...

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Blind woman wins right to share Gospel after being banned from park

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A blind woman has won the right to share the Gospel in a public park. Gail Blair, 63, was banned from a public park in Westerly, Rhode Island this past summer. The ...

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Liberty U removes Piper convocation after election tweet

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The fallout from pre-election criticism of President Trump by popular pastor and author John Piper continues. Shortly after Piper’s election post went viral, Liberty University removed the pastor’s convocation, citing “a controversy ...

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Church attendance has dropped during pandemic, according to ‘2020 State of the Bible’ report

The ongoing pandemic and limits on group size has taken a toll on church attendance, a study by the American Bible Society and the Barna Group found. According to the “2020 State of ...

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Is Hollywood cheering the death of the movie theater?

You know how the symbiotic relationship between movie studios and U.S. theater chains work, right? To boil it down to its simplest terms, studios spend big tubs of cash to cast and ...

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200 evangelical leaders sign letter calling for peace following elections

As Americans await the outcome of the presidential election, more than 200 evangelical leaders are encouraging communities to rise above political partisanship and societal divisions to live out the gospel by pursuing ...

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Trump signs executive order to promote ‘patriotic education’

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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to promote “patriotic education” by establishing the federal 1776 Commission. The President wrote: “Just signed an order to establish the 1776 Commission. We will ...

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KU Sorority student placed on probation due to political retweet gets national attention

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Recently, University of Kansas sophomore Katherine Lauer re-tweeted a political tweet posted by a conservative political pundit. The response to the retweet was being placed on probation from the Kappa Alpha Theta ...

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Witches plot ‘binding spell’ on Trump, calling up a ‘blue wave’

The world’s witches and Satanists are actively working to ensure Joe Biden is elected on Nov. 3. Their actions have even turned violent against Christians gathering to pray for the nation and ...

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Girl Scouts delete post congratulating Amy Coney Barrett

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The Girls Scouts quickly deleted a social media post that congratulated Justice Amy Coney Barrett for becoming one of only five women in U.S. history to be appointed to the Supreme Court. ...

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Leftwing groups plan protests following November 3 election

Leftwing protestors have posted their plans “to make sure Trump leaves the White House” by any means necessary should he lose next week’s election. “The Federalist” and Forbes have found recently discovered ...

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National Guard called up as Philadelphia looted, burned for second night

After a second night in which hundreds of businesses in Philadelphia and even its suburbs were looted and burned, the Pennsylvania National Guard has been mobilized to control the riots. The violence ...

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Kanye West to launch gospel music university

Aspiring singers will get a boost from Kanye West who is launching a gospel music university. West made the announcement on “The Joe Rogan Experience”  Saturday. West talked for nearly three hours ...

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Actor Christ Pratt under fire for Christian beliefs

Actor Chris Pratt of “Guardians of the Galaxy” fame is under attack for his Christian faith. Pratt began trending alongside his fellow famous “Chrises”: Chris Pine, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. One ...

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Baptist leaders respond to pope’s call for same-sex civil unions

Southern Baptist leaders have responded with scripture to Pope Francis’s call for same-sex civil unions. “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family,” the pope said in a documentary. ...

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American sports, role models and culture

Nearly 30 years ago, in a 1993 Nike commercial, professional basketball legend Charles Barkley fired the first shot at the “role model” concept popularized by Columbia University sociologist Robert K. Merton in ...

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Does Joe Biden really advocate sterilizing transgender children?

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Based on presidential candidate Joe Biden’s answer to a townhall question on Thursday night, it is only fair to ask: “Mr. Biden, do you advocating sterilizing children who identify as transgender?” During ...

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What can a mouse utopia teach us about socialism and welfare?

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One of the more famous ethologists in recent decades was John B. Calhoun, best known for his mouse experiments in the 1960s. To what extent do the mouse utopia lessons apply to ...

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Amy Coney Barrett attacked for using ‘sexual preference’ as dictionary changes definition

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Political correctness is changing the language faster than most people can keep up with it. Amy Coney Barrett found this out during her confirmation hearings when she used the word “preference” instead ...

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