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The death of church and pub

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The nature of community is changing. The old village has gone. One can lament the passing of parish church and village pub, but the type of community that birthed them has gone ...

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The hidden truth behind Superman

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I’ve never been a huge fan of Superman. The Man of Steel was always too squeaky clean for me. Too perfect. I liked superheroes who had edges (The Incredible Hulk), darkness (Batman) and ...

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What’s up with profanity in the church, Christian music?

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Most Christians take for granted that profanity is sinful, but does the Bible actually address it? Back in 2013, I noted with concern that “it is increasingly common to hear about worship ...

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Ask A.I. – “What is the proof that Jesus was resurrected?”

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Does artificial intelligence, or A.I., have anything to say about the resurrection of Jesus?  Metro Voice is launching an “Ask A.I. Series.” Our question today, posed to ChatGPT, is “What is the ...

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Churchgoers “inoculated” to the gospel, says evangelist Michael Youssef

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Evangelist Michael Youssef is issuing a wakeup call to the church as he tries to bring one million people to Christ by 2025. At an evangelistic event in Macon, Ga., earlier this ...

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Jesus as Ken and Mary as Barbie?

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The planned relaunch of Jesus Ken and Barbie Virgin Mary dolls in Argentina is being criticized by Catholic groups and others. This comes after the international success of Greta Gerwig’s controversial “Barbie” ...

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Concerned citizens in 44 states held “See You at the Library” events Saturday

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Americans in 44 states visited 260 libraries across the nation on Saturday for the first “See You at the Library” event. “Conservatives and Christians have complained that they don’t have a seat ...

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Stay away from “Barbie” movie, Movieguide founder warns parents

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“Barbie” earned more than $155 million at the box office last weekend. However, a leading Christian film critic is warning families to avoid seeing it. “The movie is worse than you could ...

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Most unmarried parents split before child reaches 14

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Parents who live together outside of marriage will likely split up before their child becomes a teenager, a study reveals. According to a report published by the Marriage Foundation this week, by ...

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Moms for Liberty under attack after leftist organization brands it as hate group

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The parental rights group Moms for Liberty is facing political attacks and even death threats atter the Southern Poverty Law Center denounced it as a “hate group.” The progressive civil rights watchdog, ...

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Many Christians more afraid of devil than God, Jim Caviezel says

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Jim Caviezel, who stars in the new hit film “Sound of Freedom” about human trafficking, said it’s time for Christians to stand and be counted. “The problem is that modern-day Christianity has ...

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Only one in three Americans have confidence in the church, Gallup finds

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Only about one-third of Americans have confidence in the church or organized religion, and even fewer have faith in public schools. Gallup sampled Americans’ level of trust in more than a dozen ...

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Worship leader shortage in Southern Baptist churches

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The Southern Baptist Convention is facing a shortage of qualified music leaders. “There just aren’t enough people out there to serve as worship leaders,” said Will Bishop, associate professor of church music ...

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Miami mayor shares his faith as he jumps into Republican presidential race

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez may be a big underdog in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but he stands tall in his faith. He told an audience at the Faith & ...

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Christian employees petition Google over “Peaches Christ” drag show event

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Christian employee of Google called a planned “Pride and Drag Show” in California a direct attack on “religious beliefs and sensibilities.” As a result, the company removed it, and performer Peaches Christ ...

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Another survey confirms decline in church attendance

Another report has been released that documents a decline in church attendance since the start of the pandemic. An average of 30 percent of Americans from 2020 to the present said they ...

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Most popular worship songs traced back to just four megachurches

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A handful of megachurches have cornered the market on worship music in recent years, churning out hit after hit and dominating the worship charts, a new study reported by Religion News Service ...

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Atheists say they feel alienated

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Atheists are complaining they feel socially alienated even as government, Hollywood and the media push faith out of the public eye. The news comes as projections indicate Christianity might be a minority ...

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“It’s a Baby” ad campaign focuses on humanity of unborn children

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Focus on the Family has launched “It’s a Baby,” an advertising campaign to celebrate life on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Jim Daly, ...

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Kansas judge rules that transgender drivers cannot change sex on licenses

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Individuals identifying as a different biological sex in Kansas will not be allowed to change their sex on their driver’s licenses under a ruling by a state judge on Monday. District Judge ...

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Americans identify as socially conservative at highest numbers in decade

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Americans may be rebelling against an increasingly liberal culture. More adults identify as social conservatives than at any time in the past decade, a new Gallup poll has found. Nearly four in ...

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Eric Metaxas says pastors “silent in the face of evil”

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Author and talk-show host Eric Metaxas is urging leaders to speak up against the evil in today’s world “There are many pastors and Christian leaders being silent in the face of evil ...

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Despite media perceptions, study finds correlation between religion, successful life

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Religious belief tends to be associated with key indicators of a successful life, such as education level and marital status, a recent study found. Ryan Burge, a political scientist who studies religion ...

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Hispanic leaders sound alarm about nation’s spiritual decline

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The United States is on the road to disaster, according to the CEO of Goya Foods, a leading supplier to the Hispanic market. “As a CEO, businessman, what’s happened in the last ...

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U.S. Catholic Church developing sex-change surgery policy

The backlash against radical sex change surgeries for children continues to grow across the nation and in Europe where several nations have banned it.  Last week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ...

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