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What’s the truth about the first Thanksgiving?
There’s a lot of pressure to do away with Thanksgiving. Is it a day of gratitude or a day of guilt? Like Columbus Day, Thanksgiving is being attacked. Many stories surrounding the ... Read More »
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Proposed Trump administration rule would overturn Obama restrictions on adoption and foster agencies
Adoption and foster care agencies that receive federal funding would be able to refuse to serve people based on religion, sexual orientation and gender identity under a new rule proposed by the ... Read More »
Christians continue to disagree about whether and how to celebrate Halloween
If the calendar says mid-October, it means that the long-running debate over whether Christians should celebrate Halloween is about to heat up again. Eighty-seven percent of Christians believe they should not celebrate ... Read More »
Elizabeth Warren mocks men, people of faith at CNN town hall
Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be surging in the Democrat presidential primary polls, but she is doing little to court the support of Christians. Warren participated last week in a town hall sponsored ... Read More »
Commentator Michael Knowles believes new Kanye West album can open doors
Musician Kanye West is accustomed to making headlines, often because of controversial things he has said or done. Lately, however, he is creating a buzz for going public with his newfound faith. ... Read More »
The Bible and Public Schools
The year was 1963. In Abington School District v. Schempp, the Supreme Court doubled down on their previous year’s decision of Engel v. Vitale which banned school-led prayer in public schools. This ... Read More »
Freedom From Religion Foundation takes aim at Oak Grove school district
The Oak Grove School District in suburban Kansas City is under fire from the leftist organization, Freedom From Religion Foundation. The group, known for forcing school districts into expensive settlements over everything ... Read More »
World’s fastest growing church: No buildings, no central leadership, led by women
For the last few years, researchers have credited the underground church in Iran as the fastest growing Christian church in the world. It has unique characteristics that defy comparison with churches in ... Read More »
Contrary to what you’ve heard, millennials are becoming MORE religious
I thought the subject of this article might grab your attention because it is not what we are generally hearing about millennials and Generation Z these days. For example, the Wall Street ... Read More »
What is the truth about dinosaurs?
Does God exist? How can anyone believe in religion when science has neither a need nor a place for God? Is evolution happening today? What is the truth about dinosaurs? If God ... Read More »
‘Christianity is an evil cult’: What Chinese students are taught
This week the Trump administration announced plans to punish Chinese officials involved in persecution by preventing their entry into the United States. The moves comes as more evidence that the Chinese government ... Read More »
One in five Dutch churches converted to secular spaces
As fewer and fewer people follow the Christian faith in the Netherlands, a new study shows that one fifth of all churches there have been converted into libraries, apartments, offices, and other ... Read More »
Famous atheist Bill Hayden finds Christ
Bill Hayden was one of the world’s most well-known atheists. In fact, the Australian politician was an atheist all of his life and as an adult would use his public platform to ... Read More »
Mind control camps in China exposed by BBC
In a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood movie on mind control, a video has emerged in a disturbing documentary from the BBC revealing re-education camps. The film shows Christians, Muslims and other religious minorities ... Read More »
Supreme Court sides with Christian bakers
A Supreme Court decision is being called a win for religious freedom over the case of Christian bakers in Oregon. As Metro Voice has reported for years about the Kleins, two Oregon bakers ... Read More »
Department of Transportation investigates bans on Chick-fil-A
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Friday that it will investigate whether two airports violated federal law or transportation regulations by denying a contract to Chick-fil-A on religious grounds. “The ... Read More »
Winning people over in a polarized culture
Today’s polarized political climate mirrors another growing gap in America: the dramatic rise of people who claim no religion at all, also known as “nones.” This demographic is most common among young ... Read More »
‘State of Faith’ recounts 20 Centuries of Christianity
A carpenter’s son was their leader — this small group of “rebel” Jewish men including a tax collector, a tentmaker, and some fishermen who were committed to following Him, even unto death. ... Read More »
The danger of religion in church
“Come on. Let’s go!” Every Sunday morning, including every Easter, since I was three years old all six of our family were rushing out the door to church. In the early years, ... Read More »
Is this where Christians go wrong when trying to change culture?
Christians have spent endless hours seeking to answer the question, “How can we best transform culture?” Dr. Lance Wallnau, nationally known for developing a framework modeling how Christians should engage culture, recently ... Read More »
UMC could choose Bible-affirming ‘Tradition Plan’
United Methodists are preparing for an important meeting in St. Louis this weekend where the issue of openly homosexual pastors will be discussed. UMC delegates will gather Saturday through Tuesday, Feb. 23-26, ... Read More »
‘Run the Race’ marks Tim Tebow’s debut as film producer
Tim Tebow, the Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback now readying for his fourth season as a minor-league baseball player, knows that being a good Christian doesn’t solve everything. Even watching ... Read More »
Chinese prisoner killed by organ harvesting, daughter escapes to US
Ten police cars accompanied a small group of relatives to view Chinese prisoner Han Jun Qing’s body. No cameras or reporters were allowed on the premises. But his daughter, Han Yu, needs ... Read More »
Why I believe in Jesus Christ and the God of the Bible
Faith in God doesn’t have to be blind. Earlier this year, I had cancer. Thankfully, it was only a stage one melanoma that was easily removed, but to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, the possibility of ... Read More »
China creates quota for police to arrest Christians
Chinese authorities are setting quotas on the number of Christians that must be arrested and are threatening police officers with dismissal if they don’t meet the minimum standards, according to a magazine ... Read More »
