According to a new Pew Research Center study, the number of Protestants and Catholics is shrinking in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the numbers are growing among non-Christian faiths, especially among Muslims and Hindus. Berean Research’s view is that the number of true Christians, as opposed to professing Christians, is substantially lower than the study indicates. According to a new […]
What is liberation theology? According to GotQuestions it’s “a movement that attempts to interpret Scripture through the plight of the poor. True followers of Jesus, according to liberation theology, must work toward a just society, bring about social and political change, and align themselves with the working class.” Those who are involved in this movement say they’re […]
Seems the Cuban dictator was all enamored with Pope Francis. Castro told reporters that the pope “is a Jesuit, and I, in some way, am too. I always studied at Jesuit schools.” Here’s more on the AP story: Cuban President Raul Castro paid a call Sunday on Pope Francis at the Vatican to thank him for […]
The Washington Post has a story on extreme tracking devices that are coming for “ordinary people to ‘quantify’ themselves using wearable fitness gadgets, medical equipment, headcams, traditional lab tests and homemade contraptions, all with the goal of finding ways to optimize their bodies and minds to live longer, healthier lives — and perhaps to discover some important truth […]
Christian recording artist Amy Grant is joining forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to push birth control and contraceptives in developing nations. Since Grant says she is pro-life it seems odd that she would work with any foundation that has given pro-abortion groups millions of dollars to advance their agenda. According to LifeNews: “Planned Parenthood of […]
Over at Big Planet Watch, Merrill Olson offers reasons why our “Christian Nation” appears to be under God’s judgment and gives examples of how blatant Christian persecution is on the rise. In a recent Gallup Poll, December 2014, more than 90% of 173,490 U.S. citizens surveyed said that they identify themselves as Christians. This means that many consider America to still […]
The L.A. Times has a story (below) questioning whether or not DNA editing is a good thing or a bad thing. We’re all aware that there are serious ethical and safety implication of doing this sort of research. What is the Christian to make of all this? In “The Christian and Genetic Engineering” Michael McKenzie calls […]
Todd Starnes, host of Fox News Commentary, reports: Last week, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins was invited to be on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” What was supposed to be a cordial conversation about the Supreme Court and same-sex marriage turned out to be a professional ambush. Host Bob Schieffer pounced on the […]
Breitbart informs us that: Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said her party would consider allowing polygamous marriages and civil partnerships in the UK. Speaking in a Q&A session with PinkNews readers, the Green leader responded to a question from Redfern Jon Barrett, who asked: “As someone living with his two boyfriends in a stable long-term relationship, I would […]
According to Matthew Speiser of the Business Insider, a new study finds that atheists and agnostics will add more than 61 million followers. An extensive study done by the Pew Research Center has yielded some fascinating information regarding the trajectory of world religions over the next four decades. As of 2010, Christianity was the dominant world religion with […]