Mississippi will begin issuing license plates featuring the phrase, “In God We Trust,” starting this month. The redesigned plates also feature the state’s seal emblazoned with the words: “The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi.” This will replacing a design which used to feature blues singer B.B. King. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the…

These days, any sort of openly Christian decoration is sure to become controversial. Atheist activist groups have gone after a wide variety of displays and demanded the removal of everything from the Christmas lights on an Idaho family’s private dwelling to Maryland’s Peace Cross, a memorial dedicated to the veterans of World War I. As…

Most Americans struggle to talk about God at all today, much less describe in detail who or what they picture when they think about God. That, however, is exactly what Stephen Colbert and Reverend James Martin attempted to do on the Jesuit-run show “Faith in Focus.” On a recent episode, Colbert proved that, despite being…

Most Americans are at least peripherally aware that atheism is on the rise. Given how the comment sections on faith-based blogs, websites, articles and videos always have at least one atheistic zealot declaring that religion is a fairy tale and religious people are morons, it would be rather difficult to miss the rise of atheism…

Most American’s are incredibly proud to share their nationality, so it’s no wonder that congregations across the United States want to hoist a flag in their church sanctuaries. However, is this a good practice? Local churches have debated this topic for years. Is it OK for the american flag to hang in the sanctuary? What…

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