Can politics and religion ever really be separated? Congregations around America are becoming increasingly polarized. Since the 2016 presidential election, 73% of Americans have said they feel the country is more divided than previous generations. Contributing to that feeling of division are one’s political views and one’s faith informed by one’s race, gender, age, place of…

A flurry of headlines have come out surrounding each celebrities decision on attending or performing at President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, so it can be hard to keep track of who’s actually going to be there. Some celebrities had to back out due to scheduling issues, which was the reason for Garth Brooks and the rock band…

The fake news epidemic continues to spread. And it has now affected even the most powerful of news organizations—CNN. On December 29th, the Obama administration, in a rare and provocative act, publicly expelled 35 Russian diplomats from the U.S. in retaliation for alleged Russian cyber-activity that may have interfered with the 2016 presidential election. The…

Donald Trump pulled off the biggest upset in American politics to be elected as the 45th President of the United States. It was not without drama. When Trump announced that he was running for president, the pundits thought he was out of his element. They had a point as the odds were severely stacked against…

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