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President Joe Biden asked top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to join him for a bipartisan prayer session hours ahead of his inauguration, AFP reports. Leaders in Congress were invited to attend services with him at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington. The cathedral is where the funeral service was held for the only other Catholic…

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Following the House’s resolution advising Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, Pence referenced Scripture when explaining why he would not take this action, the Christian Post reports. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Vice President Pence wrote that it’s time for the nation to heal following the Capitol’s…

Evangelist Franklin Graham is encouraging Christians to pray for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the wake of what he is calling a turbulent time in U.S. history, Christian Headlines reports. The son of the late Rev. Billy Graham, who has also been outspoken in his support of President Trump, shared these comments on…

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Christian artists took to social media to condemn the violence and actions of those who stormed the US Capitol and clashed with police just as Congress convened to validate Joe Biden’s presidential win. These artists also stressed the reality of spiritual warfare, the Christian Post reports. Some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol building were…

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Chris Cuomo, the host of CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time, recently mocked Sen. Marco Rubio’s faith, calling him “Mr. Bible Boy” in what many are considering anti-Christian remarks. He also said, “he’s got a Bible quote for every moment, he just never speaks truth to power or acts on any of it.” The comments were made…

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Next month, Biden will become the second Catholic president in U.S. history and is expected to make church a fixed part of his schedule. Regular church attendance is something we have not seen from many presidents in recent history. Biden did miss church on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent, CNN reports, but only…

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Dr. Ben Carson, Housing and Urban Development Secretary, is thanking everyone, including God, for helping him get through the worst of his COVID-19 diagnosis. In a Facebook post, Carson shared that he experienced a “dramatic improvement’ after taking Oleander 4X. However shortly after his symptoms worsened and he became despriatly ill, likely due to several…

As hurricane Iota hit landfall this week, local police officers and a church congregation in Honduras joined together to lift up prayers to God and ask for His protection. Iota, which is now a tropical storm, was the second hurricane to hit Central America this month. It followed Hurricane Eta which made landfall on November…

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A professor at Virginia Wesleyan University has stepped down from his position after arguing on social media about those who voted for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The professor, Paul Ewell, said that that they were “anti-Christian” and “anti-American”. The Hampton Roads based liberal arts college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. They made a…

A Kansas middle school is now ending its participation in the Operation Christmas Child project after an atheist group claimed that the school’s involvement is unconstitutional, Christian Headlines reports. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that provides shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children in need around the holidays. The…

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