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Surveys of early voters and exits polls reveal that religious voters for Biden may have played a bigger role in Trump’s loss. Biden had a groundswell of religious support, which came as a surprise to the Trump campaign, his top aides, and religious allies. It appears that the president-elect’s approach to religion made a critical…

Ben Carson, a member of President Trump’s cabinet, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 but isn’t letting the virus stop Him from trusting in the power of God! Carson, who also serves as the secretary for Housing and Urban Development, “is in good spirits” and “feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and…

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The voting may be over, but the issues and partisan resentments that divided Americans for the past four years will likely survive the election and ensuing court battles that could determine who is the next president. This leaves a battle-weary nation with a dilemma: How do we heal? On one hand, the divisions so evident…

Millions across the nation voted in yesterday’s presidential election, and as of writing this, the vote is too close to call. Charlotte Pence Bond, daughter of the 48th Vice President Mike Pence, is encouraging American’s to remain calm because no matter what, God has a plan. “I want to encourage you: if you’re nervous today…

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The first Tuesday of November has come. The 2020 election is all but over, although many races will take days, if not weeks, to call. The country can collectively exhale. An exhausted and exasperated nation will soon wake up to … Wednesday morning. As critical as the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November…

President Donald Trump recently shared that he is no longer Presbyterian. He now considers himself a non-denominational Christian, Religious News Service reports. “Though I was confirmed at a Presbyterian church as a child, I now consider myself to be a non-denominational Christian,” Trump wrote in his response to Religious News Service. Trump also shared that…

2020 couldn’t get any crazier. A blue moon will light up the night sky this Halloween. This only happens once every two and a half years, on average, NASA’s National Space Science Data Center reports. October’s first full moon, also referred to as the harvest moon, appeared on the first day of the month, the…

Federal judge Amy Coney Barrett has gotten her fair share of hate over the last month for her devout Christian views, but she persisted. And tonight, she will be confirmed to the supreme court. Politico reported, “Unless multiple Republican senators are absent, a highly unlikely scenario, Barrett has the votes to be confirmed without Pence…

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Granddaughter of the late American evangelist Billy Graham is taking the platform that she inherited and using it to convince fellow evangelicals to not vote for Donald Trump. It’s putting her at odds with many in the religious group and even her own family, but she is convinced the Trump administration and church have “failed”.…

Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on Christians to participate in a day of prayer on October 25th, several days ahead of the 2020 Presidential election. Graham announced this on social media, Christian Headlines reports. “I am urging followers of Jesus Christ to fast and to pray for our nation next SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH. Mark it…

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