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Conservative political activist Ralph Reed argues in a book due out before the 2020 general election that American evangelicals “have a moral obligation to enthusiastically back” the president, according to Politico. The Faith and Freedom Coalition founder has been one of Trump’s strongest Christian supporters following Trump’s presidential nomination in 2016 and has assisted Trump…

Are America’s top values shifting? Well a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News Survey finds that this may be the case. According to the WSJ, the values that Americans say definite the national character are changing, as younger generations rate patriotism, religion and having children as less important to them than did young people two decades…

Televangelist Pat Robertson is being vocal about his disdain for President Trump’s, sharing that he’s ‘absolutely appalled’ by his decision to pull U.S. forces out of Norther Syria, endangering America’s Kurdish allies. Robertson was one of many voices that slammed Trump after the White House announced that the U. S. will allow for a Turkish…

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A Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee has banned Harry Potter books, warning that the spells and curses in the novels are real and reading them could cause irreversible damage. According to the Tennessean, Rev. Dan Reehil, one of St. Edward school’s pastors, says the spells and curses presented in J.K. Rowling’s books are not only…

A new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll found that the values of American’s are changing drastically from generation to generation. Two decades ago, items like patriotism, religion, and having children were much higher up on American’s lists of values. This shift is driven mostly by younger Americans. Sixty-one percent of Americans in the new survey listed…

Should religious communities support the legalization of medical or recreational marijuana? More faith groups are weighing in. Marijuana is currently legal in 33 states including Pennsylvania and New Jersey for adult recreational use, permissible in 11 states. As more states legalize weed and consider it, many religious communities are entering the conversation and supporting its…

Pumpkin spice didn’t rank #1. If fall is your favorite season, you probably look forward to the coolness in the air, the colorful changing of leaves and sweater weather. With fall right around the corner, the Society of Happy People surveyed their members to find out what they loved most about the season. To the…

Sen. Ted Cruz responded to actress Alyssa Milano after the actress asked if there was any Bible passage supporting the second amendment. She posted to Twitter saying, “cite which passage of the Bible God states it is a God-given right to own a gun.” Milano made the tweet responding to Texas lawmaker Rep. Matt Schaefer.…

When asked about his ongoing trade war with China, President Donald Trump called himself “the chosen one”. Trump, speaking with reporters outside the White House, says that when it comes to dealing with China’s trade practices “somebody had to do it.” He further added, “I am the chosen one” as he looked up at the…

A group of Christian leaders has condemned Christian nationalism in a new letter, calling it a “persistent threat to both our religious communities and our democracy.” Published on July 29th, the letter, organized by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and titled “Christians Against Christian Nationalism”, calls Americans to take a step back from…

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