Christian leaders are condemning President Biden's proclamation of Easter Sunday as "Transgender Day of Visibility," calling it an “insult” to the religious beliefs of millions.
The White House became embroiled in controversy over the weekend after issuing a “Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility, 2024” for Easter Sunday.
"It is hard for me to stop talking when I talk about Jesus because I just get extremely excited," Lilley told ChristianHeadlines, laughing.
Two-thirds of Americans say they believe Jesus physically rose from the dead, with nearly half of Americans saying they “strongly” believe in the historical event that forms the core of Easter, according to a Lifeway Research survey.
On Holy Saturday 2007, cartoonist Johnny Hart died of a stroke while working at his drawing table. Hart was the award-winning creator of the popular comic strips “The Wizard of Id” and “B.C.” which, at one time, reached 100 million readers worldwide every day. In a 1999 BreakPoint commentary, Chuck Colson identified Hart as “the most widely read Christian of our time,” with “more readers than C.S. Lewis, Frank Peretti, and Billy Graham combined.”
Several major U.S. store chains plan to give employees the day off this Sunday as part of the Easter holiday on March 31.
Here are eight prayers to take you – and me – through Holy Week.