Scott Slayton

Scott Slayton

Should We Speak Publicly about the Sins of Christian Leaders?

After the late Ravi Zacharias was preliminarily found was guilty of sexual misconduct, many wondered why Christian news organizations would report these findings since Zacharias is already dead. There are several issues at play in determining whether or not Christians should air the previously unreported sins of public ministry figures after their death, but the primary one is this – Ravi Zacharias sinned against numerous women. We, as followers of Jesus, owe it to them to hear their stories, acknowledge their pain, and advocate for them to receive the restitution they deserve.

Despite Attitudes about Marriage Rapidly Changing, Most Americans Hope to Get Married

According to a new Gallup poll, despite changing attitudes toward marriage, most Americans still want to get married someday.

Hungary Adds New Amendment to Constitution Defining Marriage as Union of One Man and One Woman

The Hungarian Parliament has just approved a Constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

3 Christian Ethicists Explain Why They Will Take the COVID-19 Vaccine

In a recent article, three Christian ethicists are explaining why they will be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it becomes available to them.

Trump Allows GSA to Proceed with Biden Transition, but Promises to 'Keep Up the Good Fight'

While President Trump has asserted that he is not conceding in the 2020 presidential election, he took to Twitter this week to announce that he gave the U.S. General Services Administration the go-ahead to start coordinating with Joe Biden’s transition team.

Healthcare Workers in Northern Ireland Pen Letter Opposing 'At-Home' Abortions

A group of nearly 300 physicians in North Ireland recently signed a letter urging the government not to allow at-home abortions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christian Humanitarian Groups Say People Are Starving in North Korean COVID 'Quarantine Camps'

According to Christian Humanitarian groups working in South Korea, North Korea is reportedly operating COVID “quarantine camps” where people dying from malnutrition and a lack of medical care.

4 Things Christians Should Know about the Faith of Kamala Harris

Editor's Note: This article (publication date: October 21, 2020) is part of a series leading up to the 2020 presidential election highlighting the professed faith of several of the candidates running for President and their vice-presidential candidates, including Donald Trump, Joe BidenKanye WestMike Pence and Kamala Harris. Christian Headlines offers these faith summaries as a way of informing voters about the religious beliefs of the candidates.

Americans know a lot about the faith background of Vice President Mike Pence. He has made his faith central to his public persona as a politician. Most of us do not know as much about the faith of Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris. However, this is not because Harris lacks faith or hasn’t spoken about her faith in public.

Harris has been vocal about her faith, both about its role in her upbringing and in her approach to public policy. She has just gone about explaining it differently than Vice President Pence has. David Cohen, a professor of political science and the interim director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, said that this should not surprise Americans. He explained to Deseret News that, “Democrats tend to be more private about their faith; they don’t wear their faith on their sleeve.” However, through Senator Harris’s public writings, speeches, and interviews, it is not difficult to paint a picture of her religious background and beliefs.

Here are four things that Christians should know about Senator Kamala Harris’s faith:

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