Months after a group of Honey Grove Middle School students were scolded for praying for a fellow student at lunch, the Texas school has made the decision to permit its students to openly pray once again.
Months after a group of Honey Grove Middle School students were scolded for praying for a fellow student at lunch, the Texas school has made the decision to permit its students to openly pray once again.
A large white cross that had stood on state property in Michigan for nearly 70 years has been removed after the Michigan Association of Civil Rights filed a complaint.
A civil rights group is calling for the removal of a cross that has stood for nearly 70 years on a Michigan property.
In my opinion, failure to recognize diverse gifts may explain why many people are divided on the issue of religion and politics. For instance, John MacArthur, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, Tony Perkins, and D. James Kennedy have/had different ministries, but all fall under the umbrella of Christian service. God creates, within each of us, varying desires, talents, and levels of interests. If God has called a man to preach and teach His Word, that will be his passion. If God has called a Christian to pursue politics, that will be his or her passion, and so on.<p><p>Problems arise when we become judgmental and fail to respect our differences. Activists should not expect everyone to share their passion for politics, and those who believe Christians should stay out of politics must understand that God clearly calls some Christians to the political arena. God established the concept of government, why would He not desire godly leadership?<p><p>The top five comments I’ve heard that prevent involvement are:<p><p>Photo courtesy: pixabay.com
On May 8, 2017, President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to a seat on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Federalist reports that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), in a court hearing for the nomination of Notre Dame Law School professor Amy Coney Barrett, asked her, “Do you consider yourself an orthodox Catholic?”
The president of Oklahoma’s East Central University has issued a statement saying the university acted hastily in taking down Christian symbols in their chapel after receiving complaints from a secular group.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently sent a letter of complaint to the Ashe County Sheriff's Department in North Carolina, calling on the department to make changes to a prayer event featuring Billy Graham’s daughter Anne Graham Lotz.
The Supreme Court has ruled for a Missouri church that claimed religious discrimination after it was refused state funds to improve its playground.
Several posters that had been on display for at least six years at Langley Air Force have been taken down after complaints were filed, alleging that they were sexist and used religious language.
