United States

A new Deseret News/Marist Poll survey found that most Americans believe “the nation’s moral compass is pointed in the wrong direction.”

Former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accused the West of trying to dismantle Russia and warned that Moscow might have to put the United States in its "place."

According to a national study by Ipsos and the Episcopal Church, nearly 4 in 10 American adults believe that religion in the U.S. makes the country stronger.

An international democratic think tank has added the United States to its list of “backsliding democracies” for the first time. The group says that the United States has succumbed to “authoritarian tendencies” in recent years.

According to a new study from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), about 43 percent of Americans believe that “being Christian” is a critical trait of being “truly American.”

According to a new survey, most American Christians believe the United States has a God-ordained “special role” in history and that the nation has always been a force for good in the world.

Let me be clear: It is never appropriate to take the mission of God in Scripture and apply it to the American military, the American dream or the American way of life. They are not interchangeable. The kingdom of God and earthly kingdoms are not one and the same, nor does the kingdom of God depend on the success of earthly governments, movements, campaigns or wars.

This week, we have focused on the continuing work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. Let’s close by embracing the fact that he emboldens us to be faithful in our witness and service even in the hardest places of life.

Perhaps by focusing on local government and praying for our leaders, we can begin to close the ever-growing divide in our culture and politics.