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Democrats are becoming more godless and wicked by the day. It wasn’t an accident that they booed God at their 2012 convention. The far left media was shocked when Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected House Speaker last week. They had to work quickly to find dirt on the Constitutional Attorney and man of faith. The godless party finally decided on a sure-fire tactic. They’re going to attack him on his faith! Former Biden spokesperson Jen Psaki led the charge on MSNBC this weekend. Jen Psaki: At first glance, Mike Johnson does seem fine. Fineish? Conservative, yes. But he once...

For several decades now, American society has operated under a false assumption that banning prayer in public schools is irrevocable settled science.Two recent bills before state legislatures have shone a new light on a half-century of controversy. In Alabama, a 30-year ban on the teaching of yoga has been dropped, and in Florida state officials are seeking to make two minutes of silence for prayer or reflection a mandatory part of school days.Both of these developments are positive steps to fill a hole in the education of our children. Put simply, they open the door to a restoration of prayer...

As part of an ongoing release of research about the worldviews of Americans, new data show that just over half hold a biblically-informed view of God, a 22% drop from 30 years ago.Longtime researcher George Barna, whose work is now based at the recently-founded Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, released another installment in his findings that reveal the erosion of the Judeo-Christian worldview in the United States. The new report shows that only 51% of Americans consider God to be "all-powerful, all-knowing, perfect and just creator of the universe who still rules the world today.” In 1991, 73%...

Because Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz doesn’t properly crease his pants or favor the infanticide of partial-birth abortion, on the pages of The New York Times, columnist David Brooks (who identifies as a conservative) openly questions Cruz’s Christian faith, and does so for the sin of Cruz doing his job as solicitor general for the state of Texas. The case reveals something interesting about Cruz's character. Ted Cruz is now running strongly among evangelical voters, especially in Iowa. But in his career and public presentation Cruz is a stranger to most of what would generally be considered the Christian...

Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced his presidential bid at Liberty University, a well-known conservative, Christian college founded by Jerry Falwell. It's a testament to his faith and Southern Baptist roots that have kept him grounded throughout his life. But here are five facts you may not know about Cruz's personal faith. 1. While Cruz says that government should protect the religious rights of people, leaders should avoid using their faith for political gain. In a 2013 interview, he explained that faith is "a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Life, liberty, and property, the...

Hillary Clinton wants to be president of the United States, but what actually guides her? The only currently declared candidate for the Democratic ticket was raised in the Methodist tradition and continues to practice that faith today. Here are six interesting facts about Clinton's faith as it relates to her candidacy and personal life. 1) Clinton was raised in the First United Methodist Church in Park Ridge, Illinois, and wrote in her book It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us that "religion figures in my earliest memories of my family. Our spiritual life as a family was...

A great evil is sweeping our nation through judicial decree. In states all over the country, bans on homosexual marriage are being overturned by Federal Courts. In most states these bans were voted on by the people, usually by large majorities. The latest state to see its law overturned by judicial decree is Michigan. Within minutes of the Court overturning the Michigan law dozens of sodomites and lesbians got married at liberal county buildings all with the media present and cheering. To believe this wasn’t coordinated with the Court is to suspend rational thought. Homosexuals wouldn’t be marrying but for...

Just got that in my email. beautiful! Pam's Story In a recent email, I read about a woman named Pam, who knows the pain of considering abortion. More than 24 years ago, she and her husband Bob were serving as missionaries to the Philippines and praying for a fifth child. Pam contracted amoebic dysentery, an infection of the intestine caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or drink. She went into a coma and was treated with strong antibiotics before they discovered she was pregnant. Doctors urged her to abort the baby for her own safety and told her...

Johnston designed the first atomic bomb detonator and is believed to be the only eyewitness to all three 1945 atomic explosions - at White Sands, N.M., and in Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, events that killed some 200,000 people and ended World War II. Johnston was assigned to measure the impact of the bombs. Johnston had just completed his bachelor's degree and begun graduate work at University of California, Berkeley in 1940, when he agreed to follow his mentor, Nobel-prize-winning Luis Alvarez, to Boston to help develop microwave radar at MIT's Radiation Laboratory. By 1943, Johnston had helped develop a...

If you are reading this, then this morning when your eyes opened you received the first blessing as well as the first miracle of the day. You have probably completed this simple act every day for the past 30, 50, or maybe 67 years or so, but nonetheless, it is still a gift that is not given freely or should be squandered as if it were an entitlement. Is there some deep psychological or religious analysis involved in this inquiry? Not so much. Simply put, there are at least one or two family members who we once cherished who are...

As 2010 approaches and materializes, a new decade begins. This once-every-ten-years benchmark presents a great opportunity to not only launch a new direction for the coming year but also for the whole new decade as well. The direction we would like our lives to take and the pathway we are preparing are going to be largely determined by the composition of the matter we journey over as well as the faith we will need to live by over the next 120 months. Faith is the DNA ingredient that Christians possess and is therefore a powerful transformative force for good in...

What if it had been your child to suffer as Terri Schiavo did? Kevin Fobbs April 10, 2006 Should America just simply move on if it was your child who suddenly was incapacitated and went through Terri Schiavo's experience? It is an interesting question, because there are those in the media and even probably in your office, your neighborhood or even your family who have said well just let the "poor woman" rest. Well I don't think America can do that because it could have been said about any innocent person who was taken to a crucifixion, or lynched from...

<p>A Central Indiana man facing a rare and tricky heart operation in Houston got some good news Tuesday.</p> <p>Surgeons preparing to do an "autotransplant" on Vic Coleman, of McCordsville, discovered the procedure wasn't necessary because a tumor could be removed from his chest another way, a hospital spokeswoman said.</p>

Why Mel owes one to the Jews By Rabbi Daniel Lapin © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Two weeks before Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" flashes onto two thousand screens, online ticket merchants are reporting that up to half their total sales are for advance purchases for the film. One Dallas multiplex has reserved all 20 of its screens for "The Passion." I am neither a prophet nor a movie critic. I am merely an Orthodox rabbi using ancient Jewish wisdom to make three predictions about "The Passion." One, Mel Gibson and Icon Productions will make a great deal of money....

America - A Call to Greatness: Find the Keys to the Restoration of Our Country CONTACT: John W. Chalfant Phone: (407) 629-5700 Fax: (407) 629-5019 info@greatness.com http://www.greatness.com Orlando, Florida, October 9, 2003 - Can America rise to the greatness needed to restore our country? In his book, America - A Call to Greatness, John W. Chalfant, draws compelling comparisons between the lack of Christian action in our crisis world and the militant Christian faith of America's Founding Fathers. Chalfant establishes the fact that the spiritual and political principles of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution are rooted in the...

Pollack passes on Playboy By MARK SCHLABACH Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer Athens -- While helping Georgia win its first SEC championship in 20 years last season, David Pollack's popularity escalated from obscurity to college football cover boy. But the Bulldogs' star defensive end won't be posing for Playboy magazine. Pollack, the 2002 SEC Player of the Year, turned down an offer to pose for Playboy's All-America football team, which will be published in the August edition of the magazine. Pollack was among 22 players invited to the weeklong photo shoot in California earlier this month. Pollack said he declined the...