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Jan 15 2024
News
DeSantis courts Iowa evangelical voters, but many won’t shake faith in Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and his family gathered at the Coram Deo Bible Church, a nondenominational church in Davenport, for Sunday service just hours before Iowa GOP voters head to their caucus sites. The Florida governor has attended over a dozen church services across the state, according to his campaign, making this critical voting bloc a central part of his bid for
Colorado Springs GazetteJan 14 2024
News
Taiwanese voters defy China to put faith in candidate Xi fears most
Taiwanese voters struck a blow to China on Saturday as they elected a president who has vowed to protect the island’s democratic way of life from Beijing’s influence.
Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, won the closely-watched election, with partial results showing he had taken 40.2 per cent of ballots cast as his two opponents
The Telegraph - UKApr 24 2020
Opinion
Social Distancing Isn’t a Religion
A sure sign of fanaticism is the inability to make distinctions, in this case between risky and non-risky activities, between places hard hit and places not.
Forgive Jacksonville, Fla., for it has sinned.
The largest city in Florida partly reopened its beaches, and it became something of a national scandal. CNN ran a disapproving segment, and the hashtag #FloridaMorons trended on
Rich LowryMar 26 2023
News
Summer Camp Guide 2023: Faith-based camps
The camp presents creative and educational activities that explore nature, science, arts, self-esteem and more in a Christian atmosphere. Camp Mountain Chai offers camp sessions throughout the summer to expand the knowledge of and create a love for the Jewish culture, traditions and religion. Young students enroll in Camp Yeladim, where daily activities include water play, crafts, science
Orange County RegisterFeb 06 2024
News
Toby Keith said faith led him through 'dark hallways' of cancer battle before death
Country music star Toby Keith, who died Monday at 62 after a yearslong battle with stomach cancer, told a local Oklahoma news outlet weeks before his death that his faith sustained him through the illness. "Keith passed peacefully last night on Feb. 5, surrounded by his family," his website said in a statement. "He fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his
The Christian PostOct 23 2023
News
Rural People Don’t Practice Religion More than their Urban Counterparts, Survey Shows
The notion of a hyper-religious rural America, one that stands in direct contrast to a modern and secularizing urban America, is pervasive. But the numbers just don’t support that stereotype.
Factors like income, race, partisanship, age, and education influence religious attendance more than geography does.
During my first semester of graduate school, I wrote a paper criticizing
The Daily YonderSep 09 2015
News
Kim Davis and the Freedom of Religion
The Kim Davis situation raises interesting questions about the meaning and practical effect of the freedom of religion. Although, for reasons that I will explain, the issue today is one of public policy, rather than constitutional law, the evolution of constitutional principles in this realm is illuminating.
HuffPostJan 04 2021
News
Faith on the Hill
When it comes to religious affiliation, the 117th U.S. Congress looks similar to the previous Congress but quite different from Americans overall.
While about a quarter (26%) of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated – describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” – just one member of the new Congress (Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.) identifies as religiously
Pew Research CenterOct 26 2023
News
Huckabee to Newsmax: Mike Johnson 'Person of Faith,' 'Great Choice'
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told Newsmax on Thursday that new House Speaker Mike Johnson is "very open and sincere" about his faith in God and he will be a "refreshing" change for Congress. "He's a solid conservative," Huckabee said during an appearance on "Wake Up America." "He's a person of impeccable integrity. I think he's going to make a really wonderful speaker. I'm sorry this
Newsmax (News)