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Jan 05 2022
News
Exclusive poll: Americans fear a Jan. 6 repeat
A majority of Americans expect a repeat in the next few years of something like the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — and just half say they now have faith in American democracy, according to a new Axios-Momentive poll.
The big picture: The survey shows that fewer than six in 10 Americans say President Biden legitimately won the 2020 election — a share that hasn't changed since
AxiosDec 07 2021
Opinion
The Supreme Court’s New Religious Liberty Case Could Destroy Public Education
After a year of nationwide panic over what’s taught in publicly funded schools, the Supreme Court’s upcoming argument in Carson v. Makin deserves more attention. The questions posed in the case have major ramifications for the engineered hysteria over critical race theory, as well as general the dismay many Americans feel over the kind of education they’re subsidizing with their tax dollars.
SlateFeb 17 2021
News
Biden, Warnock, and the resurgence of the liberal Christian
Who defines what it means to be Christian in America? For the past five years it was white Evangelicals and Christian nationalism. While still a small movement, Democrats have begun to rejuvenate the influence of the Social Gospel.
When Mat Schmalz was coming of age in western Massachusetts decades ago, he took a year to volunteer for a Roman Catholic order in rural Oklahoma, helping to
Christian Science MonitorApr 17 2022
Analysis
Josh Mandel runs Ohio GOP Senate campaign 'through churches'
Before digging into his six-egg omelet at a bustling northeast Ohio diner, Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel stopped to bow his head.
“Bless our food, our time, our conversation, in Jesus' name," said Pastor J.C. Church, who joined Mandel after a campaign event at a local church. ”Amen."
The scene encapsulated Mandel's campaign strategy as he competes in a crowded field of
The IndependentFeb 26 2020
News
Caution, cancellations mark Ash Wednesday in time of virus
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual kicking off the Catholic Church’s Lenten season in traditional fashion, while other Masses in northern Italy were canceled over fears of the new coronavirus.
Francis and a long line of priests, bishops and cardinals processed through Rome’s Aventine hill into the 5th-century Santa Sabina basilica for the late-afternoon
Associated PressJan 16 2014
News
U.S. to Expand Rules Limiting Use of Profiling by Federal Agents
The Justice Department will significantly expand its definition of racial profiling to prohibit federal agents from considering religion, national origin, gender and sexual orientation in their investigations, a government official said Wednesday.
New York Times (News)Oct 16 2014
News
What Is Really Tearing America Apart
What separates Americans the most?
Race ... religion ... gender ...
According to Shanto Iyengar, a political scientist at Stanford University, often the most divisive aspect of contemporary society is: politics.
NPR (Online News)Jan 20 2022
Analysis
Did Joe Biden really say that the 2022 election could be 'illegitimate'?
At Wednesday's press conference, President Joe Biden was asked a simple question. It was this: "Speaking of voting rights legislation, if this isn't passed, do you still believe the upcoming election will be fairly conducted and its results will be legitimate?"
The easy answer -- and the one Biden's White House wishes he gave -- goes something like this: "Yes, despite all of the
CNN (Online News)Jan 01 2014
News
Birth Control Mandate in Health Care Law Blocked Hours Before Implementation
The Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama's new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth control.
The BlazeSep 25 2014
News
During UN Speech Obama Praises "Moderate" Muslim Who Called For Slaughter of U.S. Troops
During his address to the United Nation's General Assembly yesterday, President Obama repeatedly made it a point to stress how Islam is a religion of peace. In making his case, Obama cited Sheikh bin Bayyah as a moderate.
Townhall