Posts Tagged ‘nation’
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President Obama’s National Day of Prayer proclamation
Americans have long turned to prayer both in times of joy and times of sorrow. On their voyage to the New World, the earliest settlers prayed that they would “rejoice together, mourn together, labor, and suffer together, ...
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Pastor Wilfredo ‘Choco’ De Jesús Named One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People
Rev. Wilfredo De Jesús, better known as “Pastor Choco,” has been selected for the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes a...
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Morsi says he does not want sole control of Egypt
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi says he wants to move Egypt forward as a stable and safe nation, and says he does not want sole control of the country.
Apologetics
Question of the week: Should we support Israel?
Christians should definitely support the nation of Israel. We must remember that Israel, the nation, is very special to God. We read in Deuteronomy 7:6-8 these words: "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God.
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Keeping the Faith: A City on a Hill
When that little group of Separatists left England for the New World in a little boat called the Mayflower, they landed at Plymouth Rock in a territory that would eventually become known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Col...
Arts & Culture
Jubilee celebrations in U.K. end with thanksgiving service
Four days of celebration in the U.K. of Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne ended on 5 June with a service of thanksgiving at London's St. Paul's Cathedral. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams cited St. Paul as he p...
Arts & Culture
Interview: Why Ross Douthat thinks we’re ‘a nation of heretics’
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat doesn't mince words in his new book "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics.''
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Q conference seeks to present different face of evangelical activism
(RNS) Gabe Lyons thinks Christian culture warriors are on the wrong path. His sixth annual Q Conference, which opens Tuesday (April 10) in Washington, D.C., is an attempt to do things differently. With 700 participants gathere...
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Evangelicals call for nuclear cutbacks
The National Association of Evangelicals on Tuesday called for greater precautions with nuclear weapons and a renewed effort toward disarmament. “The rules have changed in the past 25 years,” NAE President Leith Anderson said....
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Christian leaders in Alabama file lawsuit against state immigration law
Christian leaders filed recently a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s new law on immigration, which they fear may affect their freedom to exercise their religion by being Good Samaritans. Rev. Mitchell Williams,First United Methodis...
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