Posts Tagged ‘Religious’
Christian Living
Word from Scotland: Be filled with the love of Jesus and be led by the Holy Spirit
We are reading Matthew Chapter 5 and at verse 17, where we see that it is possible to think wrongly. It is possible to think in a wrong way about what Jesus Christ came to do, and to think wrongly about the Word of God, and abo...
Christian Living
Do all religions teach the same thing?
In a word, no. Many religions have elements in common, such as a belief in a divine being, rules for living, a belief in an afterlife, and heroes from the past. It’s tempting to think all religions are essentially the s...
Apologetics
Are There Inaccuracies & Contradictions in The Bible?
Divinely inspired and humanly written, the Bible is filled with accounts of events, names, places, and dates that are continually demonstrated as accurate by archaeological study. Yet some argue that Scripture contains errors a...
Apologetics
Who Is The Holy Spirit According to Scripture?
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. References to the Holy Spirit are numerous in the Bible. The Holy Spirit is coequal and coeternal with God the Father and God the Son in every divine attribute. Each works dif...
Causes
Iranian Pastor Nadarkhani believed to be dead
An Anglican vicar in Iraq has said that besieged Iranian Pastor Youssef Nadarkhani is dead.
Writing on his Facebook page today (Thursday, March 7), Canon Andrew White, who serves St. George’s Church in Baghdad, said he was m...
News
Obama’s Religious Freedom Day proclamation
Today, Jan. 16, is Religious Freedom Day, which marks the passage, in 1876, of Virginia’s Statute of Religious Freedom. Below is President Obama’s official proclamation, and you can find more information, including past presid...
Featured Columns
Religious leaders respond to the rise of the ‘Nones’
As we noted recently, the number of Americans who have no religious affiliation has hit an all-time high, according to a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
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Religious groups team up to fight sex trafficking
Just 13. That’s the average age UNICEF reports that girls enter the commercial sex trade in the U.S.
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Religious labels matter less in 2012 presidential campaign
There aren't any white Protestants on the presidential ballot this year — a first in American history.
Instead, the race features two Catholic candidates for vice president, and a Mormon Republican and African-American mainl...
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Religious leaders call for prayer and tighter gun control after Colorado shooting
President Obama and his likely GOP challenger Mitt Romney called for prayers and reflection after a deadly shooting at a Colorado movie theater, while liberal religious leaders called for stricter gun control laws.