Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians are a breakaway sect of the Seventh Day Adventists. The siege began on February 28, 1993 as a result of the...
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Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians are a breakaway sect of the Seventh Day Adventists. The siege began on February 28, 1993 as a result of the...
On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom […]direct the councils of this honorable assembly […]in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, T...
On September 7, 1774, the Founding Fathers opened the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia with the prayer “O God of wisdom […]direct the councils of this honorable assembly […]in the name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, T...
The growth of astrology and similar occult practices in recent years reflects an increasing desire among young Americans to connect with something spiritual, something outside the technology-driven secular climate of modern society. But the commodifi...
The growth of astrology and similar occult practices in recent years reflects an increasing desire among young Americans to connect with something spiritual, something outside the technology-driven secular climate of modern society. But the commodifi...
On August 14th, 2018, the Pennsylvania grand jury issued a report detailing the cover-up of more than 300 predator priests involved in over 1,000 instances of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church of Pennsylvania, findings that were unfortunately fa...
On August 14th, 2018, the Pennsylvania grand jury issued a report detailing the cover-up of more than 300 predator priests involved in over 1,000 instances of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church of Pennsylvania, findings that were unfortunately fa...
When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power in China in 1949, about a million Christians lived in the country. In contrast to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which allowed some churches to remain open, the CCP under Mao Zedong pursued ...
When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took power in China in 1949, about a million Christians lived in the country. In contrast to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which allowed some churches to remain open, the CCP under Mao Zedong pursued ...
On September 2, 2016, thousands of American pastors and across the country took to their pulpits as part of the annual “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” to discuss the relative merits of the two most unpopular major party candidates fo...
On September 2, 2016, thousands of American pastors and across the country took to their pulpits as part of the annual “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” to discuss the relative merits of the two most unpopular major party candidates fo...
Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, best known for her novels Gilead and Housekeeping as well as her writings on modern Christianity. She was named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in 2016 and graduat...
Marilynne Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, best known for her novels Gilead and Housekeeping as well as her writings on modern Christianity. She was named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people in 2016 and graduat...
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an obscure page of the IRS tax code. Focusing on a law passed in 1954 called the Johnson Amendment, Trump has joined a...
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an obscure page of the IRS tax code. Focusing on a law passed in 1954 called the Johnson Amendment, Trump has joined a...
Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Al-Mahdi now joins the ranks of Jean-Pierre Bemba, Germain Katanga, and Thomas Lubanga Dyilo as ...
Last week, the International Criminal Court found Islamic militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Al-Mahdi now joins the ranks of Jean-Pierre Bemba, Germain Katanga, and Thomas Lubanga Dyilo as ...
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there’s nothing out there.” Trump’s assertion is widely supported, yet presents an inte...
In June, Donald Trump said, “We don’t know anything about Hillary in terms of religion. Now, she’s been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there’s nothing out there.” Trump’s assertion is widely supported, yet presents an inte...
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be right. This spring brings a new wave of Christian films from the blockbuster Risen, which tells the story of Jesu...
Hollywood has rediscovered religion,” wrote Tatiana Siegel for The Hollywood Reporter in their latest magazine. And, she appears to be right. This spring brings a new wave of Christian films from the blockbuster Risen, which tells the story of Jesu...
It isn’t unusual for the president’s words to be analyzed and criticized. The propensity of Americans to routinely invoke their First Amendment rights against their chief executive makes it seem like a national pastime. As the leader of the natio...
It isn’t unusual for the president’s words to be analyzed and criticized. The propensity of Americans to routinely invoke their First Amendment rights against their chief executive makes it seem like a national pastime. As the leader of the natio...