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opinion
Persecution of Christians ‘Intense’ in Up to 60 Countries Across Globe, Faith Leader Says
There are estimated to be more than 360 million Christians facing persecution for their faith around the world today, according to Open Doors USA, an organization that advocates on behalf of the persecuted church. While persecution of Christians is severe in nations like North Korea, there are about “50 to 60 countries where there is… -
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Eric Metaxas Says America Needs Faith to Thrive
Can a civilization survive without faith? It’s a question many Americans are considering as a wave of secularism sweeps the nation. There are those that push back against the idea that faith and religion should be involved in the political process. They point to the establishment clause in the Constitution that prevents the government from… -
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Sam Sorbo on Faith, Acting, and Education Reform
After making it big in the entertainment industry, a young Sam Sorbo was struggling to find purpose. “I guess I figured out that the game was to make a lot of money,” she recalls. “That’s what I was taught growing up. And I made a lot of money and it wasn’t enough for me.” Sorbo’s… -
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Leftists Try to Shame Chris Pratt for His Faith. Here’s Why They Won’t Win.
“Guardians of the Galaxy” hero Chris Pratt is facing off against his toughest foe yet: the woke mob. The actor recently came under fire for being openly Christian, for which the world of woke Hollywood puts him on the same level as Marvel Studios’ big baddie Thanos. Last week, members of the Twitter mob… -
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I Lost My Job as United Pilot for Refusing Vaccine for Faith-Based Reasons
For many Americans who, like myself, have decided not to take the COVID-19 vaccine for religious or medical reasons, staying true to our decision can mean being singled out and rejected by family, friends, and even employers. For me, it meant being placed on indefinite, unpaid leave from my job as a pilot for United… -
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Cowardly to the Core: Apple’s App Store Bows to China’s War on Faith
It was reported last week that a Bible app and a Quran app had been removed from Apple’s App Store in China amid pressure from the Chinese government. That’s hardly surprising behavior from the Chinese Communist Party. But now, an American company has been enlisted to do Beijing’s dirty work. The watchdog group Apple Censorship was the… -
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Fired for Biblical Marriage Views, Former Fire Chief Explains How Faith Carried Him Through Persecution
Kelvin Cochran served as a firefighter for over three decades. He was named “Fire Chief of the Year” in 2012, and former President Barack Obama appointed him the U.S. fire administrator, the highest fire service post in the nation. But Cochran faced a different kind of fire in 2015 when he was terminated as Atlanta’s… -
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Deep in Hiding From Taliban, Afghan Christians Cling to Faith
They take turns staying awake, praying and walking the floor while others sleep, blissfully unaware, at least for a few hours, that they are being hunted. They have no passports, no visas, and very little of what they need most of all: hope. For these Christians, in a safe house deep in Afghanistan, time is… -
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Kayleigh McEnany’s ‘Faith Journey’ From White House Intern to Trump’s Press Secretary
What would it be like to go from being an intern at the White House to being White House press secretary? Kayleigh McEnany, the fourth and final press secretary to President Donald Trump, experienced that unlikely journey. She joins me today on “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that passage as well as her forthcoming… -
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Case of Christian Florist Shows Faith Is Under Attack in US
Is there anyone who can say what is always right and always wrong and present an unchanging standard by which all behavior can be judged? I raise the question in light of last week’s non-ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined for a second time to hear an appeal from a flower shop owner… -
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What You Need to Know About Supreme Court Rulings on Faith-Based Foster Care, Student Speech, and More
The Supreme Court has issued a number of significant rulings this term that affect everything from collegiate athletics to adoption agencies. Among the most notable decisions, the high court ruled 9-0 in favor of religious liberty in the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The case gives a Catholic social service agency in Philadelphia… -
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Exposing Media Bias Is a ‘Bad Faith’ Argument?
The arrogance of the liberal media can be measured by their dismissal of all conservative criticism as “bad faith” attacks on the press. Assuming that conservative critics are dishonest and disreputable cynics is a common trope of CNN’s Brian Stelter when liberal journalists become mired in scandal. In a June 15 “Academic Minute” podcast, Marist… -
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Democrats’ Bad-Faith Attacks on Election Integrity Are Failing in Court
A recent legal proceeding in Florida proves the cheap, theatrical partisanship driving nationwide Democratic attacks on election integrity. Priorities USA, a Democratic super PAC, sued the state of Florida, claiming it made voting-by-mail too difficult. One of the plaintiffs, a Yale graduate student, was asked in a deposition to explain why returning his ballot was… -
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Why This Pastor Faithfully Confronted California’s Governor Over Shutting Down Churches
His church building in Sacramento is little more than a mile from the California State Capitol, where stringent COVID-19 restrictions originate, so the Rev. Steve Meister easily could make it there and back on his lunch break. Meister, a Bay Area native and lifelong California resident, has lived in various regions of the state but… -
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How to Restore Faith in Our Federal Elections
True democracy hinges on the integrity of the election process. Without the assurance that all legal votes are counted—and all illegal votes are weeded out—trust in our government dissipates. Unfortunately, Americans’ faith in the integrity of our electoral process is eroding—and with good reason. Election fraud is all too real, as proved by the more… -
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How We Can Keep the Faith in America When Everything Is Shaken
To say that this is a difficult time in our nation’s history might be something of an understatement. For many people, the 2020 election didn’t go as they hoped it would. And now, there is also a tremendous amount of anger and grief over the riot that took place at the Capitol last week. Even… -
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How the Chinese Communist Party Robs Children of Their Religious Faith
The U.S. State Department on Dec. 7 designated China a “country of particular concern” for its systematic, egregious, and ongoing violations of the religious freedom of its citizens. The Chinese Communist Party has rightly been under scrutiny for its persecution of religious groups, including the internment of Uighurs in concentration camps in Xinjiang and the… -
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Gov. Northam, It’s Not Up to You to Tell People of Faith How They Can Worship
During a press conference Thursday, Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., took it upon himself to tell the faithful not only how they should worship, but also shamed them for wanting to worship with fellow believers. “The holidays are typically times of joy and community. We gather together, we celebrate our faith, and we celebrate with family,”… -
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Memo to the Supreme Court: Keep the Faithful Free to Foster
Foster families provide lifesaving care to hundreds of thousands of children each and every year in the United States. Sadly, more children are in need than there are families ready to provide care. To best serve these children, public policy needs to maximize the number and diversity of foster agencies (including faith-based agencies). This increases… -
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McConnell Mocks Media for Reporting on Barrett’s Faith as If They ‘Discovered Some Secret Scandal’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned continuing attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday, warning that “anti-religious bigotry needs to stop.” “It is so revealing to watch elite society keep stumbling upon mainstream religious beliefs and practices that are shared by huge numbers of Christian Americans and thinking they’ve discovered some secret scandal,”…