Open Doors USA and the World Watch List of persecuted Christians Open Doors USA, a non-profit organization, serves persecuted Christians in more than sixty countries. In addition to distributing bibles, training evangelists, and rebuilding churches and homes, ODUSA releases an annual list of countries where Christians suffer the worst persecution. Examples of persecution Christians experience in
I’ve written before about the potentially divisive message in the religion of Islam and the need for the Muslim community to step up their game and take the initiative to promote peace and goodwill in their communities. Yesterday, a Philadelphia mosque did just that. At 6:00 AM, the Muslim American Society in North Philadelphia cooked
In June 2016, Target Corporation announced it would allow transgender employees and customers to use the bathroom of their choice. “We welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity.” In response, the American Family Association organized a boycott of Target stores, collecting over 1.4 million
June 26, 2016 will likely be considered a ground-breaking moment for the LGBT community after Pope Francis said Christians should apologize to gays and others who have been offended or exploited by the Church. The Pope’s comments came in response to a question asked by a journalist about a cardinal who said the Church should apologize
The Christian tenets to love and forgive guide us to “hate the sin, not the sinner”. However, with morality seemingly collapsing all around us, Christians must recognize that tolerance and acceptance of ever-changing societal “norms” can never be allowed to infringe upon our beliefs and when they do, we must make our voices heard. Admittedly, this is difficult to do in a
An atheist activist for the separation of church and state has placed a purposefully-disrespectful update-down cross on the lawn of Hallandale Beach City Hall in Florida. The man, Chaz Stevens, told the Sun Sentinel: “This is terrible, isn’t it? It’s pretty tacky. We were going for tacky. It’s horrible looking. I love it.” The 6-foot tall cross,
AP has obtained satellite photos which confirm what Middle East preservationists had feared – the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by ISIS during their campaign to destroy Christian heritage sites the group considers heretical. Rev. Paul Thabit Habib, a Catholic priest, told the Wall Street Journal: “Our Christian history in Mosul is being
He is third in line for presidency after the vice president, one of the most powerful positions in Washington, and for months has been lambasted for his failure to take a harder stance on conservative causes such as defunding Planned Parenthood. Today in a shocking announcement, House Speaker John Boehner announced his resignation as the
Pope Francis held nothing back in his speech to the U.S. Congress, challenging America to embrace millions of undocumented immigrants, join the campaign against global warming, and strive to bring about a fairer world economy. Below is the full transcript of Pope Francis's speech to Congress. A synopsis of key points follows the transcript. Full transcript of
A flag controversy has forced Cochran, Georgia officials to bow to pressure and take down a Christian flag flown to promote a local Bible-reading marathon sponsored by the International Bible Reading Association. The flag was flown at city hall and officials say local residents supported the decision to fly the cross-bearing banner over the government facility. The