Tag : politics
Filipino Troops Battle ISIS Militants in Marawi City title : Terrorism in the Philippines: Muslims Risk Own Lives to Save Christians From Islamic State-Supported Extremists
summary : June 7, 2017 - With the Filipino army keeping up with the government’s battles with the Islamic State-supported militants to regain control of Marawi City, local Muslims have reportedly been risking their lives to help out Christian citizens in escaping the war-torn streets.
date : Jun 07, 2017 12:15 PM EDT
Happy 100th birthday to the 35th President of the United States! title : John F. Kennedy At 100 Years Of Age
summary : John F. Kennedy would have turned 100 today if he had survived the assassination in 1963 and miraculously lived all the time until now.
date : May 30, 2017 03:28 AM EDT
Revive Us title : Kirk Cameron Reveals Topic of 'Revive Us' 2, Reveals Why He Was 'Encouraged' by Election (Exclusive)
summary : In an exclusive interview with The Gospel Herald, Kirk Cameron opened up about the second installment of "Revive Us" and shared why he was so encouraged by last years' election.
date : May 16, 2017 12:50 PM EDT
Asif Mahmood title : Muslim Immigrant Joins California Lieutenant Governor Race
summary : "Let's get tough on hate," proclaims a physician who came to the U.S. from Pakistan and who just entered the 2018 race for California lieutenant governor.
date : Mar 30, 2017 12:37 PM EDT
David Friedman title : New US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman Supports Jewish Settlement Expansions
summary : Attorney David Friedman was approved as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel during a confirmation meeting, which was followed by a 52-46 senate vote.
date : Mar 28, 2017 01:00 PM EDT
Russell Moore title : Baptist Leaders Russell Moore, Frank Page Move Past Trump Controversy
summary : Two Southern Baptist leaders, one who is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, met this week and ended up planning how to create stronger bonds within the Protestant church network amidst public murmurs the meeting was really about the "critic's" job being at risk.
date : Mar 16, 2017 11:30 AM EDT
title : The Executive Order: A Brief Constitutional Litmus Test
summary : The power of executive order is, I have noted, often regarded with a suspicious eye---almost as though, it somehow originated from some great transgression or horrendous governmental conspiracy. Despite the sense of notoriety, however, some will be surprised to learn that the executive order is actually backed both by the Constitution as well as by history. Beginning, in fact, with our country's first president, founding father, and general.
date : Jan 27, 2017 03:02 PM EST
title : Texas Radio Station Cites 'Patriotism' in Banning Madonna's Music
summary : "Banning all Madonna songs at HITS 105 is not a matter of politics, it's a matter of patriotism," Terry told Billboard, "It just feels wrong to us to be playing Madonna songs and paying her royalties when the artist has shown un-American sentiments. If all stations playing Madonna took their lead from us, that would send a powerful economic message to Madonna."
date : Jan 26, 2017 11:04 AM EST
title : The Women's March on Washington: Reflections of a Christian Woman
summary : The truth is as I'm sure some of you have surmised by now, this isn't your great-great-great grandmother's suffrage. While it is tempting and even seemingly noble to empower women---and, don't get me wrong, there is an appropriate time and place for it---the very women cited for their movement of suffrage would cringe at the subjects deemed "rights" now.
date : Jan 24, 2017 05:53 PM EST
115th Congress title : Faith-Based Politics: How Many US Politicians Truly Believe in Christianity and in What Form?
summary : Pew Research Center on Religion and Public Life staffers released a new study that indicates one of two vastly different realities: either "a profound theological dissonance" exists between American people and those they elect as their representatives in Congress, or "a great number of those representatives lie to people who take surveys," proposes Charles P. Pierce, lead political blogger for Esquire.
date : Jan 05, 2017 02:03 PM EST
President Barack Obama title : Obama Wants Possible Russian Hacking Interference During The President Election To Be Reviewed
summary : A month after the US Presidential Election, President Barack Obama wants intelligence agencies to review a possible Russian hacking interference. He also ordered that a report should be provided for before his term will end on Jan. 20.
date : Dec 10, 2016 10:58 AM EST
Dr. Ben Carson as HUD Secretary title : Ben Carson to Join Trump's Cabinet as Secretary for Housing
summary : Dr. Ben Carson is joining Trump's Cabinet as the Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. This and other Cabinet nominations were a bit of a surprise. Carson's nomination is particularly unique because the two men were rivals in this campaign for the presidency.
date : Dec 05, 2016 09:43 PM EST
Unfinished Portrait of William Wilberforce title : William Wilberforce's Exhortation to the Church to Embrace Political Activism
summary : "Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to control the appetites, and to smooth the asperities of man; to make us compassionate and kind, and forgiving one to another; to make us good husbands, good fathers, good friends; and to render us active and useful in the discharge of the relative social and civil duties?"~ William Wilberforce
date : Nov 03, 2016 01:10 PM EDT
T. D. Jakes and Oprah Winfrey title : Oprah Winfrey Endorses Hillary Clinton for President On Bishop 'T.D. Jakes' Show
summary : American media mogul Oprah Winfrey recently appeared on the "T.D. Jakes" self-titled daytime talk show during which she urged viewers to vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, stating "you don't have to like her" to vote for her. Winfrey, who has remained fairly quiet about politics during the heated 2016 campaign, asked undecided voters if they "like democracy." As leader of the Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, Jakes pushed Winfrey to discuss how the country can be unified rather than divided.
date : Nov 02, 2016 03:17 PM EDT
Hitler Youth title : Statism Fills Vacuum of Statistical Degeneration of the Family
summary : The symbiotic relationship between familial degeneration and the philosophy of statism. As of 2011, a whopping 47.6% of all households consist of homes headed by mothers. The fact of absentee fathers and the devastating effects on children in association with spiritual, emotional, and social troubles is hardly an obscurity anymore. What is less often known or acknowledged, however, is the philosophical and subsequent outcome of the degeneration of what Ronald Reagan so famously labeled the cornerstone of society: the family.
date : Nov 08, 2016 04:42 PM EST
Mike Pence with his wife, Karen Pence title : Mike Pence, His Christian Faith And Values
summary : Is politics a dirty game? Should Christians shun from it? Not so, as Mike Pence intends to fight the good fight in the realm of politics.
date : Oct 17, 2016 12:35 PM EDT
NRB presidential debate title : Evangelicals Argue Who to Vote for in 2016 Presidential Election During DC Debate
summary : Non-partisan group National Religious Broadcasters hosted a spirited discussion, "Evangelicals Debate the 2016 Election: Trump, Clinton, or Other," with four evangelical leaders at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Friday.
date : Sep 19, 2016 08:12 PM EDT
Russell Moore title : Russell Moore Shares How Pastors Can Talk About Politics with Church Congregations
summary : Russell Moore, president of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said it's straight-forward for how local church pastors can address political or social issues with their flocks.
date : Jul 23, 2016 03:26 PM EDT
Tim Kaine title : Tim Kaine: Missionary, Catholic, Lawyer, Elected Official and 2016 Democrat VP Running Mate
summary : As one of only 20 people in American history to have served as a mayor, governor and U.S. senator, Tim Kaine now can add U.S vice president candidate to his list. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced Kaine as her 2016 running mate Friday evening.
date : Jul 22, 2016 10:09 PM EDT
God's Not Dead 2 DVD release title : 'God's Not Dead 2' Film Sign Banned From GOP National Convention, Called 'Incendiary'
summary : Politically associated media buys are ramping up in Cleveland, Ohio, where the Republican National Convention will take place next week. But one potential sponsor, representing the "God's Not Dead 2" new Christian drama movie, was nixed, which prompted an accusation of religious persecution.
date : Jul 14, 2016 12:02 PM EDT
Matthew McConaughey title : Matthew McConaughey Looks Up to God, Blames 'Mankind' for Bastardizing Faith
summary : A-list actor Matthew McConaughey has strong opinions on the state of religion and politics, which he generally keeps to himself. However, he recently shared in an interview what he referenced as the "bastardization of religion," calling it how it differentiates from its true origins.
date : Jul 05, 2016 10:16 AM EDT
Marco Rubio concession title : Marco Rubio Drops Out of Election Race: 'Not God's Plan I Be President in 2016'
summary : In an emotional, but gracious concession speech Tuesday evening, former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said while it is not God's plan for him to be president this year, "the fact that I've even come this far is evidence of how special America truly is." The 44-year-old former and first-term senator from Florida suspended his campaign after losing his home state primary to Donald Trump Tuesday.
date : Mar 16, 2016 09:47 AM EDT
Pew Research Center Survey Israel's Religious Division title : Israel's Secular Jews Prefer Children Marry Christians Than Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Shows New Pew Survey
summary : Jews and Arabs in Israel's religiously divided society are splintered to major degrees on morals, politics and day-to-day life issues, indicates a major new Pew Research Center survey released Tuesday (March 8). They especially differ about religion's role in public life.
date : Mar 08, 2016 10:15 AM EST
Super Tuesday title : Religion In 2016 Presidential Super Tuesday Race Cites Opposite Logic in New Pew Poll
summary : A new, comprehensive study on religion in the presidential race was released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. Pew polling traditionally confirmed Americans prefer candidates who are people of faith; half of Americans say they would be less likely to vote for a non-believer. Only 5 percent of Republicans in the new poll said Trump was "very religious," compared to 47 percent for Ben Carson, 30 percent for Ted Cruz, and 20 percent for Marco Rubio. But while Trump is seen by Republicans as the least religious GOP candidate, he also is seen as the most likely GOP candidate to be a good or a great president.
date : Feb 29, 2016 05:59 PM EST
Cruz Trump Rubio title : Donald Trump Typifies Religious Cynicism, Says Fellow Presbyterian: 'Heathen, Wolf in Wolves' Clothing'
summary : In a strongly worded and critical opinion piece on Huffington Post, blogger Matthew Taylor took GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to task and asked why Christians are "supporting the heathen." However, the self-professed Christian also threw conceptual darts at the true state of religion in America, while claiming Trump exposes how the "genius of the American religious experiment is also its Achilles heel."
date : Feb 23, 2016 04:10 PM EST
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