Articles Published In 2016

Every year we hear the same old stories:

• A local mall will not allow Christmas songs that mention Jesus to be sung.
• Certain large department stores refuse to allow Salvation Army ringers in front of their businesses.
• Particular clothing stores will not permit its employees to say “Merry Christmas” to

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This is the third installment of a three part survey of the major Christian denominational groups and movements in the United States. In part one, we examined and analyzed the history, beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches in America. In part two we…

The election is over and the vote was close. While most people are focused on the results of the vote in regard to the candidates, there is another message that has been delivered that Christians need to be particularly aware of. Beyond the candidates and party platforms, this vote gives…

October 31, 2017, of course, will be Halloween, just as it is every year. But that date marks a far more significant landmark in history. It is the 500th anniversary of the event that most historians point to as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. On that date in 1517,…

In most cases, if you ask a person in America to identify his or her religion, you will get an answer something like one of these: “I’m Catholic,” or “I’m Baptist,” or “I’m Methodist,” or “I’m Episcopal,” or “I’m Jewish,” or, in a few instances, “I’m Muslim,” etc. Notice that,…