Category: bible

[Premiering at 8 PM ET] Unmasking the Christian Left | Church & State

This episode will explore the phenomenon of progressive Christianity in the United States. Progressive Christianity isn’t new, but it has recently garnered more attention as it begins making its presence known in mainstream churches across America. While it may seem like a small and extreme sect of Christianity, it is exploding in popularity with the…


Pennsylvania Man Has Not Filed Income Taxes in 17 Years

The Pledge of Allegiance states that America is “one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Liberty, the dictionary says, is living free from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views. Pennsylvania author Barry Durmaz says he is living his life in liberty. That means,…


‘Political Developments’ Influenced Church’s Decision to Support Gay Marriage: Senior Anglican Minister

A senior Australian Anglican minister has said the Anglican church’s stance in the same sex marriage debate has been influenced by global political trends rather than the authority of the Bible. The comment comes after Australia’s General Synod in May saw the majority of bishops refuse to affirm man-woman marriage, with progressive bishops saying it…


Church’s Compromising on Same Sex Marriage Debate Drives Division: Commentator

The division within the Anglican church is a result of the church’s failure to make a firm stance on same-sex marriage and decades of disagreements on homosexuality, an Australian commentator says. It comes after conservatives in August formed a breakaway diocese, which they described as a “lifeboat” for faithful Anglicans who are distressed by the…


Texas School Pulls Bible, Adaptation of Anne Frank Diary, and Sexually Explicit Books From Libraries

A Texas school has removed books “replete with graphic, gratuitous, sexually-explicit content,” including depictions of incest, rape, and homosexuality, that are on a list of challenged books which also includes an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary and the Bible. The issue came to light on Wednesday when a staff member from Keller Independent School District…


Books May Be the Answer to Fighting Cancer Brain Fog

Researchers from the University of South Australia are studying the potential effect of bibliotherapy, or being read to, by investigating the possibility of fictional reading as a form of “escape” for cancer patients. “There is something to be said for losing yourself in a book and escaping reality for a while, particularly for people who…


New York Times Chooses Passover and Easter to Mock God and the Bible

Commentary On the eve of Passover, on Good Friday, The New York Times published an opinion piece on God, the Bible, and Passover. This would not be noteworthy except for the fact that the piece mocked all three. The two titles of the piece (one in the print edition and one for the Times’ digital…


Episode 9: The Bible and the Judiciary

America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…


Episode 8: The Bible, Competition, and Choice

America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…


Book Review: A Curious Melding of Cultures in ‘The Discovery of Genesis’

Anyone with a mild interest in both the Bible and the Chinese language and characters might want to check out C. H. Kang and Ethel R. Nelson’s “The Discovery of Genesis.” This curious but thought-provoking book attempts to explain the possible relationship between the two. “The Discovery of Genesis” blends the origins and structure of…