The Duck Dynasty stars have issued a statement amid the controversy surrounding family patriarch Phil Robertson’s anti-gay remarks. … “We want you to know that first and foremost we are a family rooted in our faith in God and our belief that the Bible is His word. … Phil is a Godly man who follows […]
I chose to do my first year of college at a small school in southern Texas—sixteen hundred miles from home. Shirley was pregnant with our first child and had complications with her pregnancy. That meant we were unable to travel back to the Chicago area for the Christmas holidays. Even if she had been able […]
[T]he old-fashioned family plan of stably married parents residing with their children remains a source of considerable power in America — but one that is increasingly seen as out of reach to all but the educated elite. “We’re seeing a class divide not only between the haves and the have-nots, but between the I do’s […]
Breitbart.com Comedian Sarah Silverman is proudly “godless” but spends plenty of her stand-up acting addressing religion all the same. Silverman described her lack of spirituality with HuffPost Live late last month, slamming faith in the harshest terms possible. Religion kills, she says, not mentioning her full-throated embrace of abortion or a strain of religion today […]
President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a […]
Most scientists would probably say that the concept of an afterlife is either nonsense, or at the very least unprovable. Yet one expert claims he has evidence to confirm an existence beyond the grave – and it lies in quantum physics. Professor Robert Lanza claims the theory of biocentrism teaches that death as we know […]
The family of Pastor Saeed Abedini said in a recent interview that they are “devastated” that the Obama administration failed to secure Abedini’s release during recent negotiation talks with Iran, in which the Middle Eastern country agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for lighter economic sanctions. Abedini is an American pastor who has […]
Atheists in San Diego, Calif. are trying a new approach to recruiting non-believers by offering food, such as pretzels and cheezits, and putting up large banners that read “Relax: hell does not exist, or heaven either, enjoy your life.” … “We like to have a gathering place for our members, people that want to chat, […]
LETTER TO THE NEXT GENERATION Who is God? There are many experts on this question including those who say they talk with God or in fact are God. Most Americans wouldn’t say they are experts on the subject but assume there is a God and that He is on their side or would be if […]
LETTER TO THE NEXT GENERATION The Bible is true. This was not a controversial remark in the early 1960s. Most generally held that view. Look at the music of the era. Now, The Bible has been banished from the curricula of public schools and Biblical reference in the public square are increasing rare. The moral […]
