Christians facing extreme dangers and slaughter at the hands of Islamic radicals, such as the Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria, have been urged by a prominent bishop and Christian leader to “buy a sword and defend themselves.” Source: Should Nigeria’s Christians Take Up a Sword?
When she was younger, Susan Pashman scoffed at the idea of giving her son a Bar Mitzvah. Years later, she understands the root cause of her anger. Source: What I Lost Growing Up in a Home With No Religion – Culture – Forward.com
Report finds passing pulpits to millennials a ‘glaring challenge.’ Source: Only 1 in 7 Senior Pastors Is Under 40 | Gleanings | ChristianityToday.com
Are women oppressed in Muslim countries? What about in Islamic enclaves in the West? Are these places violating or fulfilling the Quran and Islamic law? Ayaan Hirsi Ali, an author and activist who was raised a devout Muslim, describes the human rights crisis of our time, asks why feminists in the West don’t seem to […]
The Christian church has struggled with compartmentalizing our lives long before teenage kids ignored their parents while scanning Facebook apps. Source: How Apps Have Taught Us To Despise Religion
The Catholic priesthood and marriage Source: Fewer and lonelier: Why the celibate priesthood is in crisis | The Economist
Source: The trouble with appealing to ‘a well-formed conscience’ – CatholicHerald.co.uk
Six religious leaders, five Christians and one Jew, prayed at Friday’s inauguration ceremony for President Donald Trump, and for the most part, they stressed piety over politics, offering prayers that could be shared by Americans of virtually any political persuasion. Source: Religious leaders at inauguration stress piety over politics
An exclusive transcript Source: Read the Sermon Donald Trump Heard Before Becoming President | TIME
President Donald Trump is attending a national prayer service this morning, an inauguration tradition, with his family and Vice President Mike Pence at the Washington National Cathedral. Source: Donald Trump prays for his presidency at service in D.C | Daily Mail Online
