From American Thinker.Com April 08, 2011 Immolation of the Quran By Timothy Birdnow The reverend Terry Jones burned some paper in Florida, and people were murdered on the other side of the world. Criticism abounds for the pastor of a small church, who decided he'd had enough of being bullied by a religion that demands obedience not only of its own adherents but of those opposed to it, that demands blood for every occasion, a rage … [Read more...]
Muslims don’t need excuses for killing
From American Thinker.Com April 07, 2011 Muslims don't need excuses for killing Ethel C. Fenig David Petraeus, commander of US troops in Afghanistan, is commendably, and understandably, concerned about the safety of his troops plus innocent civilians, UN personnel and others who are not the enemy. Thus he deserves some slack for condemning the silly symbolic act of burning a book the Muslims consider holy which Afghani Muslims used … [Read more...]
Christians in Ethiopia told ‘convert to Islam, leave city or face death’
From WND.Com Officials in the south Ethiopian city of Besheno are looking the other way as Muslim mobs in the city put death threats on the doors of Christian villagers, according to organizations that work in the area. The door-mounted death threats are only the latest incidents in a series of acts of intimidation that include taking away church property, beating evangelists and killing family members. International Christian … [Read more...]
Six Megathemes Emerge from Barna Group Research in 2010
From Charisma Mag.Com Change usually happens slowly in the Church. But a review of the past year's research conducted by the Barna Group provides a time-lapse portrayal of how the religious environment in the U.S. is morphing into something new. Analyzing insights drawn from more than 5,000 non-proprietary interviews conducted over the past 11 months, George Barna indicated that the following patterns were evident in the survey … [Read more...]
Atheists Have Broadest Religious Knowledge
From KHouse.Org ATHEISTS HAVE BROADEST RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE "...Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth..." - 2Timothy 3:7 Atheists and agnostics have a greater general knowledge about major world religions than the average Protestant, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life. Mormons and Evangelicals scored the highest on knowledge about Christianity and the … [Read more...]
Most Christians Cannot Explain their Faith, Says Apologist
From Christian Post.Com The faith of most Christians, even that of many pastors, will not stand up to intellectual scrutiny, according to renowned apologist Josh McDowell. This is a concern because pastors’ inability to present biblical truth comprehensibly and relevantly has led to children from Christian families leaving the church, research has shown. In the United States, the age at which nearly all such children leave church has … [Read more...]
New Gallop Poll: This Christmas Season Fewer Americans identify as Christian; more have no religious identity
From Gallup.Com This Christmas season, 78% of Americans identify with some form of Christian religion, a proportion that has been declining in recent decades. The major reason for this decline has been an increase in the percentage of Americans claiming no religious identity, now at 13% of all adults. The trend results are based on annual averages of Gallup's religious identity data in America that stretch back over 60 years. One of the most … [Read more...]
Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith, a study claims
From Telegraph UK The first poll of Britain's churchgoers, carried out for The Sunday Telegraph, found that thousands of them believe they are being turned down for promotion because of their faith. One in five said that they had faced opposition at work because of their beliefs. More than half of them revealed that they had suffered some form of persecution for being a Christian. The findings suggest a growing hostility towards … [Read more...]
Christian Clergy Rally on Opposite Sides of Gay Marriage Debate
From Christian Post Less than a week after a group of clergy and Christians asked for a referendum to keep same-sex marriages from being recognized in the nation's capital, another coalition of clergy has declared support for "marriage equality." "We declare that our faith calls us to affirm marriage equality for loving, same-sex couples," said the Rev. Dennis Wiley, pastor of Covenant Baptist Church, at a gathering on Tuesday, according to … [Read more...]