Tag: Christianity

Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Dallas Church says immigration policy should not be solely based on 'Christian compassion.' (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dallas pastor: ‘God is not necessarily an open borders guy’

Caitlin Yilek · September 13, 2017 4:36 pm

A small sign pinned to a Dairy Queen restaurant's door made its way to viral fame after a customer reported it on the company's official Facebook page, requesting that a formal censure from the overlords of icy treats be delivered to their wayward franchise. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

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Be careful what you tape to the front door of your Dairy Queen, lest it offend the police of political correctness

Emily Jashinsky · September 12, 2017 6:13 pm

Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Dick Durbin of Illinois forced a litmus test on When Amy Coney Barnett, a law professor from Notre Dame. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Have Dianne Feinstein and Dick Durbin made 2018 the year of the religious litmus test?

Philip Wegmann · September 12, 2017 2:09 pm

Sen. Dianne Feinstein isn't objecting to a fanatic who would replace the law with personal dictates. Feinstein thinks there's a limit to how sincere a Christian's beliefs are allowed to get before one is disqualified for public office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dianne Feinstein and the Left revive religious tests

Washington Examiner · September 8, 2017 4:01 am

Evangelical Protestants who are also white once made up almost a quarter of the population in 2006 but now only account for 17 percent of it. White Catholics also dropped from 16 percent to 11 percent. Mainline Protestant denominations, such as Presbyterians and Lutherans, have also seen a drop from 18 percent to 13 percent. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Less than half of America identifies as white and Christian: Survey

Sean Langille · September 6, 2017 6:50 pm

The windows of Lee and Jackson were installed in 1953, and the National Cathedral began debating their removal after the 2015 shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C.

Washington National Cathedral to remove stained glass windows of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson

Melissa Quinn · September 6, 2017 4:50 pm

Evangelist to the Press Corps

Fred Barnes · September 1, 2017 7:00 am

Yes, there are a few secessionists in Texas, but is this really the moment for a round of self-satisfied grinning by a Washington-based cartoonist? Nevertheless, he defended himself Wednesday, claiming he meant no offense to the people of Texas, hundreds of whom are still displaced and living without basic utilities. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Politico cartoonist revels in Hurricane Harvey

Becket Adams · August 30, 2017 6:46 pm

For Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a devout Christian, tweeting out Bible verses to his three million followers has become a routine. Though these tweets regularly receive thousands of likes, one disgruntled nonprofit is claiming they amount to an unconstitutional breach of the separation between church and state. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Foundation attacks Sen. Marco Rubio’s Bible verse tweets as unconstitutional

Emily Jashinsky · August 29, 2017 11:40 pm

Rev. Alisa Lasater Wailoo of the Capitol Hill United Methodist Church delivered the House prayer during a pro forma session of Congress on Tuesday. (iStock)

House chaplain: ‘Endless’ news cycle, social media are drowning out God’s voice

Pete Kasperowicz · August 29, 2017 6:40 pm

Houston megachurch pastor Joel Osteen.

Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen opens doors to Harvey victims after social media backlash

Sean Langille · August 29, 2017 3:21 pm

Joel Osteen won't open the doors of his church to the thousands of men, women, and children looking for shelter from Hurricane Harvey. (Image courtesy screenshot)

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Man of God? Joel Osteen finally opens his megachurch doors to Houston flood victims

Philip Wegmann · August 29, 2017 3:00 pm