Tag: church and state
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Popular pastor prays with President Trump during unannounced visit
On Sunday, President Trump made an unannounced visit to McLean Bible Church where David Platt, one of the most well known and respected pastors in American evangelicalism prayed for the president. Politics aside, for Christians, we are called to pray for our leaders. President Trump did not make any public remarks at the church service.…
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People oppose Christian prayer gathering at the day of prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. It’s a day set aside to turn to God in prayer. The modern day National Day of Prayer was established by an act of congress in 1952, although similar themed days in American government go back to the 1770s. I came across an article in my former college’s…
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Thousands sign petition for national holiday in honor of Billy Graham
There’s an online petition that’s gathered thousands of signatures in favor of doing just that. The petition currently has over 71,000 signatures and the numbers are surging. Billy Graham’s ministry and life revolved around pointing people to Jesus. It was a man telling the world about someone greater than he. So the idea of having…
Josh Benner 