Political & Religious Controversy - Page 23 of 85
April 22nd, 2022
There's a spiritual war going on in Llano, Texas, where a group of concerned Christians have successfully pushed their local library into locking up books they deemed objectionable. You'll want to check this one out.
Got Jesus? Faith Group Launches $100M Marketing Blitz for Christianity
April 15th, 2022
Love thy metrics? Jesus Christ is going corporate thanks to a new ad blitz courtesy of a Christian marketing team. The $100m dollar campaign hopes to make Jesus more relatable to Gen-Z, but will it work?
Pope Francis to Indigenous Canadians: Sorry About All The Atrocities
April 5th, 2022
Pope Francis formally apologized for the Catholic Church's role in the residential school system in Canada. But many say that's just the beginning, and that the Church should pay reparations to indigenous communities.
Does Getting High Bring Us Closer to God? One Pastor Thinks So
April 1st, 2022
Should Christians try marijuana? One pastor is on a quest to get Christians high, touting the spiritual side of marijuana use. He says cannabis brought him closer to God, and hopes to help others discover the same.
Texas Student Who Refused to Stand for Pledge of Allegiance Wins Settlement
March 31st, 2022
A Texas student is vindicated after fighting her former school district in court for years. She says she was punished for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, arguing that America is not free and just for all.
Does "Cancel Culture" Date Back to Biblical Times?
March 23rd, 2022
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is mounting a comeback in churches across NYC, arguing that he's a victim of cancel culture and likening his own cancelation to stonings straight out of biblical times.
WV Governor: God Will Save Us From Climate Change, So Keep Drilling
March 22nd, 2022
God wouldn't let his creation destroy themselves... right? West Virginia Governor Jim Justice recently said that we should drill more fossil fuels, because God would never climate change destroy us all.
Violating "God's Time"? The Religious Fight Against Daylight Savings
March 15th, 2022
Are we violating "God's time" every time we observe daylight savings time? If you curse the time change, you're not alone. Many evangelical Christians were historically against springing forward and falling back.
Florida Passes Controversial "Don't Say Gay" Bill
March 14th, 2022
Florida's highly controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill just passed a Senate vote, and is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk for his signature. Now students across the state are protesting by walking out of their classrooms.
Is Putin the Antichrist, or "Compelled by God"? Faith Leaders React to Ukraine Invasion
March 3rd, 2022
Some American evangelicals caused controversy with their comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with one major evangelical saying Putin is "compelled by God" to invade Ukraine to bring about the end times.
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