Praising Christ in America

Prince William County,1950-1974
New businesses, homes and churches highlighted the ever-changing picture,” says a story in The Journal Messenger's New Year's Day edition for 1954. “The trend is away from rural …. Marriott Corp.'s proposed “Great America” theme park. In 1973 …
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Letter: Bravery needed in politicians
What kind of "liberty" will we have in America if we post gun-toting guards in every school? Are we going to permanently have armed guards in schools, colleges, movie theaters, shopping malls, churches, synagogues, mosques, etc.? It seems the goal of …
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Watch Night service upcoming
According to the African American Registry, Watch Night services have been a part of churches in black communities in America since 1862 and can be traced back to gatherings also known as “Freedom's Eve.” On “Freedom's Eve” night, black slaves and free …
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The Gospel according to Obama
Obama is a progressive Christian who blends the emotional fire of the African-American church, the ecumenical outlook of contemporary Protestantism, and the activism of the Social Gospel, a late 19th-century movement whose leaders faulted American …
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Should Christians be more like Jesus?
Worldwide each year, millions of children starve to death from hunger and related, preventable diseases – more than the number of Jews killed in Nazi Germany's holocaust; do America's Christians care? Compartmentalized Christians forget how to love …
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United States Ripe for Cross-cultural Missions
With the United States identified as one of the fastest-growing mission fields in the world, outreach opportunities abound for American Christians and churches willing to embrace new thinking. "Acts 1:8 calls us to take the gospel to the ends of the …
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When Christians Supported Taxation of the Church
If the European Court rules requires the Catholic Church in Italy to pay these property taxes, similar arguments may appear in the American courts. Although most Christians oppose churches being taxed by the government, a small minority has advocated …
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Edmonton's Victory Christian Center in limbo
Hundreds of churches named “Victory” dot the North American landscape, testimony to the “Word of Faith” movement. The network of independent churches belong to a minority stream of Pentecostalism preaching the “prosperity gospel,” says Kate Bowler, …
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Nigerian Church, Mosque Shootings Create Confusion; Leaders Warn of Anarchy
While police have yet to determine who carried out both attacks and if they were related, the Islamic radical group Boko Haram has strongly been linked with the Christian attack. The group has been targeting churches and believers for a year, killing …
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