3+ min ago  (242+ words) HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WSAZ) - For decades, Sundays at Second Presbyterian Church in Huntington meant familiar faces, familiar pews and traditions passed down through generations. Now, the church is closing its doors. Members gathered one last time, not just to say goodbye…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (434+ words) Not long ago, I learned that Obadiah Holmes was my great-grandfather, 11 generations back. Holmes was the founding pastor of Newport Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island, the second Baptist church in the United States. On Sept. 5, 1651, Holmes and two other…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (620+ words) The word at the center of this event deserves more attention than it has received. Now ask the question the organizers have not answered: which of these models applies to a nation? That is the kind of scrutiny a free…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1010+ words) The question "Who should wield power and control?" has divided mankind throughout earth's history. On July 4, 2026, Americans will be celebrating 250 years since the signing of the declaration of Independence." All 56 signers committed a treasonous act against Britain'risking their lives and…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (698+ words) In his welcome, Orlan Johnson, NAD PARL director, underscored the significance of the gathering. "For nearly two decades, this event has served as a space where people of diverse beliefs, backgrounds, and perspectives can come together in unity," he said....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (756+ words) If men like John Adams and George Washington declared and fought for the independence of our nation, it was women like Abigail Adams who sustained it. Indeed, Abigail urged John and those men in Philadelphia to "Remember the Ladies." It…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (339+ words) Home " Articles " Deism and the Declaration In America Declares Independence, Alan Dershowitz argues for an "un-Christian Declaration of Independence." He argues that language of "Nature's God," "Supreme Judge of the World," and the "Creator" are deistic, un-Christian references. Does the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (323+ words) by Rev. Mark Creech Governor Stein's Budget Raises Serious Religious Liberty Concerns for Christian Schools Governor Josh Stein's proposed state budget includes a provision that should concern Christian parents, pastors, and school leaders throughout North Carolina. Buried in the Governor's…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (431+ words) "For two centuries, Baptists didn't just support the wall of separation between church and state " they built it." " Johnathan Woodward, Religion News Network In 1773, a 22-year-old James Madison had just returned to his native Virginia from theological studies at Princeton....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1346+ words) On Sunday, May 31, the Church has asked congregations across the United States to use the second hour to "discuss the importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and how these documents support religious freedom and our God-given agency....