Study Directly Links Progressivism To Racial Achievement Gaps

Study Directly Links Progressivism To Racial Achievement Gaps By Hans Bader via CNS News Progressive policies are directly linked to the racial achievement gaps that progressives spend so much time lamenting. That’s the conclusion of Minnesota lawyer and think tank president John Hinderaker, based on recent educational research. He cites a report from Brightbeam, “The Secret Shame: How America’s Most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment to Educational Opportunity For All.” Brightbeam describes itself as “a network of education activists demanding a better education and a brighter future for every child.” The report is authored by Chris Stewart,…

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American Eyewitness Says Coronavirus Could Be ‘Rumblings of Something Bigger’

American Eyewitness Says Coronavirus Could Be ‘Rumblings of Something Bigger’ by STEPHEN STRANG for Charisma News Alexandra Rodriguez knows firsthand the horror of the coronavirus in Wuhan. A Christian American teaching English in Wuhan, China, she was quarantined in Wuhan until the U.S. government was able to fly her and other Americans home. In her first media interview since she came home, she described to me on my podcast how she felt as she waited and prayed to get out. She also believes the problem is worse than the Chinese…

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‘It Was a Beautiful Moment’: North Korean Christian Woman Risks Everything to Be Baptized

‘It Was a Beautiful Moment’: North Korean Christian Woman Risks Everything to Be Baptized By CBN News By Andrea Morris A North Korean Christian woman escaped to China for the chance to live a better life and to be baptized. The woman, identified by Open Doors ministry as “Bon-Hwa,” fled the repressive country more than two years ago. With the help of Open Doors’ partners, Bon-Hwa found shelter in a safe house and attended her first Women to Women secret meeting. It was at this meeting that Bon-Hwa came to know Jesus, leading…

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How to Discern God’s Hand at Work in Your Life

How to Discern God’s Hand at Work in Your Life by SHARON MANCHA for Charisma News God desires to have an intimate relationship with each of us. He drops seeds into our hearts and cultivates them to provoke our discernment of His activity in our lives. This intentional effort of God is to draw us closer to Him and to stimulate an attitude of gratitude, resulting in our joy being full. Developing an ear and eye to see the courting of the Lord demands an intentional and authentic sensitivity to…

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3 Thought-Provoking New Christian Documentaries

3 Thought-Provoking New Christian Documentaries by BRETT MCCRACKEN for The Gospel Coalition In recent years we have seen the growth of a genre I might call “theological documentary.” As faith-oriented films go, this genre has become somewhat of a bright spot in an otherwise uninspiring “Christian movie” landscape. Documentaries can get away with being didactic and apologetics-oriented in ways fiction films can’t, which is why they’re often well-suited for theological content. Last year’s For the Love of God documentary, for example, was a far more effective defense of Christianity than any of the God’s…

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JOURNEY WITH JESUS ON HIS JOURNEY TO THE CROSS

JOURNEY WITH JESUS ON HIS JOURNEY TO THE CROSS by Sinclair B. Ferguson for Core Christianity We read a lot of poetry at school, but among my favourites were the vivid narratives in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. There was something fascinating about the characters en route to Canterbury that Chaucer portrayed—pilgrims on their way to visit the shrine of Archbishop Thomas Becket. These included such memorable individuals as the much-married Wife of Bath and the “verray, parfit gentil” Knight. But—no doubt somewhat prejudiced by a sense that I was…

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Conservative College Students Are More Tolerant Than Liberal Peers, Survey Shows

Conservative College Students Are More Tolerant Than Liberal Peers, Survey Shows By Tré Goins-Phillips for Faith Wire A new survey out of one of the country’s best-known universities is shedding a little light on the differences between conservative and liberal students, and the results show the former are actually more tolerant. The study, conducted by the University of North Carolina and comprising of answers from more than 1,000 students, was first reported by Conor Friedersdorf, a writer for The Atlantic. While the survey found professors to be open to contrary perspectives, it showed…

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Can Tribulation Saints Take the Mark of the Beast and Still Go To Heaven / Be Forgiven? John MacArthur Says Yes

Can Tribulation Saints Take the Mark of the Beast and Still Go To Heaven / Be Forgiven? John MacArthur Says Yes by Geoffrey Grider for Now the End Begins Listen to me people, because your eternal soul depends upon it. If you miss the Pretribulation Rapture, and are reading this during the time of Jacob’s trouble, do not take the Mark of the Beast, or have anything to do with the image, name or number of the Antichrist. Do not worship him in any way, shape or form. You will be…

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No, It’s Not Time To Give Up On The Nuclear Family To Build Grownup Dorms

No, It’s Not Time To Give Up On The Nuclear Family To Build Grownup Dorms By Katya Sedgwick for The Federalist Communist-minded pundits see the nuclear family as a cultural anomaly, but living with friends can’t replicate the need for family that is in our DNA. I love my extended family. David Brooks, not so much. His way of writing about the decline of the American extended family is occasionally hysterical, sometimes saccharine, and entirely lacking perspective. The suggestion that the nuclear family was a mistake strikes this immigrant as un-American. Brooks uses…

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5 Steps to Defeat the Evil Spirit of Jezebel on a National Level

5 Steps to Defeat the Evil Spirit of Jezebel on a National Level by Michael Brown for Charisma News It’s easy to get mad at other people, says author and national radio host Dr. Michael Brown. Media isn’t fair. The courts are biased. Schools are brainwashing kids. The porn industry is evil. Hollywood is pumping out trash. The internet giants are anti-Christian. LGBT activists are taking away rights. “We all have our list of grievances,” adds the author of Jezebel’s War with America: The Plot to Destroy Our Country and What…

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