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A Christian Nation

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by Bryant Evans on August 29, 2010

The United States is founded upon Christian principles. For decades we have watched the national slide into secularism and mediocrity. Any mention of God, Christ,  the church or anything resembling religion has been removed, by force and coercion from the public square. That seems to be changing. The rise of angry, militant Islam has caused [...]

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Pledge of Allegiance Is Constitutional

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by Bryant Evans on May 10, 2010

The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance has been at the center of the church-state discussion for many years. Like the phrase “in God we trust,” imprinted on our money, atheists have been aggressive in trying to remove any semblance of the creator from the public square. In recent days the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals [...]

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“…under God…”

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by Bryant Evans on June 14, 2009

June 14, 1954, 55 years ago today, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a resolution adding the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance. Eisenhower was moved to sign the bill after hearing a sermon preached earlier in the year which referenced Abraham Lincoln’s use of the term in the Gettysburg Address. It was [...]

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San Diego Relents

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by Bryant Evans on June 2, 2009

San Diego will allow Bible study to continue in a private home. The city land use department warned a homeowner that he was in violation of city ordinances because he conducted Bible studies in his home. The city claimed traffic issues were the reasons for the warning but were forced to back down in the [...]

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San Diego Stops Private Bible Study

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by Bryant Evans on May 30, 2009

I’ll just direct you over to Right Minded Online. He’s a political blogger but reports on a real embarrasment for San Diego. Home Bible Studies were ordered stopped by a city official. Now San Diego will argue that this is about obeying land use ordinances but in reality it is an attempt to slowly banish [...]

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U.S. Government Burns Bibles

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by Bryant Evans on May 20, 2009

Yes, it is true. To avoid offending muslims the U.S. Army burned Bibles written in the language of the Afghan people. Here’s the link to a report. Now I have a few questions: Who gave the order? How many Korans should we burn? Has the Army ever, at any time deliberately burned a Koran? Are [...]

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H.R. 1913 Will Not Stop Preaching

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by Bryant Evans on May 3, 2009

Brethren are being warned about the passage, in the U.S. House, of H.R. 1913. The bill is called the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The warnings tell of future prosecution or persecution of preachers who speak Biblically against homosexuality. We are all sensitive to any threat against the pulpit. Some in [...]

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Should the IRS Control the Pulpit?

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by Bryant Evans on October 5, 2008

Last week preachers from across the nation used their Sunday sermons to publically endorse a single candidate for President of the United States.  Aside from what one might think of the wisdom of such an endorsement, it put their congregations at odds with federal tax laws regarding the churches tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue [...]

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