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An organization focused on the separation of church and state has accused a Lexington middle school of letting church representatives “proselytize” local middle schoolers.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation on Wednesday demanded that Fayette County Public Schools “immediately stop allowing pastors from a local church to proselytize ...Read more

MIAMI — Miami’s top Catholic leader is continuing to advocate for a three-year extension of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants in the United States, calling the humanitarian crisis in Haiti a “house on fire” that would be “unconscionable” to send people back to.

Archbishop Thomas Wenski ...Read more

Thanks to those readers who are still thinking about the 250th anniversary of America and the relationship between the faith of our Founders and the politics of our Founders. I told the unfortunately not well-known story of how Jefferson’s first version of the Declaration of Independence included the phrase “We hold these truths to be sacred...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I struggle with my language – bad language. I didn’t grow up around nasty talk, and I haven’t even realized what has become of me until a friend who loved me enough told me: “Clean up your mouth.” I’ve examined how this happened and it is because I don’t confront my own friends with ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Many of my friends say that all religions are the same and just have different names for God. Some say the most important thing is to practice the social gospel. What is the difference between the Gospel and the social gospel? Isn’t social justice really just progressive religion? – G.S.

A: ...Read more

As Florida continues state executions at a record-setting pace, Catholic leaders are encouraging the public to oppose the death penalty and instead promote a “culture of life.”

On Monday, the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops released a pastoral letter urging Florida elected officials to end capital punishment, arguing that the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: People say that people are created in the image of God, but if that is true, I sure don’t want to be like God. When I say that, people think I’m being disrespectful of God, but I think I’m just being honest. There aren’t many people that remind me of what I think God might be. Where does it ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am troubled by a debate that gambling is wrong for Christians. It’s a game. We can win or lose, like any other game. I am going to Las Vegas later in the year on a business trip. I serve on the board of my church and some of the deacons have warned me about the trappings of Vegas. Why is it so ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I feel like I have a guilty conscience, but I don’t know if I’m being too hard on myself. What exactly is the function of the conscience and why don’t we hear much about it? – G.C.

A: To have a guilty conscience is an experience, most would say unbearable. Psychologists may define it as a ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The canal that flows between Fort Lauderdale resident Harry Rozelle’s house and his church is so infested with bacteria that his teenage son, Cruz, was hospitalized after swimming in it three years ago.

As he tended to his sick son, who had contracted E. coli and salmonella from the polluted waterway, Rozelle thought...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is God surprised at how we spend our time? I wonder when I’m doing something frivolous if it disappoints God. When I was young, I thought I had all the time in the world to do good things, but I look back and shudder to think of all the wasted time on entertaining myself when I could have done ...Read more

Q: In a previous column you said the Bible refers to the people who left Egypt in the Exodus as not just the Jewish people but as a “mixed multitude.” What is the source and the significance of that verse? – J from Lake Worth, Fla.)

A: Thank you, J, for your careful reading of my column. The verse I quoted and to which you referred is ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Is there a difference between being an apostle for Jesus or a missionary, and are they both responsible for getting people saved? – A.M.

A: Christian missions is a unique movement. Christianity in its pure form has no “axe to grind,” and “no system to foster.” Its work is to go into the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento religious leaders can no longer hold pro-immigrant monthly prayer vigils outside the John Moss Federal Building downtown.

A security guard at the building delivered the news last week to Sacramento Area Congregations Together, a coalition of faith-based community organizations. The group began organizing the ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Death is a frightening thing. Most people avoid talking about it. Funerals are becoming a thing of the past; yet, it seems apparent that though society runs from it, death is inevitable. Why do people say that death is different for the Christian as opposed to others who are not of that faith? – D...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve always been proud of the freedoms our nation has enjoyed, but I’m fearful that our freedoms are slipping away from us because of those who want to redefine freedom as their absolute right to disregard freedom that’s been won through the shedding of blood. What can be done? – F.C.

A: ...Read more

The Diocese of Charlotte wants Catholics attending SSPX chapels to know two things: You’re welcome back, and you shouldn’t keep going.

Nearly three weeks after the Vatican declared the Society of Saint Pius X in schism following its unauthorized consecration of four bishops in Switzerland, Charlotte Bishop Michael Martin issued his first ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: People say that the problem with America is that we need more education and opportunity. Surely no one can really believe that, but what is the heart of the problem that’s caused our nation to lose its way? – B.H.

A: The broken home has become the number one social problem in America, and it ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I am desperate for my son who grew up in a solid Christian home and stayed active in church until he went to college. Now he has informed my husband and I that he no longer believes in his commitment to Christ that he made as a teenager. He says that his study of religion and philosophy in college ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: I’ve sacrificed my entire bank account to help others through a ministry I started in the name of Jesus and I’ve failed. Some people tell me that I wanted to do what I wanted to do, convincing myself it was God’s will. Is this possible? – F.P.

A: The Spirit of God will never lead contrary ...Read more