Faith on View

2 months ago | faithonview.com | Vershal Hogan

Is the Speaker of the House the next Moses? It’s a silly question, I know, but some teachers in Louisiana may be involuntarily pushing exactly that message soon. Louisiana is currently in the process of implementing a law that requires teachers to post the 10 Commandments in every classroom. Since the law broadly appears to violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause, the matter is still being litigated in federal courts.

2 months ago | faithonview.com | Aaron Earls

Almost all U.S. Protestant pastors say they encourage church attendees to engage in personal Bible reading in at least one of seven ways. Churchgoers may hear the Bible preached every Sunday, but their pastors also want them to engage with Scripture during the week. Almost all U.S. Protestant pastors (99%) say they encourage those in their church to read the Bible on their own using at least one of seven methods, according to a Lifeway Research study.

Jan 10, 2025 | faithonview.com | Dorothy Wells |Dorothy Wells Christianity

The first time that I actually saw my father drunk, I was still a very young child. What I knew of my father was a genuinely funny, affable, playful man who was always up for a joke or cute prank. I scarcely recognized him that night as he roared through the house – angry, loud, cursing, smashing things. That night may have been the first time that I saw him drunk; it would not be the last. It probably wasn’t long after that night that I first witnessed my mother having a psychotic episode.

Jan 7, 2025 | faithonview.com | Paul Prather |Paul Church

This story was originally published by Religion Unplugged. (OPINION) My exceedingly literate and energetic wife Liz is researching a book she plans to write about our community’s annual Court Day celebration. While researching back issues of the Mt. Sterling (Ky.) Advocate online at the Library of Congress , she happened across these two tidbits in that newapaper’s May 19, 1891 edition. The first item is a two-paragraph news brief:“Elder J. G. Kendrick, (Christian) and Rev. J. W.

Dec 23, 2024 | faithonview.com | Joseph Holmes

This story was originally published by Religion Unplugged. (ANALYSIS) “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” has made headlines over the past month by opening and holding onto both box office and critical acclaim. Not only was it well reviewed by critics (including myself), but by audiences as well. The film also currently holds a 91% critics score and a 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. This is unheard of for a faith-based property.