Tag: focus on the family
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National Day of Prayer coincides with scrutiny of evangelical Christianity in Colorado Springs
America’s great religious divide is coming to town. As an estimated 2 million Christians pray for the nation, its leaders and citizens on Thursday – including at three public gatherings in the Pikes Peak region where the sponsoring organization is based – a crowd is expected to attend the latest installment of the Center for…
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Dr. James Dobson remembered for his compassionate ways and steadfast Christian testimony
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dr. James Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs-headquartered Focus on the Family, will be remembered as a compassionate soul who had a gift for empathizing with grief-stricken people and walking with anyone going through life’s difficulties. He was known to shed tears upon hearing of an…
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IRS proposal poised to expand pastors’ rights to preach politics — Colorado Springs mayor, pastors weigh in
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A recent proposed settlement in a federal court case out of Texas that would change how churches intersect with politics has become what supporters call restoring free speech rights and opponents call breaching the separation of church and state. If the filing by the Internal…
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Focus on the Family responds after SPLC adds it to hate group list
Initial reaction after finding out that Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family made the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of “hate and anti-government extremist” groups for the first time was a tongue-in-cheek, “What took them so long?” “Since Focus’ inception 48 years ago in 1977, we’ve had the same six guiding principles that adhere to…
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Christian radio: The ‘gold standard’ for reaching the masses in Pikes Peak region and beyond
Hope apparently is hip. While some radio station formats are shrinking across the nation — including country music, classic hits and sports — contemporary Christian stations are among the few that are growing, according to a recent report from Inside Radio, an industry trade publication. A top reason, some speculate, is the uplifting nature of…
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Christian radio: The ‘gold standard’ for reaching the masses in Colorado Springs and beyond
Hope apparently is hip. While some radio station formats are shrinking across the nation — including country music, classic hits and sports — contemporary Christian stations are among the few that are growing, according to a recent report from Inside Radio, an industry trade publication. A top reason, some speculate, is the uplifting nature of…
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Religion and politics: How the power of the Christian vote influenced the 2024 election
Political pollsters and pundits determined that the power of the Christian vote helped boost President-elect Donald Trump’s first victory to the White House in 2016. Analysts also concluded that Trump’s defeat in 2020 was due in part to Christian voters either not turning out for the election or not backing him as the incumbent seeking…
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Religion and politics: How the power of the Christian vote influenced the 2024 election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Political pollsters and pundits determined that the power of the Christian vote helped boost President-elect Donald Trump’s first victory to the White House in 2016. Analysts also concluded that Trump’s defeat in 2020 was due in part to Christian voters either not turning out for…
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On 10th anniversary, Bring Your Bible to School Day expands to Bring Your Bible everywhere
A notable change has come to this year’s 10th annual Bring Your Bible to School Day. The observance on the first Thursday in October has been shortened to Bring Your Bible Day, meaning “everywhere” — school, work, a coffee shop or restaurant, the gym. Wherever life takes them on Oct. 3, Christians around the nation…
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New Center for the Study of Evangelicalism at UCCS opens to explore intertwining of faith, politics
In the past two presidential elections, evangelical Christians have thrown their support behind former President Donald Trump in what some viewed as astonishing numbers. Trump procured 81% of the White evangelical vote in 2016 — much more than former President George H.W. Bush, a mainline Protestant whose theology and policies were interpreted as closely aligning…