Written by Dr. Everett Piper
A recent national survey conducted by George Barna of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University indicates that many Christians do not plan to vote on Nov. 5. Mr. Barna says that about 104 million religious people will not bother to vote in this election, and of those, 32 million are theologically defined as born-again Christians.
Why do so many conservative believers plan to sit this one out?
Mr. Barna’s survey answers that question.… Continue Reading
Tags: Arizona Christian University, Biden-Harris Administration, Clarissa Rippee, Cultural Research Center, Donald Trump, Fulton J. Sheen, George Barna, J.D. Vance, Jason Piccolo, Kamala Harris, Tara Rodas, Tim Walz
Faith & Religion, Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | 
October 31, 2024 4:00 AM | 
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
In 2013, author John S. Dickerson wrote about the troubling condition of the American church in his book “The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church and How to Prepare.”
Mr. Dickerson‘s key premise was that Christian orthodoxy in the United States is in rapid decline. The evidence he presented to support what, at first glance, seems to be a terminal diagnosis is multifaceted.
According to Mr.… Continue Reading
Tags: Christianity Today, David French, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, generation z, George Barna, He Gets Us, John S. Dickerson, New York Times, Nones, Rob Reiner, Russell Moore, The American Psychological Association, The Great Commission, The Great Evangelical Recession
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | February 20, 2024 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Christians Need To Stop Playing Defense And Go On Offense
Written by Kristi Shaffer
The 2018 election for Macon County Sheriff was an example of nearly everything that can possibly go wrong in an election. Unsurprisingly, the problems that occurred in 
Macon County illustrate the issues facing the entire state of Illinois. Elections and election results are often uncertain in Illinois for several reasons, and many of the related problems surfaced in the sheriff’s court case.
As a result of the legal proceedings in the Macon County Sheriff election, the ballots were recounted.… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Gore, Anna M. Benjamin, Ballot harvesting, fair elections, George Barna, George W. Bush, hanging chad, Jim Root, Macon County Sheriff, mail-in ballots, overvoting, Tony Brown, undervoting, Voter ID
Illinois Politics, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith | January 6, 2022 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Macon County Sheriff Election: Irregularities in Elections (Part 2)
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week, I wrote an article about the recent research of George Barna, who has concluded that America’s religion is no longer one of orthodox belief but rather a new syncretistic faith that he called moralistic therapeutic deism – a nonjudgmental don’t-worry-be-happy “fake Christianity” where self-actualization and personal affirmation are now our highest goods. The result of my article? My critics came unglued.
“First and foremost, you need to get your facts straight,” said one.… Continue Reading
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Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | August 5, 2021 4:00 AM | Comments Off on America Was Not Founded By Atheists And Deists
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Earlier this month, the Western Journal reported that the “American Church Has Fallen: Shocking Poll Shows ‘Fake Christianity’ Has Supplanted the Biblical Worldview.”
Writing for the Journal, Rachel Bratton said this: “American Christianity has fallen. Thanks to cultural corrosion and a lack of biblical literacy, a new ‘fake Christianity’ is now being preached within the American church.”
“This counterfeit religion is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism,” stated Ms. Bratton, “a worldview that has quickly gained prominence and given many Americans a theology that looks nothing like historical Christianity, despite what they may claim.” … Continue Reading
Written by John Biver
When Jeanne Ives announced her primary campaign challenge to Governor Bruce Rauner this week, one of the most common questions was — can she overcome Rauner’s incredible war chest which contains tens of millions of dollars of his own money?
The question that came to my mind was — do Illinois conservatives who support Ives realize that they have a role to play in her campaign? Never before have the grassroots taken on a such an enormous responsibility than what they have between now and the March primary election.… Continue Reading
The November election is likely to be an intense, brutal fight to the finish, with the Republican candidate Donald Trump needing all of the friends and supporters he can muster. As was evident by his recent statements at the historical “Conversation” event in New York City, where he spoke about religious liberty and related matters to more than 1,000 evangelical leaders, he is counting on widespread support from conservative Christians and their churches in his battle for the presidency.… Continue Reading
