John Ross
[T]he U.S. is currently only projected to welcome 24,369 in FY 2019, indicating a drop of 71.3% overall.
World Relief Warns Against Extremely Low FY 2019 Midyear Refugee Resettlement Numbers (Infographic)
BALTIMORE, April 1, 2019 – Halfway through fiscal year 2019, World Relief estimates that the U.S. is on track to resettle incredibly low numbers of refugees, lower even than theRead More
Despite Twitter ban, paid media blackout and R rating, abortion biopic earns rare A+ CinemaScore and highest per-screen average of any indie-wide release film; expands in second week
Box Office Shocker: UNPLANNED gives birth to fifth-place finish
LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2019 – The controversial abortion biopic UNPLANNED over-performed its pre-release projections to become the #5 movie at the box office this weekend. The film took inRead More
Executive director issues statement...
Statement from Wayside Cross Ministries: A response to recent news articles…
Wayside Cross Ministries (WCM) did not seek out Thomas Kokoraleis upon his release from prison. He came to us seeking our help. Ours being a Bible-based, Christ-centered ministry, we areRead More
Americans are expected to wager more than $8 billion on this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Sports gambling: Pastors ready for fallout
by Aaron EarlsNASHVILLE, March 20, 2019 (BP) — Americans are expected to wager more than $8 billion on this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. But according to a new studyRead More
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Opinion: Religion’s health effects should make doubting parishioners reconsider leaving – USA Today
A new Harvard study has found that religious upbringing contributes positively to a wide range of health and well-being outcomes later in life. Source: Religion’s health effects should make doubtingRead More
The speech on the right is getting out of hand.
Opinion: The “white evangelical” problem, Trump, Nazi, and Jim Wallis
BATAVIA, Ill., March 23, 2019 – I have been an “evangelical” Christian for over 50 years. I attended an evangelical college, Trinity College, now named Trinity International University. Then ontoRead More
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Evangelical approval of Trump remains high, but other religious groups are less supportive
Roughly seven-in-ten white evangelical Protestants approve of Trump’s presidential job performance. Other religious groups are more divided. Source: Evangelical approval of Trump remains high, but other religious groups are lessRead More