By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DURACH, Germany (AP) — Andrzej Sitkowski was 15 years old when his mother told him that she had been asked by a neighbor to hide a little Jewish girl from the Nazis at their home. “It was a short conversation, and then, yes, we decided to take in Hadassah and she was brought over to our house in 1943,” Sitkowski says, looking back at … [Read more...] about 77 Years After Auschwitz, Jews Honor Those Who Rescued Them
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East Texas Franchisees Build Their Chick-fil-A on the Bible—Literally
As the concrete was being poured for their Chick-fil-A franchise in Marshall, Texas, owners David and Holley Snow wanted to emphasize that the restaurant will “glorify God” and bless people. So they had their 4-year-old son, Montgomery, place a Bible, open to Joshua 1:9, in the foundation during construction. Because their second child was being born at the time, David and … [Read more...] about East Texas Franchisees Build Their Chick-fil-A on the Bible—Literally
Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘People Think I’m a Religious Person. But I’m Not.’
(Relevant) In a lengthy profile at Vanity Fair, former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. has opened up about his spectacular fall from the height of evangelical superstardom. While the article doesn’t exactly resolve the he said/she said/he said of the infamous, tabloid-ready scandal that enveloped Falwell, his wife Becki and Giancarlo Granda, known as “the pool … [Read more...] about Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘People Think I’m a Religious Person. But I’m Not.’
Noem’s School ‘Prayer’ Bill Rejected by House Republicans
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) A Republican-dominated South Dakota House committee on Friday rejected Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to require public schools to have a moment of silence to start the day. The Republican governor first billed the proposal at a conservative Christian conference in Iowa last year as “putting prayer back … [Read more...] about Noem’s School ‘Prayer’ Bill Rejected by House Republicans
‘I Met Grief in the Fiercest Way,’ TobyMac Opens up About Truett’s Death
Grammy Award winning Christian artist TobyMac (Toby McKeehan) recently sat down with 99.1 Joy FM to talk about the grief he has experienced after losing his first born son, Truett, in the fall of 2019. McKeehan and his wife Amanda have five children: Truett, Moses, Marlee, Leo, and Judah. A vulnerable McKeehan sat on a dark … [Read more...] about ‘I Met Grief in the Fiercest Way,’ TobyMac Opens up About Truett’s Death