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By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) As the coronavirus surges in Oklahoma, nearing 200,000 total cases on Tuesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt declared Thursday a day of prayer and fasting in the state. “I believe we must continue to ask God to heal those who are sick, comfort those who are hurting and provide renewed strength and wisdom to all who are managing the … [Read more...] about Oklahoma Governor Declares Day of Prayer as Virus Surges

(ChurchLeaders) Conservative Christians showed up en masse to vote in the 2020 election, a new survey conducted by George Barna’s team has discovered. Polling people immediately after the November 3rd election, Barna found that not only did conservative Christians show up to vote at a greater rate than any other demographic in the U.S., they also supported President Trump … [Read more...] about An Astonishing 99% of Conservative Christians Showed Up to Vote This Year (for Trump)

By ELANA SCHOR and BEN NADLER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot. “Let’s keep Georgia blue," Jackson said. “Let’s elect Jon Ossoff, Raphael … [Read more...] about Faith Takes the Forefront as Georgia Senate Runoffs Heat up

By DAVID CRARY and ELANA SCHOR Associated Press As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama. Now, as president-elect, Biden is making sweeping promises to LGBTQ activists, proposing to carry out virtually every major proposal on their wish lists. Among them: … [Read more...] about Biden Plans Swift Moves To Protect and Advance LGBTQ Rights

(Relevant) A new data analysis survey from the Washington Post found that around 26 million Americans currently say they don’t have enough to eat. While food insecurity has long loomed large in the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the blight of hunger in the country to new levels. With government relief aid drying up and several programs set to expire at the end of … [Read more...] about More Americans Are Going Hungry Now Than At Any Other Point In The Pandemic