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- Michael Clemente - David Closson - Henry Cloud - Ben Cohen - Micah Colbert - Martin G Collins - Thomas Colyandro - Deb Conklin - Carter Conlon - James Conrad - Larry Cook - Quentin L Cook - Chris Cookson - Aaron Coon - Abraham Cooper - John Cooper -
michael clemente
American theocracy: Trinity Broadcasting Network’s nightly news program is spreading Christian nationalism
Trinity Broadcasting Network’s nightly news program Centerpoint repeatedly promoted Christian nationalism. Anchors and guests argue that the U.S. is a fundamentally Christian nation and encourage viewers to support Donald Trump in order to fulfill God’s wishes. TBN is an explicitly Christian broadcaster known globally for its televangelism and Christian lifestyle content. The network reaches around 95 million households via satellite, broadcasts 14 languages across 175 countries, and contains an extensive streaming portfolio. In 2022, TBN set its sights on a new type of programming ahead of the 2024 election: news. On March 23, 2022, TBN launched Centerpoint, a 30-minute nightly news program produced by former Newsmax CEO Michael Clemente and initially anchored by ex-Fox correspondent Doug McKelway. According to Axios, the network claimed the “programming isn't meant to be politically biased, but will lean into Christian values.” The anchor lineup has shifted multiple times featuring various Christian voices such as Pastor Allen Jackson and former politician Rob Astorino, but recently TBN successfully poached yet another Newsmax expat, Lyndsay Keith. (Emma Mae Webber/Media Matters 6/2/23)
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Trinity Broadcasting Network’s nightly news program Centerpoint repeatedly promoted Christian nationalism. Anchors and guests argue that the U.S. is a fundamentally Christian nation and encourage viewers to support Donald Trump in order to fulfill God’s wishes. TBN is an explicitly Christian broadcaster known globally for its televangelism and Christian lifestyle content. The network reaches around 95 million households via satellite, broadcasts 14 languages across 175 countries, and contains an extensive streaming portfolio. In 2022, TBN set its sights on a new type of programming ahead of the 2024 election: news. On March 23, 2022, TBN launched Centerpoint, a 30-minute nightly news program produced by former Newsmax CEO Michael Clemente and initially anchored by ex-Fox correspondent Doug McKelway. According to Axios, the network claimed the “programming isn't meant to be politically biased, but will lean into Christian values.” The anchor lineup has shifted multiple times featuring various Christian voices such as Pastor Allen Jackson and former politician Rob Astorino, but recently TBN successfully poached yet another Newsmax expat, Lyndsay Keith. (Emma Mae Webber/Media Matters 6/2/23)
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David Closson
David Clossum
“I do have concerns with what I understand PETA has done, which is using artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, to rewrite the creation story. There’s obviously different translations of the Old and the New Testament with ChatGPT … [but] this isn’t just a difference in translation. This is a different interpretation of the actual text and I think that there are theological issues with what PETA is putting out in this version of the Bible.”
-- David Closson, director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Center 7.22.23
-- David Closson, director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Center 7.22.23
henry cloud
Henry Cloud (born 1956) is an American Christian self-help author. Cloud co-authored Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life in 1992 which sold two million copies and evolved into a five-part series. Cloud is president of Cloud-Townsend Resources and runs a private practice with his partner, John Townsend in Newport Beach, California. Cloud and Townsend formerly co-directed the Minirth-Meier Clinic West in the same area of Orange County. Cloud has a BS in psychology with honors from Southern Methodist University and a PhD in clinical psychology from Biola University (1987). He also took classes from Talbot Theological Seminary
Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us and under what circumstances -- Mental boundaries give us the freedom to have our own thoughts and opinions -- Emotional boundaries help us to deal with our own emotions and disengage from the harmful, manipulative emotions of others -- Spiritual boundaries help us to distinguish God's will from our own and give us renewed awe for our Creator -- Often, Christians focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limits and limitations. When confronted with their lack of boundaries, they ask:
- Can I set limits and still be a loving person?
- What are legitimate boundaries?
- What if someone is upset or hurt by my boundaries?
- How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money?
- Aren't boundaries selfish?
- Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries?
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer biblically-based answers to these and other tough questions, showing us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, spouses, children, friends, co-workers, and even ourselves.
- Can I set limits and still be a loving person?
- What are legitimate boundaries?
- What if someone is upset or hurt by my boundaries?
- How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money?
- Aren't boundaries selfish?
- Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries?
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer biblically-based answers to these and other tough questions, showing us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, spouses, children, friends, co-workers, and even ourselves.
- Publisher : Zondervan; Revised edition (April 1, 1992)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
ben cohen
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Ben Cohen, associate missions pastor of First Baptist Church Opelika, Alabama, had a desire to provide Scripture and storying resources for remote tribes in North Africa. What began as a personal mission project grew when Cohen involved his church and partnered with the IMB. 8.21.23
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micah colbert
Micah Colbert is the discipleship and outreach pastor at Community of Grace Church in Buffalo, NY. He is also the author of two outreach books: Good News for All Nations and Discovering Hope. Micah enjoys reading, coffee, hearty conversations, and time spent with his wife and four children.
Mark Noll famously stated, “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” Sadly, rooted thinking, even within the church, has fallen on hard times. We’re more concerned with how we feel than how we think. The Bible, however, makes it clear that renewing our mind is indispensable to growing in grace (Ro. 12:1-2; Eph. 4:22-24). God’s Word provides us a worldview that enables us to see life from a Godward perspective. We may not be able to do a lot in a book like Judges, but there are weighty truths about God, man, and our need for a Righteous King that have profound implications for how we think and live as the people of God. --Micah Colbert; Rooted Thinking 4.12.22
martin g collins
Martin G Collins background began with his birth in Thorpe Waterville, England on July 5, 1954 to Raymond and Cynthia Collins. He has a younger sister and brother. Most of his childhood was spent in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1988, Martin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from Ambassador College in Pasadena, California. Martin’s family began attending the Radio Church of God (which later became the Worldwide Church of God (WCG)) in July 1963, where he remained until January 1992. He was baptized on April 3, 1974. Martin G Collins became a member of the Church of the Great God and a charter member of its Board of Directors in January 1992 and was hired as the business manager on August 5, 1996, and now serves as a Minister, Vice President, and Treasurer. Martin was ordained an Elder on Pentecost, May 23, 1999 and performs full ministerial duties including writing and speaking.
Martin G Collins
The Israelite set aside the second tithe throughout the year and consumed it at the annual holy festivals of God for whatever his heart desired. This means that he spent the tithe on things that enhanced his glorifying of God or added joy to the feast. The same applies to our use of second tithe today. Unlike the use of first tithe, the individual who saves second tithe should use it. God wants His people to enjoy the physical abundance He provides at the feasts as they worship Him and learn to reverence and fear Him in ways that please Him. Because of His blessing, many can also help others observe the feasts. -Martin G. Collins; Tithing: Second Tithe
Martin G Collins
A Christian should not let his light shine to be praised by others, but to bring glory to the Father. The Pharisees acted to be seen of men, but true Christians behave to glorify God, caring little what people may think of them. It is by our conduct, not our pomp and circumstance, that others may be brought to honor God. We should live so that people may see from our good works the proper nature of God's way of life. Good works cannot be hidden because they stand in stark contrast to the ways of this wicked world (I Timothy 5:25). These works are required behavior at home and in the outside world.
--Martin G Collins; Forerunner Bible Study; Parable of the Light June 2002
--Martin G Collins; Forerunner Bible Study; Parable of the Light June 2002
thomas colyandro
Rev. Fr. Thomas Colyandro is an Orthodox priest, confessor, retreat master, and writer who has provided spiritual guidance, and conducted seminars. He has spoken at more than 160 parishes and monasteries, written and/or edited books and articles in theology and spirituality; and has been interviewed frequently regarding these same subjects. Fr. Thomas' doctoral research centered on his original concept of an "uncreated silence," which exists by the presence of the Holy Spirit in prayer and is fostered by spiritual relationships. He was the assistant director of the Center for Faith & Culture at the University of St. Thomas and taught graduate courses in theology, eschatology, ecclesiastical history, comparative religion, and leadership in adult faith formation at multiple universities.
Feb 13, 2023: The Daily News: Orthodox Church offers 'new' denomination of Christianity
The Rev. Thomas Colyandro, who serves as the priest of Galveston’s Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, can help explain these differences, especially on icons, which the Catholic church has, throughout history has in turns, either embraced or shunned.
“We strive to maintain a balance of familial and communal care with time for personal devotion,” he said. “This starts with our Sunday services. These focus our parishioners on the sacramental life: God’s gifts given to draw people closer to him. And, on our icons: artistic renderings of Jesus, Mary and the saints. They remind us of God’s presence and our own ability to respond to him and each other with love.”
The Rev. Thomas Colyandro, who serves as the priest of Galveston’s Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, can help explain these differences, especially on icons, which the Catholic church has, throughout history has in turns, either embraced or shunned.
“We strive to maintain a balance of familial and communal care with time for personal devotion,” he said. “This starts with our Sunday services. These focus our parishioners on the sacramental life: God’s gifts given to draw people closer to him. And, on our icons: artistic renderings of Jesus, Mary and the saints. They remind us of God’s presence and our own ability to respond to him and each other with love.”
"What has the gospel to do with the oppressed of the land and their struggle for liberation? Any theologian who fails to place that question at the center of his or her work has ignored the essence of the gospel."
- James H. Cone ; God of the Oppressed
- James H. Cone ; God of the Oppressed
deb conklin
Will voters reject a troubled prosecutor for an inexperienced one?
In this August's primary, the current Spokane County prosecutor drew challenges from two highly experienced Republicans and one relatively inexperienced nonpartisan candidate. Stephanie Olsen and Stefanie Collins, Republicans with a combined four decades of legal experience, both decried Haskell's leadership. Local pastor DEB CONKLIN entered the race as a nonpartisan who hadn't practiced law since 1987, when she worked for the prosecutor's office in Clallam County on the tip of the Olympic Peninsula. (Daniel Walters/Inlander 10/20/22)
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In this August's primary, the current Spokane County prosecutor drew challenges from two highly experienced Republicans and one relatively inexperienced nonpartisan candidate. Stephanie Olsen and Stefanie Collins, Republicans with a combined four decades of legal experience, both decried Haskell's leadership. Local pastor DEB CONKLIN entered the race as a nonpartisan who hadn't practiced law since 1987, when she worked for the prosecutor's office in Clallam County on the tip of the Olympic Peninsula. (Daniel Walters/Inlander 10/20/22)
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Sept 2, 2011: Favs News: Booze, Conversation and God
Church isn’t for everyone. Getting up early, singing songs and being preached at may not be your idea of an enjoyable day off. Rev. Deb Conklin of Liberty Park and St. Paul’s United Methodist Churches knows that (she pastors two churches). For many people, including herself, faith grows out of dialogue, not lectures. That’s why last year she started Faith Conversations, a weekly meetup group. It’s held every week at the Lantern Tavern and anyone of any faith can come
Church isn’t for everyone. Getting up early, singing songs and being preached at may not be your idea of an enjoyable day off. Rev. Deb Conklin of Liberty Park and St. Paul’s United Methodist Churches knows that (she pastors two churches). For many people, including herself, faith grows out of dialogue, not lectures. That’s why last year she started Faith Conversations, a weekly meetup group. It’s held every week at the Lantern Tavern and anyone of any faith can come
carter conlon
Carter Conlon (born 1953) is a Canadian-born American pastor and author. He is best known as the outgoing senior pastor of Times Square Church in New York City. Conlon was born and raised in Noranda, Quebec. He graduated from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario where he received a bachelor's degree in law and sociology. In 1987, he left his 12-year career as a police officer to enter full-time ministry. He founded a church, a Christian school, and a food bank in Riceville, Canada. He owned and operated a sheep farm as well. During those years, he also traveled throughout the country—speaking at various churches from Prince Edward Island to Alberta, to the Inuit in the Arctic.
Christian worship event Rekindle brings together local and international attendees
An estimated 1,000 people, including Yale students, New Haveners and out-of-town guests, gathered on the New Haven Green at 5 p.m. last Wednesday for a time of Christian prayer and worship. The night began with a set of worship songs led by Yale students, followed by a testimony from Christy Lau ’25, another worship set and a brief message from Pastor Carter Conlon of Times Square Church. Planning for the event began in January when Jeff Walsh, ministry director of the Yale undergraduate Christian fellowship Christian Union Lux, was watching a live stream of Times Square Church’s weekly worldwide prayer meeting. Times Square Church is located in New York City, but the weekly meeting is broadcast to thousands of people across 211 countries. During the live stream, Conlon offered to bring the prayer meeting to listeners; Walsh then proposed to students that they invite Times Square Church to host an event at Yale. (Amelia Dilworth/Yale Daily News 4/24/23)
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An estimated 1,000 people, including Yale students, New Haveners and out-of-town guests, gathered on the New Haven Green at 5 p.m. last Wednesday for a time of Christian prayer and worship. The night began with a set of worship songs led by Yale students, followed by a testimony from Christy Lau ’25, another worship set and a brief message from Pastor Carter Conlon of Times Square Church. Planning for the event began in January when Jeff Walsh, ministry director of the Yale undergraduate Christian fellowship Christian Union Lux, was watching a live stream of Times Square Church’s weekly worldwide prayer meeting. Times Square Church is located in New York City, but the weekly meeting is broadcast to thousands of people across 211 countries. During the live stream, Conlon offered to bring the prayer meeting to listeners; Walsh then proposed to students that they invite Times Square Church to host an event at Yale. (Amelia Dilworth/Yale Daily News 4/24/23)
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Jan 31, 2023: Baptist News Global: Museum of the Bible to host Wednesday morning event to pray for God’s judgment on America, and breakfast is not included
Four keynote speakers will “call us to repentance,” publicity says. Those are Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late Billy Graham and sister to Franklin Graham; Carter Conlon, general overseer of Times Square Church in Manhattan; Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years; and Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jew who is a pastor and taught that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president was prophesied in the Bible.
Four keynote speakers will “call us to repentance,” publicity says. Those are Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late Billy Graham and sister to Franklin Graham; Carter Conlon, general overseer of Times Square Church in Manhattan; Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years; and Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jew who is a pastor and taught that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president was prophesied in the Bible.
james conrad
Some Georgia pastors push back against spread of Christian nationalism
The way the Rev. Will Dyer sees it, if pastors aren’t speaking out against Christian nationalism, then they’re making a huge mistake. Dyer, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, has addressed the ideology in his sermons and in private conversations with members, cautioning against the philosophy that some say calls for the blending of religion and government. His stance cost him about 10 members from his congregation, which has an average Sunday attendance of 1,000.
(Sheila Poole/Frederick News Post 12/17/22)
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The way the Rev. Will Dyer sees it, if pastors aren’t speaking out against Christian nationalism, then they’re making a huge mistake. Dyer, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, has addressed the ideology in his sermons and in private conversations with members, cautioning against the philosophy that some say calls for the blending of religion and government. His stance cost him about 10 members from his congregation, which has an average Sunday attendance of 1,000.
(Sheila Poole/Frederick News Post 12/17/22)
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larry cook
North Minneapolis church buys neighboring gas station in effort to curb crime
MINNEAPOLIS — At the Real Believers Faith Center church in north Minneapolis, church leaders are taking community safety into their own hands with a unique investment. They bought the neighboring Marathon gas station back in November, where there have been more than 60 911 calls in just the last year, according to call logs from Minneapolis police. (Deevon Rahming/Kare 11 1/25/23)
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MINNEAPOLIS — At the Real Believers Faith Center church in north Minneapolis, church leaders are taking community safety into their own hands with a unique investment. They bought the neighboring Marathon gas station back in November, where there have been more than 60 911 calls in just the last year, according to call logs from Minneapolis police. (Deevon Rahming/Kare 11 1/25/23)
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Quentin L Cook
Quentin LaMar Cook (born September 8, 1940) is an American religious leader and former lawyer and business executive who is currently a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Currently, he is the seventh most senior apostle in the church.
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May 27, 2015: Mormon News: Elder Cook Calls for Global Effort to Protect Faith and Religious Freedom
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took the Church’s effort to protect and strengthen religious freedom to a global audience Wednesday. Aug 16, 2013: Youtube: Elder Quentin L. Cook on Same Gender Attraction |
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chris cookston
Chris Cookston is the pastor at Prineville Community Church in Prineville, Oregon.
Chris Cookston
These are the words of Jesus Christ to the church of Laodicea, which was self-sufficiently affluent. History tells us that after an earthquake damaged their town, the Roman government offered them funds to rebuild. They were so rich they declined. Although they possessed a veneer of success, inwardly they were dead and dying. The Laodiceans could not see themselves as they truly were: "wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked." They stupidly left their first love. They loved their precious wealth instead of the gospel. They served the wrong master, and they rested on the delusion that financial affluence insulated them from any need. --Chris Cookston; Pastor at Prineville Community Church
aaron coon
Christian schools: Exempt us from certifications and licensure
Leaders of private christian schools clashed with legislators Wednesday in the Senate Education Committee over a bill that would require licenses and certifications for religious early education centers. Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Sen. David Wilson, R-Lincoln, would exempt sectarian or religious institutions from the Delaware Child Care Act. aron Coon, head of school at Dover’s Calvary Christian Academy, said if the legislators don’t pass SB 69, all 335 students at Calvary will be put at risk of not having a school. “The facility requirements in the regulation are not possible in our facility, which means we would have to buy a new facility or used facility and make a large move,” he said. “That is not possible right now financially or within the timeframe allotted.” He also said the regulations in the Delaware Child Care Act conflict with some of Calvary’s religious beliefs as a church and a school, especially in the hiring process. He did not expand on that comment. “These points among others will force us to close our doors, contributing to Delaware’s child care and unemployment crisis,” he said.
(Jarek Rutz/Town Square Live 4/5/23)
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Leaders of private christian schools clashed with legislators Wednesday in the Senate Education Committee over a bill that would require licenses and certifications for religious early education centers. Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Sen. David Wilson, R-Lincoln, would exempt sectarian or religious institutions from the Delaware Child Care Act. aron Coon, head of school at Dover’s Calvary Christian Academy, said if the legislators don’t pass SB 69, all 335 students at Calvary will be put at risk of not having a school. “The facility requirements in the regulation are not possible in our facility, which means we would have to buy a new facility or used facility and make a large move,” he said. “That is not possible right now financially or within the timeframe allotted.” He also said the regulations in the Delaware Child Care Act conflict with some of Calvary’s religious beliefs as a church and a school, especially in the hiring process. He did not expand on that comment. “These points among others will force us to close our doors, contributing to Delaware’s child care and unemployment crisis,” he said.
(Jarek Rutz/Town Square Live 4/5/23)
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abraham cooper
Rabbi Abraham Cooper is Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Action for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading global Jewish human rights organization. He has been a longtime activist for Jewish and human rights causes on five continents. In 1977, he came to Los Angeles to help Rabbi Marvin Hier found the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Together with Rabbi Hier, Rabbi Cooper regularly meets with world leaders, including Pope Francis, presidents, and foreign ministers to defend the rights of the Jewish people, combat terrorism and promote multi-faith relations worldwide. Rabbi Cooper is an acknowledged expert on online hate and terrorism and has helped produce and present the SWC’s renowned traveling exhibitions at the Vatican, the UN, Knesset, US Congress, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Buenos Aires. He is a founder of the Global Forum on Anti-Semitism, and Newsweek ranked Rabbis Cooper and Hier as #8 among the 50 most influential rabbis in America. Rabbi Cooper has worked extensively with Arab leaders in the Gulf States and witnessed the historic UAE/Bahrain/Israel Abraham Accords ceremony at the White House.
June 8, 2023: Jewish Link: NJ Jewish Business Alliance Hosts Wiesenthal’s Rabbi Abraham Cooper at Antisemitism Symposium
Last Wednesday evening, May 31, the New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance (NJJBA) hosted its first-ever symposium on antisemitism at St. Peter’s University in Jersey City and featured Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (SWC) longtime associate dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper.
The evening began with introductory remarks from David Rosenberg, NJJBA’s executive director, as well as former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, who is currently the chairman and executive director of New Jersey Reentry Corporation.
Last Wednesday evening, May 31, the New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance (NJJBA) hosted its first-ever symposium on antisemitism at St. Peter’s University in Jersey City and featured Simon Wiesenthal Center’s (SWC) longtime associate dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper.
The evening began with introductory remarks from David Rosenberg, NJJBA’s executive director, as well as former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, who is currently the chairman and executive director of New Jersey Reentry Corporation.
April 25, 2023: Christian Post: Ilhan Omar to speak at religious freedom event after being removed from speaker list
The event will be moderated by former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and former USCIRF Commissioner Rabbi David Saperstein. USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel and USCIRF Vice Chair Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Global Social Action Agenda director at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, are scheduled to deliver the event's opening remarks.
The event will be moderated by former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and former USCIRF Commissioner Rabbi David Saperstein. USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel and USCIRF Vice Chair Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Global Social Action Agenda director at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, are scheduled to deliver the event's opening remarks.
john cooper
John Cooper warns of revolution to tear down American Christian Civilization
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lead singer of the multi-platinum rock band Skillet, John Cooper targets woke Christianity in his new book. He warns that secular philosophies are seeping into the church. WIMPY WEAK and WOKE: How Truth Can Save America From Utopian Destruction, is now available everywhere books are sold and Cooper wants his writing to shed a light on the real threat there is in America against Christian values.
(Jeannie Ortega Law/Christian Post 11/15/23)
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Lead singer of the multi-platinum rock band Skillet, John Cooper targets woke Christianity in his new book. He warns that secular philosophies are seeping into the church. WIMPY WEAK and WOKE: How Truth Can Save America From Utopian Destruction, is now available everywhere books are sold and Cooper wants his writing to shed a light on the real threat there is in America against Christian values.
(Jeannie Ortega Law/Christian Post 11/15/23)
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