Americans don’t trust the mainstream media

Americans don’t trust the mainstream media

VERBATIM:  A new Gallup poll finds that less than one-third of adults think that the major news outlets are telling them the truth most of the time.  Christians are especially skeptical, given their treatment by the big networks and publications.  Another poll revealed that less than 20% of reporters say they know very much about religion.  The decline in media trust is most pronounced amongst Republicans, but Democratic trust is down as well.  MH SRN NEWS.

The U.S. is no longer promoting transgenderism abroad

The U.S. is no longer promoting transgenderism abroad

VERBATIM:  When President Trump shut down USAID, it killed funding for a lot of LGBT programs around the world.  In India, three clinics dedicated to helping people live as the opposite sex have shut their doors.  This country is also no longer funding so-called “gender identity” seminars in Scotland and has cancelled a check for 600,000 dollars to a British LGBT pressure group.  Critics of USAID point out that the U.K. is wealthy enough to pay for its own organizations.  MH SRN NEW.

A detailed look at America’s spiritual beliefs

A detailed look at America’s spiritual beliefs

America is turning against transgenderism

America is turning against transgenderism

VERBATIM:  The latest poll from the Pew Research Center finds support for laws that limit transgender behavior is growing.  66% of adults say males should not be allowed to play sports against females — up from 58% that felt that way three years ago.  56% say it should be illegal for doctors to perform sex-change operations on children — up from 46% in 2022.  Growing numbers of Americans also want transgenderism kept out of the public schools.  MH SRN NEWS.

A battle over transgenderism has been joined in Washington state

A battle over transgenderism has been joined in Washington state

VERBATIM:  A 15-year-old girl playing on the Tumwater High School girls basketball team was warming up for a game recently when she noticed that the opposing team included a boy.  She complained, the school officials on site did nothing, so she refused to play.  Now her complaints have prompted the school system to investigate her for “harassment”.  The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism has now filed a civil rights complaint on the girl’s behalf against school officials.  MH SRN NNEWS.

Religious leaders are throwing their support behind the Phoenix Declaration

Religious leaders are throwing their support behind the Phoenix Declaration

Something new in Qatar

Something new in Qatar

VERBATIM:  A church.  A BIG church.  The World Evangelical Alliance and the Evangelical Churches Alliance of Qatar have broken ground on a 50 million dollar building that will house 10,000 people on Sunday mornings.  It’s a big breakthrough for the country’s small Christian minority, which labors under a lot of restrictions in the mostly-Muslim petro-state.  The new church will be outside Doha on a plot of land leased from the government of Qatar specifically for the purpose.  MH SRN NEWS.

Samaritan’s Purse responds to flooding in Kentucky and West Virginia

Samaritan’s Purse responds to flooding in Kentucky and West Virginia

Are you ready for the Collegiate Day of Prayer?

Are you ready for the Collegiate Day of Prayer?

Why do Americans homeschool?

Why do Americans homeschool?

VERBATIM:  The Pew Research Center has been asking that question and the answers run the gamut.  A lot of moms and dads say they teach their kids at home because they are concerned about the environment at their local school while others want to direct the moral education of their children.  Other parents want to specifically give their youngsters religious instruction which isn’t popular in traditional schools.  About three percent of all American kids are homeschooled.  MH SRN NEWS.

Tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Tragedy in the Democratic Republic of Congo

VERBATIM:  Authorities say 70 Christians were murdered this month at a church in North Kivu province after being kidnapped by a Muslim terrorist group.  International Christian Concern President Jeff King tells the Christian Post “This is a religious genocide carried out by radical Islamic terrorists.”  Muslim terrorism has been spreading all across Sub-Saharan Africa over the past 20 years, to the point where terror cells are operating in nearly every country.  MH SRN NEWS.

The Southern Baptist Convention goes after Planned Parenthood

The Southern Baptist Convention goes after Planned Parenthood

VERBATIM:  The country’s largest Protestant denomination wants the government to defund the country’s largest abortion business.  With Roe versus Wade overturned and pro-life officials in place after the last election, the SBC is urging Christians to petition Congress to finally stop giving taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood.  The giant business received 700 million federal dollars in 2024 to provide abortions and also promote the LGBT agenda.  MH SRN NEWS.

The Presbyterian Church in America repents

The Presbyterian Church in America repents

VERBATIM:  The denomination sparked outrage this month when it released advice on how illegal immigrants could avoid being picked up by immigration officers.  Now that guidance has been deleted and denomination leaders have issued and apology, saying “We affirm that it is our Christian duty to obey the lawful commands of the civil magistrate and be subject to their authority.  We confess that we fell short of our Biblical and Confessional standard.”  MH SRN NEWS.

Sports gambling is taking its toll

Sports gambling is taking its toll

VERBATIM:  39 states now allow people to bet on ball games and four more may vote to do so this year.  With the surge in gambling has come a surge in the number of people seeking help for gambling addictions, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego.  Clergymen campaigned against legalized gaming, warning of its ill effects on society, but in nearly all cases they were ignored.  Now churches are being called on to help address addiction.  MH SRN NEWS.

What do non-Christians believe about God?

What do non-Christians believe about God?

VERBATIM:  That’s the question that the Barna Group has been asking and the answers might surprise you.  The latest Barna poll finds that nearly 30% of all non-believers DO think that God is “the all-powerful, all-knowing perfect creator of the universe who still rules today.”  21% of non-Christians say there’s no God at all.  Some 12% of poll respondents think that there are many deities with different powers, and 11% of non-believers think every person is God.  MH SRN NEWS.

Christians are being made homeless in Sub-Saharan Africa

Christians are being made homeless in Sub-Saharan Africa

VERBATIM:  Persecution in the region is on the rise — as has been widely reported for years.  But displacement is a lesser known story.  According to Open Doors US, more than 16 million Christians have been driven out of their homes in Sub-Saharan Africa by violent attacks and civil wars.  A family suddenly put out of their home can only hope to find a refugee camp and in many countries those aren’t available either.  Displacement also means the loss of employment.  MH SRN NEWS.

A Massachusetts city goes all-in on transgenderism

A Massachusetts city goes all-in on transgenderism

More bad news from India

More bad news from India

VERBATIM:  Persecution of Christians in the giant country is surging.  A new report from United Christian Forum reveals that an average of two attacks on Christians took place every day in 2024 — 834 in all — and those are just the ones that were reported.  Religious freedom advocates are urging the global community to take notice, as it has begun to recognize a similar situation in Nigeria.  Experts say without pressure from outside nations, India will never protect its Christians.  MH SRNNNEWS

A new study reveals who Generation Z trusts

A new study reveals who Generation Z trusts

President Trump is receiving praise from some unexpected quarters

President Trump is receiving praise from some unexpected quarters

Christians will pray for Muslims during Ramadan

Christians will pray for Muslims during Ramadan

VERBATIM:  Followers of Islam around the world will begin a 30-day period of fasting on February 28th and the Southern Baptist Convention is urging prayers for their salvation during that time.  The SBC’s International Mission Board has set up a website for people to join the “Pray For Ramadan” campaign complete with schedules and prompts.  Missionaries throughout the MIddle East report a surge in Muslim conversions in recent years.  MH SRN NEWS.

A British Christian charity takes on ‘Only Fans’

A British Christian charity takes on Only Fans

VERBATIM:  Officials with CARE are urging authorities in the U.K. to investigate the website, which allows people to any kind of videos for pay — but is primarily a pornography site.  CARE says there are too many allegations that Only Fans is spreading child pornography and benefiting human traffickers and it’s time for a government inquiry.  Similar demands are coming from non-profit organizations here in the U.S. where the problem is especially bad.  MH SRN NEWS.

A new poll of Evangelicals on global issues

A new poll of Evangelicals on global issues

Teenagers are interested in Jesus

Teenagers are interested in Jesus

VERBATIM:  According to research by the Barna Group, a Christian polling organization, 77% of teens in this country saly they are motivated to find out more about Christ.  Seven percent aren’t sure.  That’s good news for the future of the country and indicates that adolescents are an important mission field for the church.  Barna says “Generation Z tends to believe there’s something out there more powerful than them, but many remain hesitant to embrace religion.  MH SRN NEWS.