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They say the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes. President Barack Obama wants to add one more: voting. Obama floated the idea of mandatory voting in the U.S. while speaking to a civic group in Cleveland on Wednesday. Asked about the corrosive influence of money in U.S. elections, Obama digressed into the related topic…

TV exit polls Tuesday night showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud set to retain the Israeli leadership at the end of a bitter election campaign. Netanyahu claimed victory early Wednesday morning, though his rival Isaac Herzog did not concede defeat. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. on Tuesday and Israeli citizens headed for the ballots to vote for Israel’s 20th…

We Don’t Need More Evangelists’ Say Authors of ‘Dangerous’ Book on How to Reach People for Christ Evangelism is a rare spiritual gift and one not needed in abundance in the church, according to the authors of a book that is helping everyday Christians face down their fears in sharing their faith. “What is needed in abundance is a body…

For too long, Christian churches have been silent about America’s greatest evil — abortion. While the Church is undoubtedly committed to an array of social justice issues, such as feeding the poor, stopping human trafficking, rescuing children from abuse, and protecting women from exploitation, it largely remains silent about abortion — the leading cause of death in America. And yet,…

Teen Mania Ministries founder and author of new book Resilient, Ron Luce, said the reason why so many people’s faith falls apart after a crisis is because they aren’t passionate followers of Christ. Luce likened passionate Christians to fans of a beloved band in a recent interview with The Christian Post. “Someone might ask how do you follow Him? I don’t…

Fifty years ago, the then–social scientist made the claim that bad family structure trumped good economic numbers. In the mid-1960s, a social scientist noted something ominous that came to be called “Moynihan’s Scissors”: Two lines on a graph crossed, replicating a scissors’ blades. The descending line charted the decline in the minority male unemployment rate. The ascending line charted the…

Researchers warn about the danger of benevolent-seeming wolves in sheeps’ clothing. If you’re a man who smiles at women and makes an effort to be kind to them, you’re probably an “insidious” and “treacherous” sexist, according to a study conducted by researchers from Northeastern University in Boston. Seriously. After observing 27 people playing Trivial Pursuit, the researchers determined that these…

Senior Democrats are increasingly worried that Hillary Rodham Clinton is not ready to run for president, fearing that the clumsy and insular handling of the nine-day fracas over her private e-mails was a warning sign about the campaign expected to launch next month. Few Democrats believe that the revelations about her un­or­tho­dox e-mail practices as secretary of state are a…

(CNN)With tensions running high after the shooting of two officers in Ferguson, Missouri, state and county police took over protest security in the St. Louis suburb Thursday. St. Louis County Police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are assuming “command of the security detail regarding protests,” St. Louis County Police said, while Ferguson Police will remain responsible for “routine policing…

The University of Oklahoma continued its quest for healing Wednesday while a national fraternity was trying to determine if racist chants such as the one that made national headlines in Norman ars pervasive at Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters elsewhere in the nation. A day earlier, university President David Boren expelled two students accused of playing a “leadership role” in the…

Forty-seven Republican senators have signed an open letter to the Iranian government, and the White House is none too happy about it. I would like to make three points. President Obama said, “I think it’s somewhat ironic to see some members of Congress wanting to make common cause with the hard-liners in Iran. It’s an unusual coalition.” In the final…