(1) Christian Radio Is Booming (If You Live 3.5 Miles Away) |Christianity Today
*Thank God — and yes, I do mean that literally — for Christian radio. Whether it be low-power, high-power, satellite or online, it has an impact! A new poll from Pew has some data points to support that thesis.
Local Christian radio is booming in America—with emphasis on the local.
More than a third of low-power FM (LPFM) radio stations—whose non-commercial radio signals don’t reach farther than about 3.5 miles—are religious in nature, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center released today.
The count was taken after the number of stations nearly doubled since 2014, with more than 750 new stations joining the market, according to Pew.
More than two-thirds of the stations (69%) classified themselves into one of five categories. Of those, half indicated a religious or Christian focus.
(2) First child dies by euthanasia in Belgium | CNN
*Do you remember the arguments made back in the 1980s and 1990s that euthanasia would not be for minors, only for the elderly and terminally ill people, in great pain, who requested it? So much for that.
A terminally ill minor has become the first child to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions were lifted in the country two years ago, according to several sources.
A Belgian lawmaker told CNN affiliate VTM that the physician-assisted suicide happened within the past week.
The child, who was suffering from an incurable disease, had asked for euthanasia, Sen. Jean-Jacques De Gucht told VTM. The identity of the child and age are unknown.
“I think it’s very important that we, as a society, have given the opportunity to those people to decide for themselves in what manner they cope with that situation,” said Gucht, a supporter of euthanasia legislation.
(3) What Does Trump’s Promise Of A Nation ’Under One God’ Really Mean?
Talking about God is pretty standard for American politicians. But a line that has been popping up often in Donald Trump’s recent campaign speeches seems to go further.
At a recent gathering of conservative Christians in Washington, D.C., Trump promised that if he is elected president, “we will be one American nation.” The Republican nominee quoted the Bible and spelled out his vision for American unity:
“Imagine what our country could accomplish if we started working together as one people, under one God, saluting one flag,” Trump said, drawing enthusiastic applause from the crowd at the Values Voter Summit.
It’s the phrase “one God” that’s catching the ear of some groups, who argue it is at odds with the American promise of religious freedom.
Trump has used the line several times at large campaign rallies and invitation-only speeches in recent weeks: in Philadelphia, near Des Moines, Iowa, and in Asheville, N.C., among other places.
…The line worries Barry Lynn, executive director of the advocacy group Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
…But Penny Nance, CEO and president of the conservative Christian group Concerned Women for America, hears Trump differently.
“I think what Donald Trump was getting at with that comment is this disrespect that people of faith — people who are patriotic Americans, who have served in the military, whose children serve in the military — are feeling right now from the elites in this country, and particularly from some of the institutions,” she said.
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