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When President Donald Trump took the oath of office, he didn't have his hand on the Bible. Does this matter and why do politicians do it at all?

The South San Antonio ISD board has approved the purchase of Bluebonnet Learning, a state-written curriculum criticized for ...

President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader’s legacy.

Trump, 78, raised his right hand and took the oath of office using a Bible his mother gave him in 1955 that was stacked on a second Bible used by President ... enact an agenda heavy on disruption.

The prayer by a Michigan pastor heavily cited King's seminal “I Have ... “The gospel message is a political message. The Bible is a political book, from Genesis to Revelations.

I have personally used this plan for over a decade ... and a burdened approach (from a heavy yoke that’s too heavy to bear). Reading the Bible is about knowing God and growing to love Him ...

The church hopes to use the stained glass in the rebuild, he said. The church is also preserving items that carry special religious significance, including an image of a Bible and an anchor carved ...

The opening of the Holy Door began with the ancient sound of a shofar, a ram’s horn historically used by the ancient Israelites to announce jubilee years, as recorded in the Bible. Credit ...

The world is now officially obsessed with wellness travel. Globally, the wellness-travel industry is worth $651 billion and ...

I have personally used this plan for over a decade now and have grown ... and a burdened approach (from a heavy yoke that’s too heavy to bear). Reading the Bible is about knowing God and growing to ...