Surveys show evangelical identity holding steady over the last presidency, but with more complicated partisan connotations for the church. Despite tense polarization, there was no mass exodus from evangelicalism by white evangelicals who disliked Donald Trump nor by evangelicals of color during the four years of his presidency, Pew Research Center found. According to analysis released Wednesday, more Americans started identifying as born-again or evangelical Protestants between 2016 and 2020... Read More
Updated Fan Policy for Rick Case Arena
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Athletics has updated its fan attendance policy for the Rick Case Arena beginning on Friday, September 17. The new policy will allow a limited number of fans, including an NSU guest pass list, for home athletic contests. All Shark home games will continue to have live stats provided via NSU Live Stats, in addition to broadcasts on the Sunshine State Digital Network for free using web browsers on phones, tablets, and computers. For... Read More
There’s a trio of systems in the tropics. One is forecast to bring high surf and rain to the U.S. East Coast.
The Atlantic Ocean could soon have three active storms, as this five-day outlook shows. The storms with the red ‘X’ have at least a 60% chance to become a tropical depression or storm in five days while the storm with the yellow ‘X’ has a less than 40% chance of developing in the next five days, according to the National Hurricane Center. (National Hurricane Center) ... Read More
‘Political Evangelicals’? Trump Supporters Adopted the Label
Surveys show evangelical identity holding steady in recent years, but with more complicated partisan connotations for the church. Despite tense polarization, there was no mass exodus from evangelicalism by white evangelicals who disliked Donald Trump nor by evangelicals of color during the four years of his presidency, Pew Research Center found. According to analysis released Wednesday, more Americans started identifying as born-again or evangelical Protestants between 2016 and 2020 than... Read More
NSU Athletics Announces Reorganization
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – With sights set on immediate success now and into the foreseeable future, Nova Southeastern Director of Athletics Michael Mominey has announced the restructuring of his Senior Staff team, along with additional administrative hires. “I believe change lends to opportunity and opportunity leads to growth,” Mominey expressed. “The opportunity in this case involves resetting our organizational structure, which will position the... Read More
Federal judge allows Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates to stay
“In refusing to allow school districts to implement commonly accepted protections for these children, such as a mask requirement, the Florida governor and his executive departments have essentially excluded them from the public schools and made parents of children with disabilities have to choose between their child’s life and health, and the rights of other parents who do not want their children to be told they must wear a piece of cloth on their face,” the parents’ attorneys wrote... Read More
Evangelical Colleges Join Effort to Promote Faith in the Vaccine
A campaign to educate campuses about COVID-19 vaccination shifts from persuading the hesitant to making it easier for the willing. Last week, as President Joe Biden was announcing a new vaccine mandate for large workplaces, students at more than 100 Christian colleges were trying to persuade their communities to get the shot voluntarily. Since those between the ages of 18 and 29 are among the least likely to be hospitalized or to suffer serious illness or death due to COVID-19, swaths of... Read More
New flood maps would require thousands in Broward County to buy insurance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency released maps that enlarge flood zones, especially in southern Broward County, using new data on hurricanes, sea level, land elevation and storm surge. The largest number of properties added to flood zones would be in Miramar, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Pompano Beach. ... Read More
Sun Sentinel and other media seek to join fight state to release COVID information
Florida state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, filed the lawsuit last month, arguing that the state’s failure to provide the information violates public records law. The coalition of media organizations intervening in the lawsuit include the Orlando Sentinel, The Miami Herald and its parent company McClatchy, Gannett (which owns USA Today and The Palm Beach Post), The New York Times Company and The Washington Post. ... Read More
Religious Exemption Requests Spike as Employers Mandate Vaccine
Some white evangelicals, the faith group most likely to refuse to get the shot, join thousands in citing “sincerely held” religious beliefs. About 3,000 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, hundreds of state workers are seeking similar exemptions. And an Arkansas hospital has been swamped with so many such requests from employees that it is apparently calling their... Read More