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(SRNN NEWS)-Jack Hibbs leads California’s Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and he says the surge in anti-Semitism seen around the world is a sign of the End Times.  Hibbs tells CBN “The Bible tells, both in Ezekiel and in Zechariah, that in the last days, the world will turn against Israel.”  He goes on to predict that President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza will fail as a preamble to the rise of the […]

(SRN NEWS)-According to a report by political analyst Ryan Burge of Washington University, 28% of U.S. military personnel go to church at least once a week and 17% go even more frequently.  Compare that to 16% and 7% for civilians.  That makes men and women in uniform about twice as religious as the general population.  Burge also points out that while the country is becoming more secular, the military is becoming MORE […]

(SRN NEWS)-The Pew Research Center poll reveals that most African-Americans are self-described Christians —  73%.  However, like so many other demographic groups, religious affiliation is on the decline.  The Pew study also finds that black people are more religious than all other races:  58% African-Americans say that faith is very important in their life, compared to 35% of White Americans and 40% of Hispanics. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter will sit out the game on Monday against the host Los Angeles Chargers after undergoing a procedure earlier this week to repair his shoulders, ESPN reported on Thursday. Per the report, Carter is considered week-to-week and wanted to get the procedure completed to enable him to be as close to 100 percent as possible for the playoff run for the Eagles (8-4). Carter, 24, […]

A strong quarter at Build-A-Bear Workshop in a bounce back year for the retailer was overshadowed by the growing weight of tariffs in an ongoing trade war waged by President Donald Trump. The mall staple was able to get ahead of tariff impacts during the first half of the year through preemptive actions, Chief Financial Officer Voin Todorovic said in a statement Thursday, but the levies caught up to the […]

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s government on Thursday retracted a terror designation for Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, just weeks after imposing the measure it now says was a mistake. The government’s retraction came hours after reports first circulated about the designation, which was an error made “before reviewing,” according to a statement. The initial decision, published in the official Iraqi gazette on Nov. 17, had placed the […]

ROME (AP) — Creative director Dario Vitale is leaving Italian fashion brand Versace only eight months after he was appointed, the company said in a statement Thursday. Vitale’s exit comes just two days after Prada Group finalized its $1.375 billion cash acquisition of Versace, starting a new era for the brand. “We would like to sincerely thank Dario for his outstanding contribution to the development of the brand’s creative strategy […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general’s report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved messaging apps and devices across the Defense Department. Hegseth had the authority to declassify the material he shared with others in a Signal chat, the watchdog found. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents raising concerns over the wide-reaching power it gives the NCAA and its most powerful programs. House Republican leaders had planned to push the bill, known as the SCORE Act, to a final vote this week. But those plans were abruptly scrapped after a […]