The church in America is getting smaller and smaller. Each year average church attendance decreases, while the number of Americans who identify as no religious affiliation increases. Even traditionally Christian areas, such as the Bible Belt, are seeing the same trends as the rest of the nation. America is not alone in experiencing these trends.
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What do Libertarians believe that sets them apart from other political parties? How do Libertarian values, approaches, and principles result in more successful “pursuits of happiness” than the approaches of other political parties? And how does Judge Jim Gray dare to say that the Libertarians are the only political party in the mainstream of American
Author James Conroy (Beacon Publishing Group) talks about his new book “Bittern Island” about a gentleman’s past controlling his future which he has not lived taking place on Bittern Island off the New England coast! James also discusses how he got started writing since his 20’s and worked as an editor for 20 years, plus
Rarely has America been so bitterly divided. Partisans now view those with differing opinions as the enemy. Cable news programs inflame passions rather than inform viewers. Social media provides the most irrational partisans a venue to spew their hatred and bias. Town hall meetings, once the staple of representative democracy, have degenerated into choreographed shouting
“My RAD Career” is a roller coaster ride through Hollywood in the 1980s as seen through the eyes of one of the cult figures of the era, Bill Allen (star of the movie RAD). Starting as a teen actor on his first ill-fated film alongside a young George Clooney, Bill shares his personal and professional
All of us have questions about the supernatural world and how it interacts with the natural world. We wonder about those things in life that seem to point to something more. When we face turmoil, a cancer diagnosis, job loss, a pandemic, a potential war, we are drawn to the supernatural and ask if God
Set in the backdrop of 1960s Coney Island, Detective Sergeant Roscoe Brown and his partner Detective Jimmy Walsh of the Homicide Unit solve some of the most strange and curious murder cases New York has ever seen. To the tourist, Coney Island is known as the “Playground of the World”: home of the Wonder Wheel,
I love you. God help me, but I do.” The air lay heavy between them. Her eyes were glossy with moisture, his intense with emotion. “Tell me, if you can, you do not feel the same,” he whispered so low, it might have been silence. “And make me believe it.” Sometimes, love crosses boundaries, breaks
“…a riveting fictional story exploring the dark subject of child incestuous abuse that plagues families at all levels of society.” (Authors Reading) In public, Jim Handler is a well-respected, small-town hero and homicide detective who solved the case of the Will’s Creek Massacre. But at home, in the shadows, Jim’s childhood demons come alive to
Who’s happy? Truly, down-deep-in-the-soul happy? Maureen Cronin weaves the tale of her journey to real happiness – but not before sitting in the “in the fifth ring of my inner hell” – with honesty, humor, and thought-provoking context. First she had to get past the anger and disappointment about not being able to be a
Eight years ago, James’ friend Emory disappeared, leaving behind his memoirs and the promise of a hidden cache of $3 million. James published the memoir and became a famous professor. But his obsession with Emory’s disappearance destroyed his personal life. He never went to find the money. Years later, James’ former student, Melanie, knocks on
In the fantasy world known as South Starland, amidst the secluded and sheltered enclave of Hollowhaven Valley, where mysterious starwisps, dancing lights in the sky, bestow powers upon a fortunate few, young Rayo of Tophelm plans an epic quest to save his people by building the first mechanical flying machine. Sayzar Dreddpinn is a rogue
Henry Davis kicks the bucket at a Los Angeles hospital. Unlike Elvis who has left the building, Henry’s still there and aware of everything around him, including his toxic ex-wife’s hookup attempt with his doctor. So begins Henry’s stint in the spirit world. Contrary to what Hollywood would have us believe, the dead don’t wear
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When a body is found during a blizzard, Special Agent Aaron Barnum is called in to investigate. Immediately he discovers clues that makes the local sheriff’s theory of an accidental death seem absurd. There are too many questions left unanswered. What did the deputy who found the body see disappear into the storm? What made
“Our Disunited States of America: The Struggle Between Conservatives and Liberals” is about the self-destructive struggle between America’s two political tribes (the conservatives and the liberals). Each of these tribes have been trying to gain and maintain control of our country. Both have taken turns in leading our nation, and each tribe has been pushed aside