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An Egyptian-born megachurch pastor is calling out for 100,000 “Bible-believing” Americans to pray for the United States.

Dr. Michael Youssef, founding pastor of The Church of The Apostles and president of the ministry Leading the Way in Atlanta, has found 42,450 people so far to join him in daily prayer for the United States since the “God Save America” campaign launched on July 4.

“The greatest battle of our time is the battle for the biblical truth,” stated Youssef in an e-mail to The Christian Post on Monday. “Universalism is rampant in evangelical churches and nothing short of a Holy Spirit revival sweeping across the land will save Christ’s Church from total apostasy.” more >>

Although the United States is known worldwide to be a religious nation, few Americans say that faith is a top priority in their life.

Nearly 90 percent of Americans, according to the CIA World Factbook, identify themselves with a religion. But only 12 percent of American adults say faith is a top priority in their life, according to a new study released Monday by the Barna Group.

About three-quarters of the U.S. population is Christian. more >>

A California public library has come under fire for displaying “anti-religious” paintings as part of its current art show.

The most controversial of the paintings on display at the Sacramento County Public Law Library is called “Moral Values” by San Francisco attorney-artist Jeri Wyrick. The painting depicts a large Bible with a label reading: “Warning: May Impair Judgment.”

The painting is part of the library’s art show called “A Creative Merger II: Justice and Peace.” Wyrick has three paintings on display in the art show. more >>

More than 450,000 individuals and churches have joined an initiative to pray for the United States on July 4.

Participants of Call2Fall’s Independence Day prayer agreed to fall on their knees in humility and repent as they seek God to forgive their sins and heal their land.

The name Call2Fall is taken from 2 Chronicles 7:14: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” more >>

America currently stands in a very dangerous position, said renowned pastor and author Dr. Charles Stanley. Today more than ever, the country is turning away from God and moving closer toward socialism, he warned. And the consequences will be grave.

"We know the truth, we know the principles of God. In spite of all that, we find ourselves as a nation violating the laws of God, heading in a direction that is going to be disastrous for us, for our children and the generations that are to come unless there is a change," he said.

Speaking to thousands at First Baptist Church of Atlanta and to a live Web audience on Friday, Stanley delivered a sobering 4th of July message about a dangerous spiritual tide that is engulfing the country and the crucial need for prayer. more >>

Western churches either do not know or know very little about the large Christian movement occurring in Asia’s 10/40 Window, said hip hop artist and pastor Jaseon Ma.

Ma wants to change that.

His new documentary film, “1040,” takes viewers on a journey through Asian countries located in the 10/40 Window – the regions between 10 degrees and 40 degrees North Latitude where the core of the world’s unreached people live. more >>