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Pastor Chris Sonksen explains why he's telling people to quit church, or at least the modern idea of church. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business…

Consider the struggle for regional influence between Saudi Arabia and Iran. In an Arab-dominated Middle East, non-Arab Iran is the natural enemy; but in a Muslim Middle East, the Islamic republic of Iran is a potential hegemon. Today’s turmoil in the Middle East is rooted largely in historical legacies and poor leadership, but the influence of religion hasn’t helped. So it is good news that, from Saudi Arabia to Israel to Iraq, religion is increasingly being superseded by strategic and security interests in shaping regional affairs. So, while maintaining its close alliance with the United States, the Western imperial power that Iran fears most, Saudi Arabia opposed the uprisings, whether the protagonists were Shia (as in Bahrain), or Sunni (as in Egypt). Whereas the Saudis view the Brotherhood as an existential threat, Turkey considers it a model of Islamist politics worth defending and a means of expanding Turkish influence in the Arab world. But Turkey’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood has put it at odds with yet another Sunni power: Egypt. Perhaps the best illustration of how security and strategic concerns have superseded religious conflict is the shift in relations between Arab Sunni states — including the Gulf monarchies and Egypt — and Israel. Politics is also superseding religion within Israel. Earlier this year, Sadr visited the fiercely anti-Iranian crown princes in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and is now the key obstacle between Iran and the strategic depth it seeks in Iraq.

MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle joins Morning Joe from McAllen, Texas to discuss how evangelicals are responding to migrant families being separated at the border. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines,…

Pastor Kenny Luck on why it's time to wake the sleeping giant of men's unique qualities, and how they can step up to help build stronger relationships with their wives and their children. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour…

Father Benedict Kiely gives a first-hand account of the state of persecuted Christians in the Middle East and what sort of impact, if any, the Trump administration's campaign promise of providing aide has had. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is using the Bible to justify separating families at the border. Father James Martin joins Ali Velshi to discuss what the Bible actually says about migrants and refugees. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is…

FoxNews.com Senior Reporter Elizabeth Llorente reveals the journalistic challenges of reporting on the insular Hasidic Jewish community for the three-part Fox News Digital series, "Community in Conflict." FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering…

Part 3: When you are born into the Hasidic Jewish community, you are born a Hasid for life. However, if one does choose to leave the community, they risk being an outcast in not just the Hasidic community but the…

Part 2: Many Hasidic Jewish communities in New York and neighboring New Jersey forbid the use of smartphones, social media and technology. Why? The answer may come from a watershed moment in the Hasidic culture, where ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders held…

In its prime, the estate may have included up to 1,600 acres in rural Somerset County. Rough shape Theiss purchased the property in 2015. As the owner of a historic home, he said he was interested in retaining the original character of the era when the house was built, while restoring and modernizing it for 21st century life. In the early 1660s, a man named Robert King settled near King's Creek in Somerset County. According to an article written Elizabeth B. Warbasse, who with her husband Paul Warbasse, purchased Kingston Hall and lived there several decades, Thomas King Carroll was subsequently adopted and raised at Kingston Hall as his grandfather's heir, in lieu of King's daughter. Indeed, Thomas King Carroll inherited in 1818. Among her notable accomplishments was advocating to President Lincoln a land siege of Vicksburg, which despite initial skepticism, ultimately proved a wise move when the town surrendered in 1963, according to National Register documentation Returning home after serving as governor, Thomas King Carroll devoted the next few years to attempting to keep Kingston Hall in the family. In 1851 Dennis's son, George Robertson Dennis, inherited Kingston Hall. He had the 16-foot table in the dining room -- formerly the kitchen area -- built from a tree that had grown on the property near the house. The two-story 18th century kitchen is a second important dependency at Kingston Hall."