Americans Mixed on Religious Freedoms

CBNNews.com - Most Americans believe the country was founded as a Christian nation, according to the findings from a new poll by the First Amendment Center.

“The strong support for official recognition of the majority faith appears to be grounded in a belief that the United States was founded as a Christian nation, in spite of the fact that the Constitution nowhere mentions God or Christianity. Of course, people define "Christian nation" in various ways — ranging from a nation that reflects Christian values to a nation where the government favors the Christian faith," First Amendment Center Senior Scholar Charles Haynes said.

Spiritual Rally on Wall Street

By Paul Strand - CBN News   

CBNNews.com - This Sunday marks the 150th anniversary of one of the world's most unique revivals, and what some call America's last Great Awakening.

In the midst of a stock market crash similar to the one that hit in 1929, one businessman turned minister asked God what he should do about it.

"Jeremiah Lanphier in 1857 in the midst of financial devastation said 'Lord, what would you have me do?'" said Pastor Bruce Berliner, author of The Wall Street Revival.

And to demonstrate God's answer, Berliner took CBN News to Fulton and William Streets near the bottom of Manhattan, a crowded corner jammed with the throngs working on and near Wall Street.

But 150 years ago, all that was there was a small Reformed Dutch church, where Lanphier began a simple Wednesday noon-time prayer meeting. But that prayer time kicked off a movement leading to salvation for some two million people before it was over.