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COMMENTARY: Christianity is not dead in America, nor is sacred Scripture, nor is prayer.
In a recent episode of the TV game show Jeopardy!, the three contestants were asked to fill in the blank to a $200 question. It read: “Matthew 6:9 says, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven,’ This ‘be thy name.’”
As thousands of Jeopardy! fans in America yelled the correct answer at their television sets in virtual unison, the three contestants blankly stared at the question monitor — none of them choosing to hazard a guess.
The Jeopardy! clip of the contestants’ failure to answer quickly went viral and led to a variety of responses on social media. Many viewers openly mocked the contestants. A considerable number of commenters lamented the state of America — a nation founded on Christian principles.
For instance, Franklin Graham tweeted, “We have lost so much Biblical literacy & basic awareness of the things of God’s Word. This moving away from Biblical values will equal double jeopardy for our nation.”
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In a recent episode of the TV game show Jeopardy!, the three contestants were asked to fill in the blank to a $200 question. It read: “Matthew 6:9 says, ‘Our Father, which art in heaven,’ This ‘be thy name.’”
As thousands of Jeopardy! fans in America yelled the correct answer at their television sets in virtual unison, the three contestants blankly stared at the question monitor — none of them choosing to hazard a guess.
The Jeopardy! clip of the contestants’ failure to answer quickly went viral and led to a variety of responses on social media. Many viewers openly mocked the contestants. A considerable number of commenters lamented the state of America — a nation founded on Christian principles.
For instance, Franklin Graham tweeted, “We have lost so much Biblical literacy & basic awareness of the things of God’s Word. This moving away from Biblical values will equal double jeopardy for our nation.”
Continued below.
Is the Bible in Jeopardy?
COMMENTARY: Christianity is not dead in America, nor is sacred Scripture, nor is prayer.
