When is the next royal baby do?

This is Jim Denison's daily article for Tuesday, January 15th, 2019.

Megan Markle is having twins, or she's not.

Her baby will be named Victoria, or it will be named Diana or Albert or Philip.

Her sister-in-law is pregnant with her fourth child, or not. Now we have

more, quote, news. Megan is due in late April or early May, or so we're told. Expect much fake

news about the royal family in the coming months, and about nearly everything else in the news as well.

Unsurprisingly, only 45% of Americans say they trust the mass media, like nearly everything else in the news as well. Unsurprisingly, only 45% of Americans say they

trust the mass media. Like nearly everything else today, our opinions fall into political categories.

76% of Democrats say they trust the media, while only 21% of Republicans and 42% of independents

agree. Fake news can be used to inflame or suppress social

conflict. It undermines trust in the media and in government. Fake news aimed at senior adults

is such a problem that the FBI has created a webpage designed to protect seniors against this

threat. In an age that declares all truth to be subjective, we should not be surprised when our,

quote, news is subjective. This is not just a problem for today. It is an issue that affects eternity.

But in the chaos of our times, there's a path to the unchanging truth we need today.

According to Pew Research Center, 80% of Americans believe in God. That's the good news. Here's

the bad news. Nearly a third of Americans say the, quote, deity in which they believe is not the

God of the Bible, but some higher power slash spiritual force. Another 10% do not believe in any higher

power slash spiritual force. Only 56% of us believe in God as described

in the Bible. What our children believe about God is obviously crucial to their souls. As a result,

I have written an article for our partner ministry, Christian Parenting, where I discuss some

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