At the Truth for a New Generation apologetics conference that begins Friday, politics will take center stage when Dinesh D’Souza, president of The King’s College and co-producer of the film, 2016: Obama’s America, will participate in a Q & A with leading apologist Alex McFarland following a screening of the movie. According to McFarland, “People who haven’t seen the movie may ask, ‘What does this have to do with Christian apologetics?’ It has a lot to do with biblical worldview and the freedom that we have in America.”
Pastor Rick Warren Hospitalized, Awaiting Diagnosis
The Christian Post reports:
Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church was hospitalized Tuesday after experiencing pain in his arms.
The renowned Southern California pastor will be undergoing a series of tests to determine what the cause is though the doctor’s “diagnostic guess” is that he has an inner ear virus that may have spread to the nerves in his neck and down his arms.
Restrictions on Religion Rise in United States
Knox News reports:
To the surprise of few who follow religion closely but to the chagrin of many even casual observers, researchers at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life documented a disturbing rise in restrictions on religion in the United States between mid-2009 and mid-2010. The U.S. was one of only 16 countries to record a rise in both government restrictions and social hostility toward religion. This was the first time in the course of Pew’s research the U.S. saw a rise in both measures.
Tragedy Meant Big Money for NY Minister
Brian McLaren Leads Ceremony At Son’s Same-Sex Wedding
Australian Roman Catholic Church Admits Child Sex Abuse
At a Glance: Roman Catholicism
Beth Moore And John Piper Set For Passion 2013 With Louis Giglio
Christian Scholars Not Fazed by ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’
Hellbound?
Scalia: Roe v. Wade an Example of Precedent That Can be Reversed
Life News reports:
When it comes to Supreme Court decisions, the media and election officials frequently talk about long-standing precedents that become accepted jurisprudence. In their eyes, such precedents should almost never be overturned by subsequent courts.
Justice Antonin Scalia, in a new interview, says he understands and respects Supreme Court precedent but he also says the controversial Roe v. Wade case, that allowed virtually unlimited abortions, is an example of the kind of precedent the high court can and should overturn.
Pastors Get Ready to Preach Politics, Challenge IRS Restriction
Healing Place Pastor Dino Rizzo Resigns, Says God Moving HIm “Into A New Season”
Black Pastors Say ‘Stay Home’ Election Day
News Max reports:
Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That’s a worrisome message for the nation’s first African-American president, who can’t afford to lose any voters from his base in a tight race.
Los Angeles Archbishop Suspends Faculties of ‘Catholics for Equality’ Priest
Report: China Ends Forced Abortion Policy Due to International Outcry
Americans United for Separation of Church and State Tries to Scare Churches
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is once again attempting to intimidate churches into silence during election season by using an unconstitutional law. Alliance Defending Freedom reports that AU sent over 60,000 letters to churches across the country attempting to intimidate them into not becoming involved in “partisan politicking” during the election. The letter warns: “If the IRS determines that your house of worship has engaged in unlawful intervention, it can revoke the institution’s tax-exempt status or levy significant fines on the house of worship or its leaders.”
Former SBC Lifeway Youth Camp Pastor Sammy Nuckolls Gets 10 Years For Video Peeping
Alleged Anti-Muslim Filmmaker Attends Coptic Churches in California
US Lawmakers Praise Church of Scientology
The Daily Caller reports:
Three U.S. congressmen and a top-level government official attended the opening of the Church of Scientology’s National Office in Washington, D.C., Thursday.
Their attendance marked a significant endorsement from members of a government that was once partially at war with the organization.
Facebook and Others Urged to Allow Free Speech
The Baptist Press reports:
Media giants such as Facebook, Google and Apple should voluntarily abide by the First Amendment’s free speech requirement and fulfill their role as “gatekeepers to new web-based communications platforms,” according to a new proposal from the National Religious Broadcasters.
Baptist Seminary Panel Asks: Can Christians Vote for a Mormon?
Baptist Press reports:
Addressing an issue on the minds of many evangelical voters as a Mormon runs for president, a Baptist seminary panel said Tuesday that evangelicals must jettison — for the good of their faith — the idea that the White House occupant must be a “religious mascot” for Christianity.
Romney Woos Virginians with References to ‘God’
The Christian News Network reports:
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought to woo voters in the state of Virginia yesterday by slamming the Democratic party for removing the mention of God from their platform and claiming that he would never make such an omission, while being careful not to use any language that referenced the god of Mormons.
Greenpeace Activists Harass Pro-Life Advocates Marching in Spain
Lifesite News reports:
Participants in Spain’s first annual Crossroads walk, a cross-country march for the right to life, were confronted with a group of angry Greenpeace activists, who were peeved by the walkers’ pro-life position, according to organizers.
(CRN wishes to warn the reader that the linked article does contain offensive language as used by the Greenpeace activists.)