Lifesite News reports:
A priest who helped found a gay ‘marriage’ advocacy group for Catholics has been suspended from distributing the sacraments or representing himself publicly as a cleric by his bishop.
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
Is It Possible to Debate Doctrine with Charity?
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.
The Gospel And Pure Grace
Todd Bentley: Bring The Power Not The Gospel
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.
5 Proven Ways Pornography Warps Your Mind
Rob Bell On Hell
Acts 29 Resurgence Quotes Word Faith Heretic Joseph Prince
Are Christians About Being Cool?
Calm As Heaven Above
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.
Getting “Higher” On God
Pornography ‘Setting Moral Standard’ for Young People
Christian Today reports:
William Struthers, Associate Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College, believes that pornography is reinforcing unrealistic and unhealthy views of sex among young people.
“Pornography is a violation of the childhood mind, creating expectations that anybody and everybody is willing to engage in sex on demand and that consent will always be freely given,” he said.
Todd Bentley Denied, Banned, and Cancelled
What Did America’s Founders Really Believe? A Conversation with Historian Gregg Frazer
In his Thinking Public program, Dr. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, asserts that “the question of the religious convictions and the theological ideas of America’s founding generation continue to reverberate in very contemporary controversy.” Dr. Mohler invited historian Gregg Frazer, author of The Religious Beliefs of America’s Founders: Reason, Revelation and Revolution, to discuss why some conservative historians see the so-called “Christian America” view as dangerous.
How Christians Should Engage Latter-day Saints
Russell D. Moore, the Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, suggests that in order to reach Mormons we need apologetics directed toward them. “We must not back away from the sad reality that Mormonism is not even remotely Christian,” says Moore, “But we must remember that we will not convince Mormons with rational arguments alone.”
Psalms, Hymns, Spiritual Songs
18 And do not become drunk with wine in which is dissipation, but be filled by the Spirit, 19 speaking among yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord, Eph. 5:18–19, Possessing the Treasure New Testament v1
In our last post, Be Filled By the Spirit, we studied exegetically what Paul meant by commanding Christians to be filled by the Holy Spirit. Joy is one of the primary evidences of the Spirit-filled life and how that is often expressed is in song as Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:19 (above). The Spirit-filled Christian is a singing Christian regardless of talent. In this post we will look at a few aspects of what is often called “church music” using the terms Paul used in this verse. I believe if you compare this study with what goes on in the name of “worship” in many churches nowadays there will be big difference.
Mark Driscoll Interviews James MacDonald
Steven Furtick Thanks WF Heretic Joel Osteen For Inspiration
Rick Warren calls this rising evangelical star his boy. Craig Groeschel is his pastor. James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll consider his a friend.
Isn’t it about time they become concerned when Furtick actually thanks a Word Faith heretic for inspiring his vision, which you’ll see him do at Lakewood Church in this exclusive Apprising Ministries video.