France 24 International News reports:
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday pronounced a blessing in Arabic at his weekly audience in front of 20,000 pilgrims on St Peter’s Square — the first time the language has been used at such an event.
Southern Poverty Law Center Pushes Homosexual Tolerance to Elementary Students with ‘Mix It Up’ Day
Christian News Network reports:
On Tuesday, October 30th, over 2,000 public and private schools across the United States are scheduled to participate in an observance spearheaded by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which begins at, but is not limited to, lunchtime. It focuses on encouraging youth to meet up with and affirm those who are different from them, not only persons of various races and ethnicities, but also those who are openly homosexual.
Spying Out the Land
Tim Challies challenges the Christian who chooses not to stray from his or her comfort zone. He points to himself as an example. “So much of what I do in life,” he says, “so many of the decisions I make, are driven primarily by considerations of my own comfort. I do what I do because it is more comfortable than the alternative; I choose to go this way instead of that way because the opposite looks like it may just bring too much discomfort. I’m kind of a coward, I guess, and kind of consumed with keeping life safe and easy.”
Culture Warts or Faithful Servants, Part 2
Peter Jones, Director of truthXchange, continues his series. In the first installment, Dr. Jones examined the reasons young people reject being called “Christian.” In this latest article, he addresses the massive change Western culture is experiencing as a result of what he labels “orgiastic sexuality and occult spirituality.” The two thinkers he holds responsible for the cultural chaos are Carl Jung, the psychologist, and Mircea Eliade the scholar.
One-Third Of Adults Under 30 Have No Religious Affiliation
Elephant Room Curator James MacDonald And The Elephants Debt
C.J. Mahaney & Sovereign Grace Church Bring History, Controversy To New Louisville Launch
U.S. Congressman: Evolution, Big Bang Are ‘Lies Straight From the Pit of Hell’
Christian News Network reports:
Republican Representative Paul Broun from Georgia was speaking to a group of Christians at a sportsmen’s banquet at Liberty Baptist Church in Hartwell when he made the statement. In addition to talking to the gathering about his experiences in hunting, he referenced his belief in the Creator.
Scalia Says Abortion, Gay Rights Are Easy Cases
Justice Antonin Scalia is on a book tour. Recently he told hundreds of people who came to buy his book and hear him speak that he is a “textualist” which means he applies the words in the Constitution as they were understood by the framers. For him, the hotly disputed cases that come before the court are some of the easiest to resolve:
The death penalty? Give me a break. It’s easy. Abortion? Absolutely easy. Nobody ever thought the Constitution prevented restrictions on abortion. Homosexual sodomy? Come on. For 200 years, it was criminal in every state.
Ken Silva On Evangelicals And Mysticism
Catholic Leaders Gather to Counter Decline of Faith
Mormons Lower the Age Requirement for Missionary Service
Rick Warren And Joel Osteen Speak For Oprah Winfrey
Planned Parenthood Challenged for Dismantling Families
Christian Newswire reports:
The Virginia Coalition for Life, in partnership with The Radiance Foundation, has launched a bold ad campaign to challenge the abortion industry and the culture of fatherlessness that it has fostered. Throughout October in the Hampton Roads area, 21 billboards and over 100 bus and light rail posters will declare the message: “Fatherhood Begins in the Womb”
Mormon Mitt Romney: ‘We’re All Children of the Same God’
How Church Discipline Can Be Like Doctor Shopping
Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, challenges ministers of the gospel who are more than willing to empower congregants who don’t want accountability, but affirmation. In Moore’s view, “If you have a church member who has been warned or disciplined by another pastor or church, you have a responsibility to investigate what’s going on.”
Study: Number of Gay Characters on TV at All-time High
A new study shows that Hollywood has included a significant number of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters into its programming in what many people see as an effort to normalize sexual perversion. The study, “Where We Are on TV,” reported that “4.4 percent of actors appearing regularly on prime-time network drama and comedy series during the 2012-13 season will portray lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender characters. This is up from 2.9 percent in 2011, which saw a dip in what had been a growing annual trend.”
Is It Okay for a Christian to Vote for a Mormon?
With the American presidential election still over a month away, many Christians find themselves conflicted as to how they can or ought to vote. The question on many believers’ minds is: Is it okay for a Christian to vote for a Mormon? Seeking to present differing opinions on this topic, CRN already has shared articles that may answer this question in the negative. Here, Dr. John MacArthur offers a contrasting view and his input on the issue.
Notorious Abortionist’s Secret Late-Term Child-Killing Operation Shut Down
Word Faith Slithering Closer To Mainstream Evangelicalism
The Campaign for Immorality
Pastor and Bible expositor John MacArthur recently lamented the fact that the Democrat party has adopted the sins of Romans 1 as their platform. Though MacArthur typically refrains from preaching politics, in this election season it seems that “politicians have stepped—overstepped—into spiritual and moral areas, promoting horrific wickedness and blasphemous immorality.” God’s Word is neither silent nor ambiguous about these things.
Ex-Papal Butler’s Jail Cell Adequate?
Paolo Gabriele claims he was “divinely inspired to bring the church back on the right track” by leaking copies of sensitive papers to an Italian journalist. UPI now reports that Gabriele “testified in a Vatican courtroom Tuesday his jail cell was so cramped that he couldn’t extend his arms and that the light was never turned off during his first 20 days of detention before he was transferred to a larger cell.”
France to Cover 100 Percent of Abortion Costs
Group Sues California Over Bill Banning Reparative Therapy for Gay Teens
Group of African Americans Forming “New Independent Christian Party”
A coalition of African American clergy announced that they cannot support either political parties so they have formed the New Independent Christian Party. According to their website they intend to “promote Christian values and address the issues and concerns in the forefront of American lives” and “advocate for the Christian agenda and rights.” In a press release they state:
There does not exist a reliable political party that purely represents the overall Christian agenda in America. We can neither ignore the overwhelming contrast to our Godly principles of the marriage equality and abortion rights agendas, which the Democrats strongly support, nor can we be oblivious to the arrogant, greedy, unsympathetic Pharisaic practices of the Republicans.