What ISIS Really Wants
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse.
That the Islamic State holds the imminent fulfillment of prophecy as a matter of dogma at least tells us the mettle of our opponent. It is ready to cheer its own near-obliteration, and to remain confident, even when surrounded, that it will receive divine succor if it stays true to the Prophetic model. Ideological tools... Continue Reading
When Africa Bleeds
Boko Haram wants to “cleanse” Nigeria of Christians
“As the attacks have accelerated in recent weeks, leaders from various Christian denominations in Nigeria have called on their Christian brothers and sisters in the West, along with all people of goodwill, to speak out against the mounting violence in their country.” Seldom in recent memory has the Western world seemed more united than... Continue Reading
Atlanta’s Former Fire Chief Sues The City, Says He Was Fired Because of Religious Beliefs
The standoff between the former Atlanta fire chief and the city that employed him has escalated
“Cochran, who is an evangelical Christian, was terminated in January after a city investigation pertaining to his self-published book, “Who Told You That You Were Naked,” a Bible study-style text that covers a range of his personal religious beliefs.” The standoff between former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran and the city that used to employ him escalated on Thursday, when... Continue Reading
How Political Correctness Improved My Life
The Left’s weapon of choice may be dividing the country, but it’s not winning converts.
Political correctness demystified the Left. I saw amongst the radical students a herd mentality more rigid and unthinking than I’d ever seen in an entire life growing up in a fundamentalist church (yes, fundamentalist — our little sect believed only its members merited eternal life). The herd conventional wisdom hardened virtually overnight, debate was minimal... Continue Reading
Delta Dividends
In a community where race still divides, leaders look for ways to unite and cultivate
How important is Greenwood’s racial history? Depends who’s writing and displaying the history. Greenwood’s Museum of the Mississippi Delta last year displayed seven pretty but romanticized paintings of blacks working in the fields or driving cotton-filled wagons. It also had on a wall a small photo from 1963 of African-Americans walking in front of the... Continue Reading
Utah Highest, Vermont Lowest On Newest Church Attendance Poll
More Utahns go to church every week — 51 percent — than any other state, according to a new Gallup poll.
At the bottom of the list is Vermont, Gallup reports, “where 17 percent of residents say they attend religious services every week,” Newport writes. Just ahead of the Green Mountain State are New Hampshire (20 percent), Maine (20 percent), Massachusetts (22 percent), Washington (24 percent) and Oregon (24 percent). Half the bottom 10 are in... Continue Reading
How Libya’s Martyrs Are Witnessing to Egypt
Murders spark largest outreach ever amid new freedoms and new threats
As CT reported on Thursday, the beheadings by the Islamic State in Libya have resulted in unprecedented sympathy for Egypt’s Christians, who are increasingly finding common identity across denominational lines. The martyrdoms have also allowed Copts a platform to witness to the realities of their faith, as they publicly forgave the terrorists. Undaunted by... Continue Reading
Therapists Who Say Gays Can Be Cured Are Committing Consumer Fraud, NJ Judge Says
People who provide gay-to-straight conversion therapy are committing fraud if they describe homosexuality as a mental disorder that can be cured, said a New Jersey state judge
In his ruling last week Bariso wrote: “It is a misrepresentation in violation of the Consumer Fraud Act, in advertising or selling conversion therapy services to describe homosexuality, not as being a normal variation of human sexuality, but as being a mental illness, disease (or) disorder.” The ruling also said conversion therapists could not advertise... Continue Reading
Should We Pray for the Defeat of ISIS, or Their Conversion?
Sometimes forget that we are called to be a people of both justice and justification, and that these two are not contradictory.
It sounds awfully spiritual, at first blush, to say that we should not pray for the defeat of our enemies on the field of battle. But that’s only the case if these enemies are not actually doing anything. This terrorist group is raping, enslaving, beheading, crucifying our brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as... Continue Reading
Family Awarded $1.1 Million After Kids Were Removed From Home
Four years after their two children were removed from their home by child protective workers, a California family has received a $1.1 million settlement from San Diego County
“After her children returned home, Joanna says she began searching for a way to get justice, but was told at every turn that CWS workers have immunity. Finally, she found attorneys to take her case and filed suit against the county.” “I’m very glad it’s over,” mom Joanna Swartwood tells Yahoo Parenting about the... Continue Reading
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