Shafqat Malik, a senior official of the bomb disposal squad, said in an interview that forensic examination of the evidence collected from the church confirmed that two suicide bombers had carried out the attack. “Each bomber carried six kilograms of explosives,” Mr. Malik said.   A suicide attack on a historic Christian church in northwestern... Continue Reading

Is six-day creation a stumbling block to would-be believers?  If so, let them also stumble at the offense of the cross.  Let them scoff at swimming axe heads, manna from heaven and, most unbelievable of all, the resurrection of the dead.  It is the convicting work of the Holy Spirit that will convince the gainsayers,... Continue Reading

The Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in recent years had approved changes in the church such as allowing ordination of homosexuals as ministers, elders or deacons, and permitting marriage of homosexual couples. Some held the assembly’s decision to allow insurance coverage to cover abortions for church employees as an issue of disagreement.   A... Continue Reading

Much to his credit, Ellott shunned the wordplay tactics of many of his academic colleagues and didn’t couch heterodoxy in orthodox language. Though he eventually resigned under pressure from Midwestern, it was not for heresy, but because he refused to stop a new edition of his book from being published and proudly stood by it.... Continue Reading

Hamilton says, “As politicians consider the bill, the Church of Scotland asks for space for itself and for its ministers to decide whether to celebrate same-sex marriages. We are simply urging that any legislation, if approved, is robust enough to protect those who in conscience will not want to conduct such ceremonies.”   Members of the... Continue Reading

Ironically, liberal and revisionist Episcopal dioceses are not reaping the rewards of their slavish capitulation to these behaviors. Gays and lesbians are not rushing in to fill the pews. Thousands of small parishes continue to die with the gay community blithely uninterested in all the heartfelt efforts to include them. More than a third of... Continue Reading

I am occasionally asked what has happened to properties in Northern Virginia that have been turned over to the Episcopal Church. The answer might come as a surprise. In two instances, the properties are being used, at least in part, by churches that hold a high view of scripture and teach a traditionalist interpretation of... Continue Reading

“Every woman who knows Knox and his story about the ‘monstrous regiment’ and passes his statue does give a wee wry smile on the way past. The Church has moved a tremendous amount in the last 15 years.”   He infamously dismissed a female in authority as “the monstrous regiment of women”. Now, more than... Continue Reading

The wide ranging assault on religious freedom occurring in America under the Obama Administration, and mirrored throughout the western world,currently focuses on the HHS contraceptive/abortifacient mandate, requiring religious institutions that are not houses of worship and businesses owned by objecting religious proprietors to supply goods that violate their consciences. But another area of assault, which... Continue Reading

There is no provision in TEC’s Constitution or Canons which require prior approval of a diocesan constitution or its canons. There is no express prohibition against withdrawal of a diocese. In sum, reviewing the governing documents from a secular perspective, there is no explicit or clearly delineated expression of TEC ‘s claim that the General... Continue Reading