Talking About Hobby Lobby And Religious Freedom With Liberal Friends
Three ways of promoting religious freedom to your liberally-inclined friends
“Defenders of religious liberty can sometimes find it difficult to infuse real pathos into their arguments, especially because the cases around which our legislation is often shaped tend to be unsympathetic. People ask themselves: am I personally bothered if religious universities or hospitals or businesses give contraceptives to their employees? Do I find it offensive... Continue Reading
10 Reasons God Stops Us In Our Tracks
God has stopped me in my tracks once again, and I’ve been asking myself "why?"
“Did I miss or forget the lessons of three years ago? I’ve already had two strikes; I desperately don’t want a third. I realize that the ultimate answer is something between God and me alone, but maybe you can offer some suggestions that I’ve not yet considered. Here are the options I’ve been mulling over –... Continue Reading
Bad News For The Good News – A Response To Steve Chalke
If the redefined evangelicals want to be part of a united church that proclaims the Good News to the whole world, then perhaps it is time for a further redefinition?
“Steve Chalke says he is an evangelical and that he shares that aim, but that evangelicalism has lost its way and needs to be redefined. He has been saying this for sometime and reinforced it with his latest article on Christian Today. I write this response because I love the Good News and I think that... Continue Reading
Defining Pluralism
We can defend the right to adhere to false religion without celebrating false religion
“The pluralism which I call a false god is a pluralism which suggests that all religions are equally true or valid. When pluralism moves beyond the protection of everybody’s right both to believe and even to propagate that belief peacefully, and then also argues that none of those beliefs is more true than any other... Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase Asks Staff to Identify If They’re LGBT ‘Allies’: Employees
JPMorgan Chase Bank is forcing employees to inform them whether they are “LGBT” or an “ally of the LGBT community”
In response to the fifth option, George’s friend said, “What?! What kind of question was that? An ‘ally’ of that community? What’s the alternative if you don’t select that option? You’re not a ally of the LGBT community?”….“The message to all employees is perfectly clear: You are expected to fall into line with the approved... Continue Reading
A Company Liberals Could Love
The political left is expending energy trying to fine, vilify and bring to heel organizations whose commitments they might under other circumstances extol
Insist that for legal purposes there’s no such thing as a religiously motivated business, and you will get fewer religiously motivated business owners — and more chain stores that happily cover Plan B but pay significantly lower wages. Pressure religious hospitals to perform abortions or sex-reassignment surgery (or some eugenic breakthrough, down the road), and... Continue Reading
Woman Denied Job Because of Pro-Life Views
A Christian legal group is suing a Tampa, Fla., health center on behalf of a woman who was denied a nursing position because of her pro-life associations
Sara Hellwege, is a member of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). When applying for a job at the Tampa Family Health Centers, she was unapologetic about her involvement in life-affirming organizations. She was also candid about her inability to prescribe hormonal birth control drugs that may cause early abortions. A... Continue Reading
A Portrait of a Godly Mother
The Shunammite woman is indeed an exemplary heroine of faithfulness
The Shunammite woman is a fantastic example of a lady who is an instrument of grace for her family. Her hunger for God leads to the improvement of her husband, son, servant, and village. Have you such a woman in your household? Set her free to serve you and God well. Elijah was a stellar man of... Continue Reading
Will There Be Mulligans in Heaven?
Will there be mulligans and mistakes in heaven? Will everything we do be just right?
So while I do not believe that there will be mistakes on the new heavens and the new earth in the sense that we will have clear minds and bodies that can function without the interferences of sin, I don’t believe everything we do on the first try will be as good as it can... Continue Reading
LGBT Equality: Burger King Unveils the Rainbow-Wrapped Whopper
Burger King Worldwide Inc. is serving up a new Whopper to trumpet its support of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered people
Mr. Machado says this week’s activity is part of a long-range campaign around inclusion and self-expression. He said the message is consistent with Burger King’s personnel policy that offers benefits to employees’ same-sex partners and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation as well as race, religion or other categories. Burger King Worldwide... Continue Reading

