Primary School Teachers ‘Could Face Sack’ For Refusing to Promote Gay Marriage
A British education minister refuses to rule out possibility that teachers, even in faith schools, could face disciplinary action for refusing to promote gay marriage
One scenario he looked at was what would happen if a primary school asked a Christian teacher to use a book called King & King, a story of a prince who marries a man, and produce a play based on the tale. Mr O’Neill concluded: “If the teacher refused to obey the otherwise lawful instructions... Continue Reading
Teaching the Bible, Closing the Education Gap
Researcher highlights link between strong faith and academic achievement among minorities
After combing through more than 1,000 studies on the achievement gap, researcher William Jeynes discovered two common denominators for academic success among minority students-an active personal faith and a strong family unit. Because of the importance faith plays in minority communities, taking the Bible out of the classroom actually makes it harder for minority students... Continue Reading
Thank God that Christians Are Not Totally Depraved
A response to Tullian Tchividjian on Total Depravity
When it comes to sanctification, then, the logical implication of Tchividjian’s reasoning is this: why should I exert any effort towards holiness since I am still totally depraved? For this reason, Tchividjian’s formula, commendably designed to exalt God’s grace, actually denigrates the grace of God in regeneration by leaving sinners in their totally depraved condition.... Continue Reading
Report on ‘Confident Christianity’ Solas conference
'Out of the Silent Church' Theme of Third Annual Conference
Peter Saunders spoke on ‘Confidence in Christian Ethics’, outlining the hostility of the new atheism to Christianity and the moral ills that have resulted from the replacement of the biblical moral code with the values of personal peace and affluence, as Francis Schaeffer foresaw. Solas – Centre for Public Christianity is an... Continue Reading
Purity After Impurity
The consequences of sin are sometimes painful, but the recognition of that pain helps protect you from perpetuating a sinful lifestyle
It’s easy to think that a real Christian man wouldn’t settle for a “tainted” woman, that he’ll only marry a woman who’s pure and perfect just like him. On the contrary, a man who strives to be like Christ will love and treasure you despite your past. A man who strives to be like Christ... Continue Reading
Liberty University Gets Another Chance at Obamacare
Liberty, one of the largest Christian colleges in the country, filed the first private lawsuit against Obamacare in 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 26 gave Liberty University another chance to challenge the individual and employer health insurance mandates that serve as the foundation for Obamacare. Earlier this year, the justices declined to hear all pending challenges to the healthcare reform law after they upheld its constitutionality in June. But... Continue Reading
Bankrupt State University
When the whole college loan industry collapses, people will actually have to pay for school as they go
For all of these reasons, the public universities will eventually go bankrupt. And that is good news for a nation that is going morally bankrupt in the shadow of the ivory tower. They had a good thing going but the party is close to being over. The hangover will soon begin. Many of... Continue Reading
Words to Help Prepare Us to Celebrate Advent
Despite all the darkness of our world, that “Light of life” still shines
Christians are not blind or deaf or insensible to misery. There is much brokenness in this world. It deeply touches Christians too. But, we still make a radical declaration: “It is possible to believe that a sovereign God somehow filters all of these evils through his loving and just hands – his nail pierced hands.... Continue Reading
I’m Sick of Christmas
Celebrate Advent, not Christmas
The church year commences with Advent, which includes the four Sundays before Christmas, the first in 2012 being December 2. Strictly observed Advent is a time of reflection, repentance, and preparation. “Prepare the way of the Lord” is its message. Then comes Christmas Day which begins the Twelve Days of Christmas, which conclude on Epiphany... Continue Reading
On 200th Birthday, There’s No ‘Bah Humbug’ for Charles Dickens
Dickens’ influence on the modern celebration of Christmas
Dickens’ works are full of morality tales about caring for the poor, the plight of child labor, the pitfalls of greed, and the importance of neighborly love. But what were the author’s own spiritual beliefs? International Dickens expert Elliott Engel has said Dickens’ writings did more to define current Christmas traditions than any other modern... Continue Reading