Dr. Ferguson will be introduced to the congregation on Sunday 25 August and will preach at that morning service.  He was previously minister at St George’s Tron Church, Glasgow, and also associate editor for the Banner of Truth Trust.  Ferguson is soon to retire as senior minister of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina,... Continue Reading

HSLDA hopes the Supreme Court will recognize the same thing an immigration judge who granted asylum did — “this family and other religious homeschoolers in Germany are being persecuted for what they believe is the right way to raise their children,” Farris said.   A German homeschooling family has lost another round in their effort... Continue Reading

The callers included a Congressman with six children and a wife past childbearing age. Another mother, who already had one child with Down syndrome, called wanting to adopt a second, while some called to offer financial aid. Several adoption agencies contacted the church offering their services, one of which had a list of 700 people... Continue Reading

Under the law, a parent or a guardian would have to be notified at least 48 hours before an abortion was performed on a minor except in cases of a medical emergency, sexual abuse, neglect or physical abuse.   The Illinois Supreme Court on July 11, 2013 upheld the constitutionality of a 1995 law that... Continue Reading

We should stop submitting to political correctness and instead start engaging civil discussion. By doing so, we can arrive at logical solutions that work for everyone instead of retreating to our respective corners and throwing hand grenades at each other. We must not succumb to the forces that wish to divide and conquer us. There... Continue Reading

It would ban abortion at 20 weeks post-fertilization and recognize that the state has a compelling interest to protect fetuses from pain; require doctors performing abortions to have hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of the abortion facility; require doctors to administer the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 in person, rather than allowing the woman to take... Continue Reading

Green said members of all faiths are welcome to join, but leaders will be required to sign a basic statement affirming Christian faith. The statement also says members must “live a life of holiness, being pure of heart, mind, word and deed, reserving sexual activity for the sanctity of marriage; marriage being a lifelong commitment... Continue Reading

When I was young, my parents ran a pro-life organization that lobbied the Southern Baptist Convention to take a pro-life stance. Our message was clear: Every unborn child is an innately valuable human person bearing the image of God. But worried that confessing her own mistakes might have the perverse effect of making me more... Continue Reading

“Really, it was like God sort of invaded my life. It was very unwelcome. I didn’t like it. Obviously, I started having a lot of different experiences where I felt God was doing a lot of things in my life. It’s kind of hard to describe, but I did have this moment where the scales... Continue Reading

The column said Southern Baptists have become “raging Shiite Baptists” after drifting “to the right” for the past four decades. “Santa and the Easter bunny are simply the devil in disguise and cable television and the Internet are his playground. The Boy Scouts are his evil minions,” she wrote.   A newspaper column lampooning Southern... Continue Reading