Less Than Half of US Evangelicals ‘Strongly Agree’ With Core Evangelical Beliefs: LifeWay
"There's a gap between who evangelicals say they are and what they believe."
Among those surveyed, only 24 percent considered themselves to be an evangelical Christian, while 12 percent were unsure and 64 percent said they were not evangelical. Meanwhile, 29 percent considered themselves to be a “born-again” Christian. Although 24 percent of respondents claimed to be evangelical Christians and 29 percent claimed to be born again, the... Continue Reading
Brexit for Dummies (and Hope for Visionaries)
I have been persuaded to give a (relatively) succinct summary of what Brexit is all about.
After years of being in support of Britain’s membership of the EU when the referendum came I, (like David Owen the arch Europhile and former Labour foreign secretary and leader of the SDP) changed my mind and voted for Leave. The article I wrote on this went viral and was read by hundreds of thousands... Continue Reading
The Education Department’s Staffing Diet
Is Betsy DeVos trying to starve public education or save it from gluttony?
Nat Malkus, an education policy expert with the American Enterprise Institute, argues DeVos’ approach is consistent with the department’s original goal: “The Education Department’s lawful purpose has never been to prescribe policy, but to support states’ efforts to provide education, and further, to support a diversity of state-devised efforts.” (WNS)–The Education Department workforce is... Continue Reading
The Rebirth of America’s Pro-Natalist Movement
Activists on the right and left want policies that will reverse the country’s baby bust. But the broader culture—and Congress—don’t seem to care.
Across the developed world, birth rates are below replacement level, meaning women don’t have enough children to replenish the population. Pro-natalists argue that this will have devastating consequences. By contrast, they say, having kids has lots of upsides. “People want it. Society needs it. We want the economy to grow,” said Stone said in an... Continue Reading
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Recent activity among two of the healthcare industry’s largest players could signal a new approach to delivering access to affordable healthcare.
The CVS-Aetna merger offers a paradigm shift in how to think about achieving the major goals of healthcare: access and affordability. In the proposed merger, CVS, with close to 10,000 stores in the United States, could become a one-stop-shop for basic healthcare services. This could include non-emergency services, preventative screenings and immunizations, prescription drugs, and... Continue Reading
Forget Evolution vs Creation, There Are (At Least) 6 Different Views, Evangelical Biophysicist Explains
Those different views are based upon whether the supernatural is possible and the extent to which one believes science is in conflict with the Bible.
Strictly speaking, all Christians and most non-Christians are creationists, Hardin pointed out, because a creationist simply believes that the universe was created by an intelligent being. The belief that scientific methods can be used to understand the natural world, is what Hardin calls “methodological naturalism.” MIAMI BEACH — Media coverage of debates over the... Continue Reading
German Court Orders Government To Create Third Gender
Germany’s highest court has taken up the gender question, ruling earlier this month that officials must create a third gender option for official records, or do away with gender altogether.
The Federal Constitutional Court found the current law—requiring birth registers to have either “male” or “female,” or be left blank—unconstitutionally discriminates against those born with ambiguous sexuality. The ruling came on the heels of Germany legalizing same-sex marriage in October. (WNS)–While the European Union debates marriage, Germany’s highest court has taken up the gender question,... Continue Reading
Weighed in Wikipedia’s Balances And Found Wanting
Internet encyclopedia erases entry for notable paleontologist after he advocates intelligent design.
Despite Bechly’s numerous professional accomplishments, including a sizable list of scientific publications and the notoriety of having numerous species named after him, a group of anonymous editors at Wikipedia decided to erase his page from the internet encyclopedia because he is not “notable” enough. (WNS)–Wikipedia has deleted a paleontologist’s page because he weighed Darwinism in... Continue Reading
Choosing Our Limitations: Thoughts on Community
Any definition of community without a concern for place is incomplete—and ultimately harmful.
A shared place is one of those things in life we don’t get to choose for ourselves (at least at the beginnings of our lives). In the age of highways and fifteen-hour flights across the world, it is easy to forget that we aren’t afforded the luxury of choosing where we are born—and that, for... Continue Reading
Doctor Fired for Refusing to Do Abortions Wins Major Court Case
The case marks the first legal victory for freedom of conscience in Norway.
Katarzyna Jachimowicz, an experienced family doctor who moved from Poland with her family to the municipality of Sauherad in Norway in 2010 to respond to the country’s shortage of medical professionals, became the first medical professional in Norway sacked for exercising her conscience rights. A Polish Catholic doctor who lost her job for refusing... Continue Reading
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