America in 1944 was hardly perfect, with its still-segregated military and a variety of other problems. But that prayer for God to help the Allies conquer the Nazis, the “apostles of racial arrogancies,” speaks to the clarity of purpose behind the D-Day invasion.   When the Allies at long last launched the invasion of France... Continue Reading

“Christians in Nigeria are dancing on the brink of moral and ethical collapse. Many Christians who hold public office have become corrupt or immoral, betraying their public Christian testimony. They lack integrity and cannot present a strong moral and ethical witness. They lack the virtue of honesty in public life.”   Fifteen years ago, bookies... Continue Reading

We should not be surprised when such anti-Christian bias is expressed by groups like the ACLU. That organization has spent decades undermining the liberties of religious Americans. But it’s unacceptable to have our own representatives in the Senate claim that Christians “violate the public trust” when we make the true claim that in rejecting Jesus “those of other faiths stand... Continue Reading

The 2-1 decision is the second to uphold Blaine Adamson’s right to engage in “viewpoint or message censorship.” A local gay and lesbian advocacy organization asked Adamson to create T-shirts promoting the organization’s 2012 Pride Festival. Adamson declined, saying he could not promote that message as a Christian.   (WNS)–The owner of Hands on Originals,... Continue Reading

“The law grants divorces to Christian couples on four grounds: adultery, conversion, marriage to another or cruelty. But proving adultery or cruelty is tough, especially in Pakistan, where adultery is a crime, and the stigma against domestic violence is weak in many parts of the country.”   For a Pakistani Christian like Shameela Masih, divorcing... Continue Reading

“The highest cremation rates are in more socially and religiously liberal states, accounting for three in four deaths in Oregon and Washington state. The lowest rates are in more conservative Bible Belt and Appalachian states such as Mississippi (21 percent) and West Virginia (32 percent).”   When Scott Beinhauer’s forebears expanded their funeral business in... Continue Reading

“Ultimately, the transgender question is about more than just sex. It’s about what it means to be human. Poet Wendell Berry responded to techno-utopian scientism with the observation that civilization must decide whether we see persons as creatures or as machines. If we are creatures, then we have purpose and meaning, but also limits.”  ... Continue Reading

“The government is refusing to allow a Christian school to move into a building on church property or, for that matter, anywhere else in town. That’s wrong,” Sasser said earlier, explaining the basis for the lawsuit. “Federal law expressly prohibits the government using zoning laws to keep religious institutions out of their town. … This... Continue Reading

Excited, disgusted, and afraid of being found out during his capital city spying, Sek Saroeun repeated Romans 12:12 to himself: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Over time, “fear led to longing; longing led to transformation that is unimaginable,” he told colleagues at an IJM conference a decade later, explaining how... Continue Reading

Advocates say the simple law mandates words in state legal codes not be extended or changed beyond their natural definition. One of the bill’s sponsors, Republican state Rep. Andrew Farmer, told NBC News the legislation had “nothing to do with same sex-marriage or gender.” But LGBT activists are calling the law “sneaky,” arguing it “clearly... Continue Reading