“Whether under the Constitution same-sex couples may every be denied the right to marry, a right that has long been enjoyed by opposite-sex couples, is an important and highly controversial question,” Reinhardt wrote before adding, “we need not and do not answer the broader question in this case.” A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down... Continue Reading

Jeffrey Kerr, the lawyer representing the five whales, said: “For the first time in our nation’s history, a federal court heard arguments as to whether living, breathing, feeling beings have rights and can be enslaved simply because they happen to not have been born human. Five killer whales have been named as plaintiffs in a... Continue Reading

Westover Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, is imagining what fighting modern-day slavery could look like. The nondenominational suburban church is cut from an evangelical cloth and has 5,000 members and a sprawling campus. In 2011, the church started a ministry called “Abolition!” to fight human trafficking. It focuses on prayer, awareness and resources. The truck-stop... Continue Reading

At one point Metaxas handed his biographies on Wilberforce and Bonhoeffer to Obama, mentioning that President George W. Bush had read the Bonhoeffer book. “No pressure,” Metaxas added. Afterward Obama almost left the room without the books but came back and tucked them under his arm. Speakers at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the... Continue Reading

“We have a lot of guys who love Jesus on this team,” Slater said. “To be able to lead them in Bible studies, and fellowship with them and pray with them, it means a lot. It’s very humbling to think that the Lord would use a simple man like me to do that.” As the... Continue Reading

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation reversed its decision to cut funds for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood affiliates and apologized, saying the move had cast doubt on its “commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives.” The announcement came after an avalanche of criticism online from people voicing their dismay on... Continue Reading

“We’re in love with the Super Bowl for what it brings, but it’s almost as if Lucas Oil Stadium is the temple we’re satisfied to worship in. Thousands sacrifice religion for football and recreation,” he said. “It reminds me of the Scripture: What does it profit a city to gain the Super Bowl and lose... Continue Reading

I don’t see Megadeth being a quote/unquote “Christian Band” but rather a band that has Christians in it. We’ve used concepts and scripture in our songs for years. One example is in “Ashes in Your Mouth” where we say, “Turning plowshares into swords.” David Ellefson, bassist for the influential thrash band Megadeth, recently began taking... Continue Reading

“The work of the Komen Foundation has life-saving potential and should not be intertwined with an industry dealing in death. When I learned that the foundation was using donated funds to support abortion providers, I stopped running in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. In the future, I’ll be racing with them to... Continue Reading

Kathy Keller serves as assistant director of communications for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. She is co-author with her husband, Tim, of The Meaning of Marriage. She shares an illustration from her own family. Over the course of our ministry, the most common pastoral issue that Tim and I have confronted is probably... Continue Reading