Christians Should ‘Leave Their Beliefs at Home or Get Another Job’
In UK: personal expressions of faith at work, like wearing a cross, may mean that Christians might have to resign and get another job.
“In the United Kingdom, religious people who have followed their convictions in the workplace in the face of overly vague discrimination laws have been sacked, demoted or disciplined. Among them have been doctors, magistrates, teachers, foster parents, therapists and many others. The situation for religious liberty in Britain is now critical.” Landmark cases,... Continue Reading
Brazil Allows Three-Person Civil Unions
The Brazilian trio, one man and two women, have been living together for three years.
The trio’s union was formalized three months ago, but has only recently come to light. Same-sex unions have been legally recognized in Brazil from 2004, and last year a judge allowed a same-sex union to be recognized as a gay marriage Three people in a polygamous relationship have been allowed to enter into... Continue Reading
Calif. Lawmakers Approve Ban on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts for Teens
The bill that would not allow those under 18 years of age to undergo sexual orientation change efforts "regardless of the willingness of a patient" or a "patient's parent."
In a 51-22 vote, the Assembly approved a bill that would not allow those under 18 years of age to undergo sexual orientation change efforts “regardless of the willingness of a patient” or a “patient’s parent.” Senator Ted Lieu introduced SB1172 earlier this year, arguing that conversion therapy could cause “serious harms.” Opponents of the... Continue Reading
Washington Churches Told Not To Collect Funds for Gay Marriage Fight
'Preserve Marriage Washington and our partners have done everything within full compliance of the law.'
“The Catholic Church, during the month of September, plans to up its teachings on marriage and on our understanding that marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman based on natural law, the Scriptures and our traditions,” said Monsignor Robert Siler, chief of staff and chancellor for Yakima diocese. Churches in Washington state... Continue Reading
Dawkins: Creative Intelligence Not So Ridiculous
"I think a particular god like Zeus or Jehovah is as unlikely as the tooth fairy, but the idea of some kind of creative intelligence is not quite so ridiculous."
David Robertson: “Dawkins considers, like so many of his fellow new atheists, that there is no debate and they, and they alone, have the truth. Ironically, such arrogance and intolerance of others is the very definition of the fundamentalism that Dawkins professes to hate. I suspect that Richard Dawkins’ problem is that he is not... Continue Reading
Jim Wallis’ “Moral Budget”
Jesus gave the church the responsibility to take care of the poor, the widow, and the orphan, not the government.
So often the Religious Left quotes Jesus’ commands to take care of the poor, the widows, and the orphans to support their idea that it is the government’s primary responsibility to take care of them. But Jesus never once spoke to any government entity about such a responsibility. Jesus spoke these commands to his followers,... Continue Reading
Famed TV Scientist Bill Nye Slams Creationism
The June Gallup Poll showed 46% of Americans believed in creationism, 32% believed in evolution guided by God, and 15% believed in atheistic evolution.
“Denial of evolution is unique to the United States,” Nye begins in a YouTube video posted on Thursday. The video quickly picked up steam over the weekend and as of Monday morning had been viewed more than 1,100,000 times. Nye – best known for his program, “Bill Nye the Science Guy” – said the United... Continue Reading
Civil unions and true marriage
Government has a duty to protect the civil institution of marriage.
What we are saying is that true marriage must survive for America to survive. We are saying preserve Americans’ civil right of marriage if we want America to climb back from the abyss of economic decline and social decay
The Church in Nigeria: Between a Rock and a Very Hard Place
A radical Islamist sect demands the total Islamization of Nigeria and is working towards that goal by killing as many Christians as possible.
President Jonathan has asked for U.S. help to protect Christians and other Boko Haram targets, but the Obama Administration has been cool towards him ever since he defeated Muslim opponent, Muhammadu Buhari. The U.S. government prefers to address “the underlying political and socio-economic problems in the North.” Translated this means: the ongoing resentment by Northern Islamists that a Christian was elected president.
In the U.S., Christians victims of rising ‘hostility’ from gov’t and secular groups, report says
"It's way beyond anything we had imagined. It's so much more prolific than it's ever been before."
According to Shackelford, the hostility can lead to violence, as in the case of the Aug.15 shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters, in which a gunman allegedly said he disagreed with the group's beliefs before shooting an employee in the arm. He also cited the Aug. 5 shooting deaths of six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee.
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