“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

The panel questioned why the counseling department treated Ward differently than students in other settings. “That her conflict arose from religious convictions is not a good answer; that her conflict arose from religious convictions for which the department at times showed little tolerance is a worse answer,” A federal appeals court has delivered at least... Continue Reading

The way forward for Christian political engagement, according to Gerson, is a perspective that does not view America as a nation subjected to divine punishment or reward based on collective morality, but one that places the protection of human dignity at the center of policy decisions. “Public expression of faith often reveals the deepest commitment... Continue Reading

“Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience,” [New York Cardinal Tim] Dolan told the Associated Press. “This shouldn’t happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the Bill of Rights.” Christian leaders are considering... Continue Reading

Dan Smith, executive director of the School Administrators of Iowa, says that to his knowledge there have never been any significant problems with the law in his state. “Initially there may have been some concern about that, through the early ’90s maybe, but I think that’s a pretty well-accepted practice now…I’m not aware of any... Continue Reading