When Baby Boomers were born, the Protestant landscape of America was dominated by the six major mainline denominations. (Those bodies are typically considered to be the American Baptist Churches in the USA; the Episcopal Church; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; the Presbyterian Church (USA); the United Church of Christ; and the United Methodist Church.)... Continue Reading

At the 61st annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society last month in New Orleans, Russell D. Moore presented a paper analyzing John Frame’s recent book Doctrine of the Christian Life, the third in Frame’s incredible “A Theology of Lordship” trilogy. Within that paper, Moore applauded Frame’s link between gender roles and biblical environmental stewardship.... Continue Reading

Americans view the Democrats as less religion friendly now than they did a year ago, while President Obama’s administration is seen to be warmer toward religious faith than its party is, according to a new survey from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Twenty nine percent of Americans say Democrats are friendly toward... Continue Reading

A Vermont judge has tossed the custody case involving two lesbians to a Virginia judge. The lawsuit concerns a lesbian couple who cohabited in Vermont. One had a baby, but when the biological mother converted to Christianity, she broke off the relationship and moved to Virginia. Attorney Matt Krause of Liberty Counsel says the Vermont... Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: This article comes from small-town Indiana and provides an excellent summary of arguments on this issue) Religious groups are voicing concerns about health care reform, causing U.S. legislators to balance faith-based views with public policy. The night before the November health care vote, Catholic bishops were in the Capitol suite of House Majority... Continue Reading

The following is fourth in a series of editorials. If Martin Luther was the pioneer of the Reformation, his younger contemporary, John Calvin (1509-1563), should be regarded as the Reformantion’s systematic theologian. For nearly all of his ministry, from 1536 till his death in 1564, Calvin was in exile in Francophone Geneva. These years in... Continue Reading

The man charged with the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City in 2002 and held for nine months as a captive teenage wife, is back in court, and back under the microscope . Federal prosecutors are trying to convince a judge that the defendant, Brian D. Mitchell,... Continue Reading

If you watch the Emmy- and Peabody-winning A Charlie Brown Christmas and compare it to other network Christmas specials, you’ll see a clear one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other situation. It comes at the point when Linus, spotlighted on a stage, solemnly tells the story of Jesus Christ (specifically, the second chapter of the King James version of the Gospel... Continue Reading

A Christian group in Boise, Idaho will once again camp out in front of City Hall and offer to pay off up to $10,000 dollars in parking tickets for any passers-by. Organizers say the Dec. 12 event is an example of how easy it is to receive God’s grace. The Grace Gift Parable giveaway was... Continue Reading

The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is suggesting that the Bible isn’t the last word on homosexuality. In a town hall meeting Sunday, Bishop Mark Hanson said, “the understanding we have of homosexuality today does not seem to be reflected at all in the context of the biblical writers.” Therefore, he... Continue Reading