Free Speech Win For Pro-Life Students In California
A pro-life student group at Fresno State University won its fight this month against a professor who told a student she had no free speech rights on a college campus.
Students for Life sued professor William Gregory Thatcher after he scrubbed out a pro-life message chalked on the sidewalk and told student leader Bernadette Tasy, “College campuses are not free speech areas.” Tasy, who heads Fresno State Students for Life, got permission from school administrators in May to chalk pro-life messages near the school library.... Continue Reading
The LGBT’s False Dichotomy of Love and Hate
Are there really only two options?
All human beings—including those who identify as LGBT—are made in the image of God, are intrinsically valuable, and are the pinnacle of God’s creation (Gen. 1:27). Like every person on the planet, they deserve dignity and respect. Period. Christians, it turns out, are given a choice. One option is to approve of people satisfying... Continue Reading
Same-Sex Marriage – An Initial Response
Christians who voted ‘no’, and I am one, have a lot to be thankful for even in this result.
So, with all this to be thankful for, am I pleased with the result of the Australian vote in favor of same-sex marriage? No, of course not. I voted against this decision and would do so again if asked to. I’m saddened by it, not so much as a Christian but as an Australian. Marriage... Continue Reading
The Pragmatic Benefits of God-Given Sexual Boundaries
While sex outside of marriage has lots of short-term pleasure, there are long-term harms.
The Bible tells us that God designed us male and female and that there are sexual benefits because of that. There’s companionship, identification, procreation, and also happiness and safety when we follow God’s plan. God designed sex for marriage, not to be a killjoy, but for our flourishing. If God exists and He created... Continue Reading
Educator Wins Fight Over On-Campus Faith Discussions
School administrators agree they can’t fire someone for offering to pray for a co-worker.
In a new “coaching memorandum” sent to Toni Richardson last week, officials with the Augusta School Department acknowledged employees’ First Amendment right to privately discuss their religious beliefs with co-workers. Employees can say things like “God bless you,” or “I am praying for you,” as long as students aren’t around. (WNS)–Administrators at a Maine... Continue Reading
Victims and Victimizers and a Sin-Sick World
Life continues to give me opportunities to reflect on the abhorrent nature of sin
Sin begets sin and victimization begets victimization. I think back to the “creep” that Kohl saw in the woods, and can’t help but wonder whether he was a potential victimizer or a victim himself. Perhaps he was a pervert eager to act out. Perhaps he was a violent offender waiting for a victim. Aileen... Continue Reading
4 Reasons You Should Visit the Museum of the Bible
The Museum of a the Bible (MOTB) is a new 430,000-square-foot museum located near the National Mall
“Had the MOTB been nothing more than an exhibit hall for its nearly 4,000 Bible-related objects, it would have been enough to make it a world-class museum. But in its presentation of the world’s most important cultural artifact—the Bible—the MOTB is an amazing cultural artifact in its own right.” At the age of 10... Continue Reading
Luther’s Lion-Hearted Historians
Luther expressed his appreciation for history and historians on numerous occasions
“Luther also had thoughts on how history should be done (i.e. historiography). He shared those thoughts in 1538 in the preface to a German translation of Galeatius Capella’s history of the reign of the Milanese Duke Francesco II Sforza. Given the attention Luther is receiving this year as an object of historical interest, it’s intriguing to... Continue Reading
How Southern Baptists Trained More Disaster Relief Volunteers than the Red Cross
Growth in finances and volunteers doesn’t rise slowly and steadily, but surges after tragedies
Southern Baptists already have 65,000 trained volunteers; the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) disaster response is so massive it financially trails only the Red Cross and the Salvation Army—and has more trained disaster relief volunteers than either one. In September, President Trump acknowledged each of “the big three” for their Harvey response. The Southern Baptist... Continue Reading
Closing doors: Small religious colleges struggle for survival
St. Gregory’s University is just the latest small religious college to close in an increasingly competitive higher education marketplace.
“The transition from a mom-and-pop shop to a niche boutique has been difficult for many colleges,” Scaperlanda said. “In the pre-Wal-Mart world, mom-and-pop shops could survive and thrive. In the Wal-Mart world, you need to have a niche market and very sophisticated business practices, and I think that has been difficult for many small Christian... Continue Reading
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