Dan Streeter, executive director of the mission, is worried those donors may soon have less reason to give: Tax-writing committees in the House and Senate are working behind the scenes on tax reform legislation, and some lawmakers want to cut, alter, or even eliminate deductions for charitable giving.    City Rescue Mission serves a homeless... Continue Reading

It is important to underline that — while some Christian properties have been the victim of this violence — they are by no means the only ones targeted.  This is an attack against the State by a violent minority in an attempt to destabilize the Nation.   I have just received the sad news of the... Continue Reading

As hundreds of bombs fell, and the City of London burned as it hadn’t since the Great Fire of 1666, the men and women of the cathedral watch climbed among the joists of its ancient lead roofs, staying ahead of the firebombs with sandbags and water buckets. In all they extinguished 28 incendiary bombs that... Continue Reading

It is normal—indeed universal—for human beings to be sinners, but few among us are sociopaths. And for that we must be ever thankful. Christians must thank God for the restraint against evil that he has given humanity. These restraints include the moral law, the human conscience, government, social structures, and the providence of God in... Continue Reading

While much of what you see in the media is true, it represents a selective perspective of what’s really happening. The claim that the MB are “peaceful demonstrators” runs contrary to the violence and brutality we’re experiencing on our streets. Anyone with the misfortune of walking or driving close to one of their demonstrations is... Continue Reading

Focusing on particular practices, like quotes on fry boats or gospel music, can obscure deep philosophical divisions among Christians who think about business ethics. For some, the Bible is a kind of business manual you’d buy in an airport bookstore, offering timeless precepts that happen to maximize profits.   In June, a federal court ruled... Continue Reading

But if 91 percent of top journos never worship, they are a tent revival in comparison to our foreign policy clerisy. And there’s the rub: Not only is religion not important in their own lives, our top foreign policy thinkers also fail consistently to understand why religion is important in the lives of others—especially those... Continue Reading

The meeting was held with the leaders of all 15 Orthodox Churches to commemorate the 1,025th anniversary of the “Baptism of Russia” – the official adoption of Christianity and establishment of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kievan Rus by Prince Vladimir in 988 A.D. Orthodox leaders at the meeting also condemned the growing secularist suppression... Continue Reading

“As the government and the [court] majority see it, religious rights are more limited than other kinds of First Amendment rights,” he wrote. “All groups can enjoy secular free expression and rights to assembly, but only ‘religious organizations’ have a right to religious liberty. … Our Constitution recognizes the free exercise of religion as something... Continue Reading

In Norwich, Green Man not only hides in the shadows of the Church of England’s cathedral but also is displayed in shop windows and jewelry shops and as pieces of art, such as paintings and sculpture. “Norwich is kind of a microcosm of England,” Lucas said. “As far as Christian history is concerned, England used... Continue Reading