‘Tis the season for attacks on what atheists call the folly of believing in the Christmas story. Atheist groups have escalated a billboard offensive that they began last year, including a large sign on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel that shows a Nativity scene and words in script reminiscent of Christmas cards…
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Britain’s Christian culture is under attack as faith is “airbrushed” from society, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has warned. Even Christmas is being “re-branded” as a secular festival because councils, politicians and businesses are “ashamed” of its true religious meaning, he said. Lord Carey’s remarks came as he launched a national campaign to…
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The Catholic News Agency reports that Cardinal Bertone, the Vatican’s top diplomat, stated today, “It is well-documented that Christians are the most discriminated and persecuted religious group.” This was part of his report to a summit of international leaders meeting in Kazakhstan. He continued, “Worldwide more than 200 million Christians ‘live in difficult conditions’ because…
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Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear today joined the Ark Encounter LLC to announce the planned construction of a full-scale Noah’s Ark tourist attraction in northern Kentucky. Partnering with the Ark Encounter is Answers in Genesis, which is most widely known for its high-tech and popular Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. “We are excited to join with…
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Despite renewed attacks on Christmas, one Christian columnist says in the grand scheme of things “it’s not a war” because Christian principles are deep within U.S. and world customs. Gary McCullough, director of Christian Newswire, says he is annoyed and bothered by the latest atheist attacks on Christmas and the story of Christ’s birth. He…
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Apple’s iTunes App Store has removed a program for the Manhattan Declaration after critics decried the declaration as “anti-gay” and “anti-woman.” The app, which went online in October, enabled users to sign the declaration, visit the website, and take a survey relating to the declaration. Change.org posted a petition–which picked up over 7,000 signers in…
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We begin our meditations today on the Fifth Commandment, but before we do, it’s worth noting that we are at a transition point. The Westminster Larger Catechism reads as follows: Q. 122. What is the sum of the six commandments which contain our duty to man? A. The sum of the six commandments which contain…
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“When an institution so central to human experience suddenly changes shape in the space of a generation or two, it’s worth trying to figure out why.” Belinda Luscombe of TIME magazine made that observation in the course of reporting on a major study of marriage undertaken by TIME and the Pew Research Center. In the cover story…
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The Family Research Council denounced the Southern Poverty Law Center for resorting to what it calls “juvenile name calling” against its pro-traditional marriage stance. FRC President Tony Perkins defended the policy organization’s stance against homosexual behavior on cable television network MSNBC Monday after the SPLC labeled it as a hate group. “We think to be silent when…
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Here are some points to keep in mind as the controversy about the TSA wends it way through our various news cycles and perhaps, let us hope, into a bill in the new Congress. 1. It does the old heart good to see people get riled up with government incompetence and . . . what’s…
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