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Dear College Kid, I really appreciate you taking the time to share your heart, and I’m so sorry you felt it necessary to choose between loving your gay friends and staying in church. But I know that you’re speaking for millions of kids your age who have dropped out of church for this very reason. Now,…
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A traditional values group isn’t happy with a proposed resolution that could permit homosexuals as members of the Boy Scouts. Scout leaders will vote on the proposed resolution in late May, one that – if approved –would permit homosexuals membership in the organization. Randy Sharp, a former Scoutmaster, is director of special projects for American Family Association. Sharp…
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Thanks to conservative new media, the Kermit Gosnell trial is finally part of the national dialog. But before the mainstream press got around to doing their job, ten congressmen took to the floor of the House to protest the lack of media attention being paid to the horrifying story. One such congressman, Rep. Chris Smith…
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After a long conversation with a good Christian friend of mine yesterday, it became more apparent that our perception of modern Christianity is one of constant defense and never offense. We are always defending Jesus as our Lord and Savior because of what He has done in our lives but we never have anything else…
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Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi had a simple, but compelling way to stress the fundamentals of the game. He gathered his players, held up a football, and said, "Men, this is a football." Similarly, Christian author and teacher R.C. Sproul, Jr. told CBN News Anchor Lee Webb that he believes it's time to return to the basics…
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A long-awaited article on a Coptic papyrus fragment believed to reference the wife of Jesus has been left out of the Harvard Theological Review, furthering doubts about the artifact’s authenticity. The scholarly journal was slated to publish a major article on the finding this month after Karen King, a professor of early Christianity at Harvard…
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Vice President Joe Biden and officials on his gun violence committee held an unannounced meeting Wednesday evening with a group of 12 national faith leaders. One theme brought up by several participants was the "moral tragedy" reflected in the gun violence the nation has seen over the past several months. According to Rev. Michael McBride,…
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He was banned from a Pentagon prayer service because of Muslim complaints about his beliefs, and he later charged that Barack Obama has “shaken his fist” at God by endorsing same-sex marriage, so no one would expect mild platitudes from the strong-willed Franklin Graham. But to liken America’s current situation to the status of the…
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The fastest-growing religious affiliation in the United States is no religion at all. That has meant an increase in parents raising their children outside of the community provided by a church or synagogue. For Katherine Ozment, writing for Boston magazine, it also meant soul searching because, as she writes: As ambivalent as I am about organized religion,…
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