Category: Culture/Society

Barna Update: 87 Percent of Practicing Christians See the U.S. as a Leader to the World

July 2, 2020

While the Fourth of July offers a time for the U.S. to celebrate the Declaration of Independence, it also provides space for us to look back on our country’s history—the good and the bad—to sharpen the lens with which we envision its future. Recent Barna data might deepen this crucial reflection during a season of … More Barna Update: 87 Percent of Practicing Christians See the U.S. as a Leader to the World

Supreme Court Says States Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools

July 2, 2020

Today’s BreakPoint: Supreme Court Says States Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools A Victory—at Last—for Religious Freedom JOHN STONESTREET  WITH ROBERTO RIVERA The past two weeks of Supreme Court rulings have not been encouraging. After the disastrous ruling in Bostock arbitrarily expanded civil rights protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity, the Court, in June Medical, all but handcuffed … More Supreme Court Says States Cannot Discriminate Against Religious Schools

News from the PERSECUTED CHURCH

July 1, 2020

Christian Newsline Our Faith in Today’s World News updates on the persecuted Church The post-covid era: ten challenges facing the global Church Chinese Christian asks “where is democracy?” as communist party takes over the running of churches Breakthrough for religious liberty in Ohio public schools as new law passed Indonesian Christian convert from Islam begs … More News from the PERSECUTED CHURCH

Why Some Christian Leaders Don’t Post About Current Events on Social Media

July 1, 2020

Why Some Christian Leaders Don’t Post About Current Events on Social Media by David Qaoud In a word — pressure. That’s how many Christian leaders feel about having to post about current events on social media. But it shouldn’t be this way. As you know, 2020 is shaping to be one of the most infamous years … More Why Some Christian Leaders Don’t Post About Current Events on Social Media

The Fed bought debt in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and McDonald’s in its first spree of corporate bond-buying

July 1, 2020

Recently legislator’s in Mississippi, decided unilaterally, without the consent or vote of the people of MS to remove the state flag even before having a replacement in place. Why because the flag was the Battle Flag of the Confederacy and to some it only represented slavery.  To the fully educated, one another reason the Confederate … More The Fed bought debt in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and McDonald’s in its first spree of corporate bond-buying

5 Myths about Hell

June 30, 2020

5 Myths about Hell Mark Jones We need to convince people that hell is not people ultimately getting “what they wanted” as if there were some victory for the wicked. We all want happiness, and as such we should all come to the fountain of blessedness, the Lord Jesus Christ, so that he can give … More 5 Myths about Hell

The Link Between Marijuana, Psychosis, and Suicide

June 30, 2020

The Link Between Marijuana, Psychosis, and Suicide JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Recreational marijuana is legal in 11 states and another 21 states permit the use of so-called “medical marijuana.” I say “so-called” because, as NYU drug policy expert Mark Kleinman has put it, “the vast majority of ‘patients’ buying ‘medical marijuana’ aren’t doing so under … More The Link Between Marijuana, Psychosis, and Suicide