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Daryl Crouch | Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission | Thursday, March 17, 2022 “The flesh can bear only a certain number of wounds and no more, but the soul can bleed in ten thousand ways, and die over and over again each hour.” Those are words from the iconic 19th century […]
According to a national study by Ipsos and the Episcopal Church, nearly 4 in 10 American adults believe that religion in the U.S. makes the country stronger. The poll, ‘“Jesus in America,” found that 38 percent of respondents believe that religion “makes the country stronger.” This was the most selected response. Conversely, 28 percent of […]
A recently uncovered video of a 2002 church service shows Pastor John MacArthur publicly naming a woman who he says “forsake[d]” her husband, a man now serving time in prison for aggravated child molestation, corporal injury to a child and child abuse. In the video, MacArthur spoke during an evening service at Grace Community Church […]
A Russian evangelical leader recently issued a statement apologizing to Ukrainian Christians over the recent Russian invasion. Vitaly Vlasenko, General Secretary of the Russian Evangelical Alliance, expressed his grievances about the war in an open letter published on Saturday. “As the General Secretary of the Russian Evangelical Alliance, I mourn what my country has done in […]
Many Christians, rightly concerned about protecting the Church’s witness in front of the wider world, have embraced claims about the church that simply are not true. Last week, Pastor Josh Howerton of Lakepointe Church in Dallas shared a fascinating Twitter thread demonstrating that when it comes to the Church’s reputation, perception is not always reality. […]
Phillip Bethancourt | Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission | Thursday, March 10, 2022 A major evangelical website recently reviewed a new book on the rise of technology in which the review lamented the challenges Christians face when navigating the digital world led by Google, Amazon, and Facebook. It was a helpful review of what […]
Christian faith was integral to so many classic authors’ writings. Deep and abiding faith can be seen in writers of both poetry and prose, and this list includes just a few of them. We hope it will inspire you to appreciate the writings of these authors to an even greater extend or maybe to pick […]
The Board of Directors for the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) unanimously passed several resolutions this week, including one that denounces Critical Theory. During its annual convention on Tuesday, the NRB, an international association representing multiple Christian media organizations, approved one resolution titled “Opposing Critical Theory and Anti-Christian Ideology.” “Critical theory places culpability for human suffering […]
When the University of Northampton added a trigger warning to George Orwell’s 1984 last year, a fresh round of conversations about speech and censorship followed. What do people in a free society owe each other when it comes to our words? What is the nature and purpose of education? Is it possible to have […]
The study showed that Christian adults ages 25-40 give nearly three times as much as non-Christians, and Christian young adults are more than twice as likely as non-Christians to say that their faith influences their financial decisions. “AdelFi was interested in understanding what differences exist in how younger Christians handle their money compared to non-Christians,” […]