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Why I Am Disobeying the Bible I was brought up to believe, as I was taught, that a true Christian always obeyed biblical commandments with certain rare exceptions. One such exception had to do with the Old Testament. We did not believe Christians were expected to observe all the ceremonial laws of the Old Testament that pertained […]
BY VAL WILDE MARCH 20, 2020 While the rest of us practice social distancing — even the Vatican has canceled live gatherings for the foreseeable future, despite Easter’s rapid approach — Baton Rouge Pastor Tony Spell (below) continues to hold live gatherings for hundreds of believers, encouraging them to “keep going to church” in defiance of a state order that says […]
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 19, 2020 Televangelist Kenneth Copeland, who said earlier this week that God told him the coronavirus would “be over much sooner than you think,” wants you to know that he feels your pain if you’ve lost your job because of the virus. But also, you really need to keep giving money to your favorite ministry. (Did […]
MARCH 17, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Because Nothing Fails Like Prayer: Earlier this week President Donald Trump declared a National Day of Prayer in response to the coronavirus crisis, yet the prayers failed, and the coronavirus crisis continues. Announcing the National Day of Prayer Trump tweeted: It is my great honor to declare Sunday, March 15th […]
Coronavirus confirmed in all 50 states and D.C., after West Virginia confirms first case Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, which has rapidly spread across United States in a matter of weeks, have now been reported in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. West Virginia became the last state to confirm its first […]
MARCH 6, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Good News: Christian Prophet Cindy Jacobs reports that the coronavirus “will cease worldwide” because the virus is now “illegal” in the name of Jesus. In a silly but not surprising development, Cindy Jacobs, a popular Christian “prophet,” self-described faith-healer, and co-founder of Generals International, has issued a “decree that the coronavirus […]
MARCH 6, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE When in doubt, blame the gays: Conservative Christian Pastor Steven Andrew, pastor of the USA Christian Church, claims that the coronavirus is punishment for “LGBT sin.” Advocate reports: LGBTQ people have been blamed for hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and other disasters — and now they’re being blamed for the coronavirus […]
MARCH 9, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Stupid For Jesus: In a disastrous public health move, the Greek Orthodox Church has issued an official statement declaring that the coronavirus is not transmitted via communion. Greek Reporter reports: The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece issued a statement on Monday referring to the Covid19 coronavirus outbreak, maintaining that […]
MARCH 5, 2020 BY KEITH GILES So many Christians have bought into the “Left Behind” version of End Times prophecy that they don’t realize this doctrine is only as old as 1830, which is when John Nelson Darby invented “Dispensationalism” [the same year Joseph Smith invented Mormonism, by the way], and popularized this notion that all […]
MARCH 5, 2020 BY MICHAEL F. BIRD Over at the White Horse Inn is a great discussion with Richard Bauckham, D.A. Carson, Craig Blomberg, Andreas Kostenberger, Lydia McGrew, and others on the authorship of the Gospel of John. I’m glad to say that Mike Horton sides with Richard Bauckham here! For me, part of a clincher is John […]
rmahbubani@businessinsider.com (Rhea Mahbubani) INSIDERMarch 5, 2020, 12:21 PM EST George Sheldon/Shutterstock A white customer at an Olive Garden in Indiana on Saturday flew off the handle after being seated in an area with a black server and screamed at a manager for someone else to help her table, a hostess told NBC News. The hostess, who’s […]
Gay conversion therapy is an intensely harmful practice which has been known to have led to despair, depression and even suicide in the past. The effect of gay conversion therapy is particularly damaging to young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people who are often struggling to come to terms with their own sexuality. Neel […]
By Devan Cole, CNN Updated 1:55 PM ET, Wed February 5, 2020 Beto O’Rourke: Conversion therapy is tantamount to torture 01:28 Washington (CNN)A bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors is making its way through Virginia’s state Senate after the House of Delegates approved the measure earlier this week.The law, which is currently before the Senate’s education and health committee […]
MARCH 5, 2020 BY GENE VEITH The world is panicking over the coronavirus. China, South Korea, and now Italy are practically shutting down–closing factories and businesses, cancelling sporting events and other large gatherings, restricting travel–in an attempt to limit the spread of the disease. The American economy–so interconnected with that of the rest of the world–is […]