This happened despite the fact that for their General Conference efforts, such activists received massive funding from secular political sources, launched a massive, months-long project of lobbying delegates, pursued unprecedented outreach to overseas delegates, brought an army of colorfully clad volunteers, had biased allies strategically placed in key General Conference leadership positions, and even received the prominently touted partial support of celebrity, former evangelical pastors Ad
Read moreThe Solicitor General has advised the Court in his legal brief: "Moral opposition to homosexuality, though it may reflect deeply held personal views, is not a legitimate policy objective that can justify unequal treatment of gay and lesbian people". The extent to which "moral opposition" ever justifies unequal treatment in a government is an intriguing, lofty question, but the Solicitor General has apparently concluded that the answer is: never.
Read moreDeny, deny, deny has been the standard response and many good priests and laity and even bishops have been subjected to ridicule and ruthless treatment for daring to try to expose the scandals and criminal or otherwise highly immoral actions of homosexuals in parishes, orders, chanceries and even the Vatican itself.
Read moreHuman papillomavirus (HPV) is most common infection, followed by chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, HIV, and trichomoniasis.
According to the CDC, four of the STIs included in the analysis are easily treated and cured if diagnosed early: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis. But they say many such infections go undetected because they often have no symptoms.
Read moreAt least 132 incidents of persecution affecting 4,919 Christians-442 of whom were clergy-were reported in the country last year, according to China Aid's annual report. The Texas-based group tracked detention of at least 1,441 Christians, the sentencing of nine of them, and the abuse (verbal, mental and physical, including beatings and torture) of 37 Christians.
Read moreThe latest dust-up involves the former Kapernaumkirche (Capernaum Church), located in the Horn district in downtown Hamburg. The church, a cultural heritage site, was abandoned in 2002 for financial reasons due to declining membership.
Read moreThere is no shame in Christ's love. Let him without sin cast the first stone. You are more than your virginity-or lack thereof-and more than your sexual past. Your marriage is not doomed because you said yes to the boys you loved as a young woman. Your husband won't hold it against you, he's not that weak and ego-driven, choose a man marked by grace.
Read moreThe question is, what can be done to teach better moral values to youth? A traditional answer for boys is the Boy Scouts, of whom there are 2.6 million members.
Eleven of the 12 men who walked on the moon developed their sense of service as Boy Scouts, as did 206 U.S. Senators or Congressman.
Read moreIn other words, sponsoring organizations could now coerce Scout troops to accept openly homosexual men and boys. Scout councils in liberal jurisdictions would lose the national shield. Those that resist would be kicked out of schools and other locales.
Read moreIn his 2005 book, Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat (revised third edition, 2010), he examines this in detail, looking at how Islamic jihad is taking place today, and how it has been since the beginning of Islam, 1400 years ago.
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