The document sets out a broad range of policies that unite churches in the UK, including support for marriage, freedom for those of faith to live their lives according to their beliefs and opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia.
It also calls for Christians to support, protect, and be advocates for children born and unborn, and all those who are sick, disabled, addicted, elderly, poor, exploited, trafficked or exploited by unjust trade, aid or debt policies.
Read moreThis remains one of the most painful symbols of division in global Christianity. While Easter is the most important day on the Christian calendar, millions of Christians celebrate this feast on different days because they have -- for centuries -- used different calendars. The Orthodox follow the ancient Julian calendar when observing Pascha, while others use the Gregorian calendar introduced in 1582, during the reign of Pope Gregory XIII.
Read moreUnder ordinary circumstances, a column in a London newspaper about a fractured relationship between two brothers would not warrant much attention among readers who care about matters of faith and doubt.
The Hitchens brothers, however, are not your usual brothers.
As an adult, Peter Hitchens regained his Christian faith, after years as an atheist, and his new book is titled, "The Rage Against God."
Read moreConcludes Baker,
"With credence, fortitude, and especially leadership, we can maintain our church as it has historically been-a people united in 'one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all.'"
The Very Rev. Ian Markham, Dean of Virginia Theological Seminary adds:
Read morePerhaps Beck, who is a recent convert to Mormonism, needs a refresher course in biblical justice mandates. Though I trust Baptists reading this do not, a little review couldn't hurt us. What does the Bible say about justice? Here's a sample:
* Those who please the Lord will "keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice" (Gen. 18:19).
* God "has established his throne for justice" (Psalm 9:7) and "loves righteousness and justice" (Ps. 33:5).
Read moreOne lesson the atheist movement is learning, as the convention shows, is that it must broaden its appeal, reaching out to secularists, rationalists and others who share similar goals.
Read more* Unlike gay groups, ex-gay groups like PFOX are routinely denied equal access to participate in public school events, donate books to public school libraries, and present speakers on diversity day.
* Transgenders and cross-dressers are affirmed for changing their gender but former homosexuals are ridiculed for making the decision to change their sexual orientation.
Read more"...secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square. Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, Williams Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause.
Read moreLet's begin with the basic argument that people are "born gay." Apparently, activists are operating under the assumption that if they say this long enough, people will believe it. Yet the science is not there to substantiate their oft-stated premise that homosexuality is genetic and is immutable.
Read moreAfter repenting of atheist Communism, Whittaker Chambers succinctly summarized the idea that animated Bolshevism (Marxist Communism), Nazism, and America's Progressive Liberalism. That idea said Chambers, was first suggested to Adam and Eve: "You can be as gods."
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