Rick Warren , Tony Perkins, Jim Robison and the others identified as Francis' amigos are an unblended lot. They act on their individual agendas (evangelicalism being perhaps the truest form of free enterprise extant) and not only compete for audience but frequently stir mutual friction. They publicly stand four square against shared moral evils, however, and that alone makes for friendships of convenience with official Catholicism.
Read moreIn part, that shift can be explained by the same forces that have changed much of the rest of American society. More evangelicals have openly gay friends and loved ones and, according to LifeWay, those who do are nearly twice as likely to support marriage equality as those who don't.
Read moreDuring oral arguments for the Obergefell v.Hodges Roberts, C.J. case, Justice Alito asked Solicitor General Donald Verrilli whether universities that believe in traditional marriage might have their federal tax exemption challenged by advocates of same-sex marriage. Verrilli replied, "It's certainly going to be an issue. I don't deny that. I don't deny that, Justice Alito. It is -- it is going to be an issue."
Read moreAbsolute truth is a stubborn thing. Attempts at marital alchemy notwithstanding, the highly contentious, wholly contemptible 5-4 "gay marriage" opinion (and that's all it is, an opinion) released last week by five pagan extremists in black robes is altogether illegitimate and should be treated as such.
Read moreChief Justice Roberts is right in declaring this ruling to be "an act of will, not legal judgment.... Just who do we think we are?" Justice Scalia is right in saying that this ruling is "a threat to American democracy." Justice Alito is right in warning that the decision "will be used to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy....
Read moreThe Supreme Court on Friday delivered an historic victory for gay rights, ruling 5-4 that the Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live and that states may no longer reserve the right only for heterosexual couples.
Read moreLeftists are masters of this game. They're quite skilled at wincing and saying, "I, a poor, miserable sinner, deserve pain for refusing to check my cisgender privilege," while unleashing all nine tails o' the cat on the real culprits, those awful conservatives who cause a transgender suicide every time they assume that a person with an Adam's apple, a five o'clock shadow, and a Y chromosome is a male.
Read moreThey issued a warning in bold type, "We will not honor any decision by the Supreme Court which will force us to violate a clear biblical understanding of marriage as solely the union of one man and one woman."
They argued that traditional marriage "precedes civil government," and is "based not solely on religion but on the Natural Law, written on the human heart." (See defendmarriage.org.)
Read more"Now as women in Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and many other un-named places have been subjected to systematic sexual abuse, rape and forced marriages, religious leaders in the United States are responding to the moral imperative of our faith traditions by calling for action on behalf of women and girls raped in war," declared the Rev. Harry Knox, President of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC), a group that advocates for unrestricted abortion.
Read moreHere I had planned to offer ten of these myths, but I stumbled upon another great article which covers similar territory and ten more myths, so I will also post the piece by Peter Sprigg as well following my ten myths. Even though there might be a bit of overlap here, these 20 points cover at least in outline form the main porkies put out by the activists.
Here then are my top ten myths:
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