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February 28 2014 By virtueonline Christian counsellor expelled from Association of Christian Counsellors

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), which supports the campaign by homosexual activist groups to ban the therapy has asked the ACC to remove accreditation from Lesley Pilkington and Core Issues Trust, a Christian counselling charity headed by Dr Mike Davidson. The ACC is seeking registration from the PSA in line with other professional bodies such as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the UK Council for Therapy (UKCP).

February 26 2014 By virtueonline Gender Bender Insanity - Bill Muehlenberg

Of course our elites and intellectualoids are living in denial about all this, pretending nothing is amiss here. But as Mary Eberstadt said in her 2012 volume, Adam and Eve after the Pill, "The similarities between today's intellectual denials of the costs of the sexual revolution and yesterday's intellectual denials of the costs of communism are striking."

February 25 2014 By virtueonline Caesar, Coercion, and the Christian Conscience: A Dangerous Confusion

Those pushing for the legalization of same-sex marriage are relentless in their insistence that these bills would violate the civil rights of same-sex couples. They brilliantly employed arguments from the civil rights in their push for same-sex marriage, and they now employ similar arguments in their opposition to bills that would protect the consciences of those opposed to same-sex marriage.

February 25 2014 By virtueonline Pope Francis Extends Hand of Love Across Tiber to Pentecostals & Evangelicals

When I was an archbishop with the Charismatic Episcopal Church, which has a lot of similarity to the CEEC, we had longed for such a gesture. With a conviction that the church's three streams - liturgical/sacramental, evangelical and charistmatic - needed to flow as one mighty river, we had identified ourselves as catholic (intentional small "c") and felt a strong kinship with our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters. How we wanted to find a way to connect.

February 16 2014 By virtueonline Obama Showcases Hypocrisy at National Prayer Breakfast

During his speech, Obama made the eloquent point that "[e]ven as our faith sustains us, it's clear that around the world freedom of religion is under threat. That's what I want to reflect on this morning."

February 15 2014 By virtueonline Adoption: the Noble Option - Mike McManus

Facing an unplanned pregnancy, her family and church connected her with a Pregnancy Resource Center, and people like you opened their arms to her, showed her the love of Christ and gave her an alternative."

"I'm alive today, because of this movement." After introducing his father, Dr. Dobson said that adopting Ryan was "one of the highlights of my life."

Sadly, infant adoptions like that of Ryan - barely exist today.

February 14 2014 By virtueonline Whatever Happened to the Gospel?

In contrast, it is not hard to find the biblical gospel if we simply read our Bibles. Unlike the sugar-coated, sentimental mush we so often hear in the church today, a simple perusal of the New Testament will show us what we are to be boldly proclaiming.

February 13 2014 By virtueonline Is opposing gay marriage the same as being a racist?

So let me try once more to convince him.

February 12 2014 By virtueonline Atheism Is Irrational: Alvin Plantinga

In the same way, the failure of the theistic arguments, if indeed they do fail, might conceivably be good grounds for agnosticism, but not for atheism. Atheism, like even-star-ism, would presumably be the sort of belief you can hold rationally only if you have strong arguments or evidence. To be an atheist, then, is to be irrational -- and naturally, atheists do not like having that pointed out one bit.

February 06 2014 By virtueonline Why Are Abortion Rates Declining?

Only on page 11 of its 12-page report, does the Guttmacher Institute note that "The U.S. birthrate decreased 9%" while abortions fell 13%. "Substantially fewer women got pregnant in 2011 than in 2008."

Why?

"Women and couples facing economic uncertainty may have been particularly motivated to postpone or even forgo, childbearing."

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