Archive for August, 2015
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
(Image by: Melissa Klein) The Oregon Bakers, who were fined $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, have sent out some free cakes to LGBT groups around the country. The Christian couple, Aaron and Melissa Klein, sold cakes to everyone in the past but did not want to participate in a […]
Filed under: Christian Businesses, Christian living, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, Homosexual Marriage, LGBT, USA
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Monday, August 24th, 2015
During half time at a high school game in Mississippi, hundreds of fans stood up and sang ‘How Great Thou Art’ as a response to a federal court order that had blocked the band from performing their half time show that included the classic hymn that has been a popular hit several time over by […]
Filed under: Church and State, Constitutional Rights, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Schools and Religion, USA
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Friday, August 21st, 2015
GOD BLESS AMERICA Some Christian leaders are saying that God’s judgment may some come upon America or at least the protective hedge around the country may soon be lifted if it already hasn’t been. In the midst of the current changes going on in our country many are claiming that it is inappropriate to […]
Filed under: American Church, Christian living, Christian Witness, Culture & Religion
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Monday, August 17th, 2015
Lifeway conducted a survey of the attitudes of Americans toward divorce. The data demonstrated that there is quite a contrast between the general culture and Protestant pastors on the issue. Here’s the story from One News Now: LifeWay Research conducted separate surveys of 1,000 Americans and 1,000 Protestant pastors. Respondents were present five different scenarios, […]
Filed under: Culture & Religion, Homosexual Marriage, Traditional Marriage
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Saturday, August 15th, 2015
The video above is a humorous view of a ‘Christian Christian’ attempting to apply for the job of ‘Country Clerk’ in Kentucky. Not so humorous is the fact that Christians who want to follow their religious convictions may find that they are now barred from some occupations, particularly in Kentucky. For over 200 hundred years […]
Filed under: Christian living, Church and State, Constitutional Rights, Culture & Religion, Free Exercise of Religion, Freedom of Religion, Homosexual Marriage, Humor, Politics & Religion, Religious Persecution, Same-Sex Marriage, USA
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Friday, August 14th, 2015
(Arial View of Temple Mount in Jerusalem: via Wikipedia) A group of U.S. Congressmen were relentlessly harassed by Muslims while visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Here’s the story from The Blaze: A delegation of U.S. congressmen was harassed by Muslim men while on a visit to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Tuesday. For much […]
Filed under: Culture & Religion, Islamic Intolerance, Israel, Palestinian Territory, Religious Persecution
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Thursday, August 13th, 2015
A Jewish businessman is buying back Christians and Yazidis who were captured and enslaved by ISIS. Here’s the story from The Blaze: A Canadian Jewish businessman inspired by the work of Oskar Schindler during World War II has successfully rescued some 120 Christian and Yazidi girls seized by the Islamic State group, a British Christian […]
Filed under: Christian living, ISIS, Outreach
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
The Ohio Supreme Court Board for Professional Conduct has ruled that state judges must perform same-sex weddings regardless of personal religious convictions. From Cleveland.com: COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio judges who perform civil marriages may not refuse to conduct a ceremony for a gay couple, nor may they refuse to do all marriages based on personal […]
Filed under: Christian living, Church and State, Constitutional Rights, Court Decisions, Free Exercise of Religion, Freedom of Religion, Gay Agenda, Judicial Activism, USA
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
God still answers prayers. To prove the point, Roman Downey is involved with hosting and producing a new TV series on TLC called ‘Answered Prayers.’ Here’s the story from The Christian Post: Roma Downey’s riveting new six-part series "Answered Prayers," which features real-life stories of people in potentially life-threatening situations who experience divine intervention, says […]
Filed under: Christian living, Christianity, Culture & Religion, God, Prayer, TV Review
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Saturday, August 8th, 2015
(Khalid Batarfi: Wikipedia) An al-Qaida leader in a video recently praised the Chattanooga ‘lone wolf’ jihad attack which killed 5 American military members and called for more. From Charisma News: Khaled bin Umar Batarfi is seen in a video posted Wednesday on the AQAP website encouraging so-called "lone wolf" attackers. "To the warriors of […]
Filed under: ISIS, Islam, Islamic Terrorism, Islamist Radicals, Jihad, Media Bias, MSM and Religion, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama, USA
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