- 05/10/2013
California Assembly Passes Transgender Bill Allowing Student Choice on Bathroom, Sports Team
Transgender students in California are one step closer to playing on their school's one-sex sports team of choice or have access to a bathroom based on their chosen gender identity, not their physical sex at birth. The state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would mandate school districts allow transgender students their choice.
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05/10/2013Eagle Scout: Allowing Gay Youth Into Boy Scouts of America Would Increase 'Boy-on-boy Sexual Contact'
A panel of experts with conservative values is set to discuss their views of the risks involved with a proposed change in the Boy Scouts of America that would allow gay youths to join local troops while continuing to exclude gay leaders. The discussion will be hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is scheduled for this coming Tuesday.
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05/09/2013Islam Expert Warns Christians May Completely Disappear From Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt
The mass exodus of millions of Christians from one part of the Islamic world to another as the result of persecution by Muslims has reached epidemic proportions, says a Middle East and Islam expert. In fact, Christians may completely disappear from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Egypt, warns the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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05/09/2013Christian TV Program Producer Discusses Joel Osteen, Today's Televangelism
Television show producer and media consultant Phil Cooke recently shared that he once partnered with evangelist Joel Osteen as producers of Christian TV programming, including helping with Osteen's own broadcasts that now reach 10 million U.S. households each week.
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05/08/2013Big Bang Cosmology Is Consistent With Scripture?
The scientific belief that everything in the universe came from nothing before there was a "Big Bang," or a moment of creation, is something that all Christians and scientists can agree on, says a leading Christian apologist. Also, J. Warner Wallace argues that the primary premise of Big Bang Cosmology, that everything came from nothing, is consistent with Scripture.
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05/07/2013Tim Tebow Selected Most Influential Athlete; Fan Sums Up NFL Career In a Nutshell?
Did a former Denver Broncos fan sum up the potentially short-lived career of quarterback Tim Tebow more succinctly than any ESPN sports analyst has so far?
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05/07/2013Cold-Case Homicide Detective to Speak at Christian Apologetics Conference
A cold-case homicide detective, once a devout atheist, is one of several Christian apologists scheduled to speak and participate in panel discussions at Stand To Reason's 20th Anniversary Conference at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., this coming weekend.
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05/01/2013Wycliffe Bible Translators Accept Panel Report Over Controversial Muslim Context Translation
An independent panel has made ten suggestions for Bible translators Wycliffe Global Alliance and SIL International, after being asked to review their practices in light of various translation controversies including interpretation for a Muslim context.
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04/30/2013Greg Laurie Refuses to Argue With Gay Activists Demanding His Disinvitation; Asks for Prayers Instead
Evangelist Greg Laurie, who is scheduled to lead the nation in prayer at events hosted by government officials in Washington D.C. during the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, chose not to respond to gay activists who demanded that he be disinvited because he holds a biblical view that homosexuality is a sin. Instead, Laurie asked for prayer Monday in a post to his blog.
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04/30/2013Christian Author Tells Story Through Lazarus' Eyes About 'God's Favorite Place on Earth'
Best-selling Christian author Frank Viola takes a unique look at the relationship between Jesus Christ and the town of Bethany through his interpretation of what Lazarus may have witnessed in his upcoming book, God's Favorite Place on Earth. In essence, Viola says that through his research for the book he came to the conclusion that all Christians should be God's "Bethany," a place where God is welcomed.
- 04/29/2013
Gay Activists Push for Gov't Officials to Drop Greg Laurie From National Day of Prayer Events
Homosexual activists are labeling evangelist Greg Laurie as the "anti-gay California pastor" and are asking government officials to rescind Laurie's invitation to lead National Day of Prayer-related events in Washington, D.C. as the event's honorary chairman.
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04/27/2013Churches in America Fall Short When It Comes to Multicultural Congregations
While most churches say they already have or are working on having a multicultural congregation, the majority fall short when it comes to reflecting a diverse community of believers coming together during church services on Sundays, said an expert on multi-ethnic church planting and staffing.
101 comments | Tags Church Bodies Church Growth Culture Theology Church Planting Leadership Pastors Worship - 04/26/2013
Kermit Gosnell Trial: Pro-life Leaders Plan Courthouse Prayer Vigil During Closing Arguments
A group of national pro-life leaders plan to hold a prayer vigil outside the Philadelphia courthouse where abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is being tried for murder as closing arguments in the case begin Monday.
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04/25/2013Global Leadership Team Ready to Pass Baton to Christian Leaders in Guatemala
After completing the U.S. portion of a 2,400-mile relay from Atlanta to Guatemala City in Guatemala, a Christian-based global leadership development organization plans to hand over the baton to their Guatemalan partners at the Mexican border near Laredo, Texas, on Friday. The purpose of the approximately 120-day journey by foot (and bicycle in parts of Mexico and Central America) is to bring awareness about plans to activate Christians in leadership positions, first in Guatemala and then elsewhere around the world.
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04/24/2013Catalyst Leader Says Church Is 'Dropping the Ball' on Equipping Millennials
Brad Lomenick, who is the key visionary and president of one of America's most influential leadership movements, said it is time for Christian leaders to take responsibility for equipping the millennial generation to lead successfully.
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