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  • MacArthur highlights Newsom’s unbiblical worldview

    MacArthur highlights Newsom’s unbiblical worldview

    Irrespective of political affiliation or party loyalty, all Christians, whether living in California or elsewhere, should pray that Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Pastor John MacArthur’s petition to forsake wickedness, respond to the Gospel and use his office to advance the cause of righteousness.

  • Planned Parenthood can’t hide its problem with adoption

    Planned Parenthood can’t hide its problem with adoption

    If Planned Parenthood were the advocates for women’s “choice” that they claimed to be, they would be the greatest champions for adoption out there. The simple fact is that they are not — not because adoption isn't empowering for mothers, but because it is less profitable than selling them an abortion procedure.

  • Double check — are your candidates really pro-life?

    Double check — are your candidates really pro-life?

    Pro-life voters have both the opportunity and the responsibility to ensure that their elected representatives take seriously the moral obligation to protect human life. Now, in a post-Roe America, where each representative has the ability and duty to protect unborn life, it is not enough to be merely “pro-life” on paper.

  • 4 compelling reasons for the Senate to oppose redefining marriage

    4 compelling reasons for the Senate to oppose redefining marriage

    For the sake of children, religious liberty, federalism, and the truth about marriage, senators should reject codifying Obergefell into federal law and oppose the misleadingly named Respect for Marriage Act.

  • What would Jesus do with pride parades?

    What would Jesus do with pride parades?

    The Bible is clear about God’s design for marriage and sexuality and teaches that operating outside of God’s will only leads to pain and hurt. Thus, as June ends, we can be sure that Jesus would not have waved a rainbow flag or marched in a Pride parade.

  • No communion for thee: Nancy Pelosi, abortion and pastoral authority

    No communion for thee: Nancy Pelosi, abortion and pastoral authority

    The outrage expressed by many in the media over the archbishop’s decision demonstrates once again how disconnected most Americans are from basic Christian teachings on ecclesial authority.

  • Biden’s Supreme Court nominee refuses to define the word 'woman'

    Biden’s Supreme Court nominee refuses to define the word 'woman'

    President Biden promised to nominate a black woman to the nation’s highest court, and Judge Jackson meets both of those criteria. But the judge’s own refusal to define the word “woman” during her confirmation hearing is disturbing because it suggests an accommodation to a postmodern worldview unable to assert basic truths about human embodiment.

  • Guatemala declared pro-life capital of Latin America

    Guatemala declared pro-life capital of Latin America

    May courage breed more courage, and may all of us who care about the dignity and value of the unborn look to Guatemala’s example.

  • Beware of false prophets: Lessons from a 'pro-choice pastor' in the US Senate

    Beware of false prophets: Lessons from a 'pro-choice pastor' in the US Senate

    Last week's failed cloture vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act (or, more fittingly, the “Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act”) provided an important glimpse into the worldviews of America’s two major political parties.

  • Religious Freedom Day: The Biden admin. is failing to uphold our first freedom

    Religious Freedom Day: The Biden admin. is failing to uphold our first freedom

    True religious freedom means someone should have the freedom to believe what they want in terms of doctrine and theology and have the freedom to order their life according to their deepest convictions.