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Sep. 2, 2019: Facebook pro-life ban, 'Bless Your Pastor,' churches stop 'worship wars'

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Facebook admits mistake in rejecting pro-life ad; labeling baby photo ‘shocking, violent’

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Save the Storks says Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, acted unfairly when it blocked their access to promote the story of a pregnant mother diagnosed with cancer who decided to give birth to her daughter instead of having an abortion.

Save the Storks told The Christian Post on Wednesday that Instagram had blocked their access to boost the post’s reach, labeling it “shocking, sensational, or excessively violent content.”

Instagram added, “this type of material creates an unexpected experience for users, and goes against our core value of fostering a positive global community.” 

A Facebook company spokesperson responded to CP late Thursday, saying, “This ad was rejected in error and we are sorry for the mistake. It’s now up and running.”

https://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-admits-error-in-rejecting-pro-life-ad-labeling-baby-photo-shocking-violent.html

'Bless Your Pastor': How evangelical churches are helping financially strapped clergy

The “Bless Your Pastor” campaign was launched in July by the National Association of Evangelicals, an association of over 45,000 churches from 40 different denominations.

The campaign is backed by a $1 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to respond to the financial struggles facing clergy in the U.S. and encourages churches nationwide to find tangible ways to bless their pastors and their families in ways that don’t tax church budgets.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/bless-your-pastor-how-evangelical-churches-are-helping-financially-strapped-clergy.html

Most churches have stopped battling the ‘worship wars,' LifeWay finds

Most congregations in the United States have moved past debating over music selections and styles of worship, often called the “worship wars,” according to a new report by LifeWay Research.

LifeWay Research reported Wednesday that only 15% of Protestant pastors listed their congregation's preferences in music as being their biggest challenge. 

Additionally, LifeWay found that 92% of pastors reported mutual respect between themselves and their worship leader, with 71% responding that they collaborate a lot on worship planning.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/most-churches-stopped-battling-worship-wars-lifeway-finds.html

Democrats pass resolution praising religiously unaffiliated Americans, deriding religious liberty

Democrats passed a resolution lauding religiously unaffiliated voters and framing religious liberty as a threat to civil rights.

The resolution, which passed unanimously at the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting in San Francisco on Aug. 24, was championed by the Secular Coalition of America, an group representing atheists, agnostics, and humanists on policy matters, multiple reports say.

"Religiously unaffiliated Americans overwhelmingly share the Democratic Party’s values," the resolution reads, emphasizing advocacy for "rational public policy based on sound science and universal humanistic values."

The resolution goes on to criticize religious Americans and refers to religious freedom claims as discriminatory.

“[T]hose most loudly claiming that morals, values, and patriotism must be defined by their particular religious views have used those religious views, with misplaced claims of ‘religious liberty,’ to justify public policy that has threatened the civil rights and liberties of many Americans, including but not limited to the LGBT community, women, and ethnic and religious/nonreligious minorities,” it reads.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/democrats-pass-resolution-praising-religiously-unaffiliated-americans-deriding-religious-liberty.html

How liberal are young evangelicals?

Are today's young evangelicals becoming more liberal?

This is the main question behind political scientist Jeremiah Castle's new book, Rock of Ages: Subcultural Religious Identity and Public Opinion among Young Evangelicals, published this month by Temple University Press.

For the most part, Castle found young evangelicals to be just as conservative as older evangelicals, with a few notable exceptions.

Castle found young evangelicals, 18-29, to be more liberal than previous generations on three issues — gay marriage, immigration and welfare.

https://www.christianpost.com/books/how-liberal-are-young-evangelicals.html

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