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A chart going around social media can be found on this link .  You may wish to go to this link to familiarize yourself with common objections coming from the pro-gay activist side of the gay marriage debate. I will be answering it in detail below. Be forewarned : this site is a pro-gay activist site that mocks Christians who believe in traditional marriage. Here is the image that appears on that site. It purports to show the absurdity of believing that homosexuality is a sin from the Bible. The first thing I would like to say about this chart is that its design is not to inform but to mock. It is inflammatory in nature. It is found on a site called queerty.com which is bold and brash in its presentation of homosexuality even as it mocks those of faith who oppose homosexual practice. Therefore, I must say that to respond to the chart is an act of grace since the chart presents conservative Christians as a whole as hypocrites to the maximum degree who don’t know their Bibl...

A Note to Pastors on Preaching in Light of the SCOTUS decision on Same-Sex Marriage from ERLC on Vimeo . (Note: I don't agree with the link of the Church to the New Jerusalem in Revelation but agree with the rest of what Brother Moore said. I believe the New Jerusalem is a literal entity that will descend from heaven and inhabit space on the New Earth as described in Revelation, not to be spiritualized as the Church) The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Text of the Supreme Court decision (includes dissents) A note from me to the general population, especially those who support and celebrate what the Supreme Court has done When the Supreme Court overturns the will of the people expressed in majorities of voters in various states (esp. by a slim majority), it shouldn't be cause for rejoicing. If the people in those states were wrong, it is a shame and stain on our people that the court had to side with right against them. If the people were right, wha...

Supreme Court Sees a Constitutional Right to Gay Marriage This may be the end of the Republican party as we know it. One of the reasons that conservatives have been given to vote Republican is so that conservative values and the view of a literal interpretation of the Constitution may be protected with the advancement of like-minded Supreme Court judges nominated to the bench by Republican presidents. However, decisions on Obamacare and gay marriage have won the day because of Republican nominated Supreme Court justices joining their liberal fellows on the bench. This argument for voting Republican, in my opinion, is now dead. A consequence of this may be the 2016 election and perhaps even a few more to come until some new paradigm takes shape or a liberal candidate or president self-destructs. Pray that this doesn't mean the beginning of persecution over what is presented as gay rights. Pray that churches, individuals and non-profits may continue to exercise freedom of re...

The makers of the popular Our Daily Bread devotionals have come out with a version for children, ages 6-10! It is for the full year. $15.29 in book form Kindle version for $9.99 iBooks for 9.99 7 day pdf sampler Tony Campolo: For the Record June 8, 2015; Tony releases a new statement urging the church to be more welcoming. Which Way, Evangelicals? There is Nowhere to Hide -- Albert Mohler Breaking News: 2 Billion Christians Believe in Traditional Marriage and so do we. Mark Galli/ JUNE 9, 2015

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This week's web sightings give us plenty of things for which to pray.  Don't be downhearted as we are told in the Scriptures, " Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. " And as one of my church leaders is prone to say, "We have read the end of the book (i.e. Bible)." So, there is reason to rejoice even as we pray for these very serious events.   DOMA ruling’s ripple effects Michigan judges cite DOMA ruling to temporarily block a state benefits law and allow a marriage amendment challenge What Emily Belz says here was exactly my fear when reading Justice Kennedy's opinion for the majority "Even a secular person should be required to answer a question before removing such an important cultural underpinning as traditional marriage: If marriage is no longer to be reserved for one man and one woman, as it has for millennia in many different cultures and religio...

Vote Biblical Values on Nov. 6 reads the main page of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association mobile site.    A banner on the BGEA website leads the person to this page:  http://www.billygraham.org/vote-biblical-values/index.asp  where the individual or church can choose bulletin inserts or posters with this message or display it via Facebook or Twitter.  The first story of note on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association page is "Billy Graham Welcomes Mitt Romney."  I did a search entitled "Obama" and found a meeting with Billy Graham in April 2010 that was requested by the president. In fact, Billy Graham has met with every post-World War II president right up to the present occupant.  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association can trace its roots to 1950.  Its ministry is mostly concerned with spreading the Gospel.  Controversy surrounding Billy Graham has always centered around his broad appeal due to methodology rather than ...

In an article entitled, “ Religious Freedom in Retreat ,” Eric Metaxas warns that religious liberty is under assault worldwide.   Thomas Farr, director of The Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown’s Berkley Center, is quoted by Metaxas as stating that nearly three quarters of the world’s population (almost 5 billion) live in nations where religious freedom is severely restricted.   http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/religious-freedom-under-gun_648235.html For those who think that this hostility is unique to the Middle East, North Africa and some portions of Asia, Farr notes that “French government restrictions have increased too, moving it ahead of CUBA [emphasis mine] in that category.”  In fact, Europe which is historically Christian “is the region with the largest proportion of nations where hostility toward religion is rising . . . Social hostility in the United Kingdom has increased so much that the country now stands with Iran and Saudi Arabia in the cat...