December 6-7, 2014: Truth2Freedom Weekend Headline Alerts Collection

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If a man be not saved on this side of the grave, he will never be saved on the other. —William Jay

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Weekend Review and Weekly Wrap-up

December 4, 2014
NATIONAL JOURNAL — Sen. Ted Cruz is playing de facto House conservatives leader once again. Taking the podium Wednesday at an outdoor presser beside the House’s most vocal border security hawks, Reps. Steve King and Michele Bachmann, Cruz slid comfortably back into a familiar place: being a thorn in the side of elected House leaders…. (more)

December 4, 2014
POLITICO — The “Hell No” caucus is once again causing headaches for Republican leadership. A cadre of the House’s most conservative members will meet Wednesday morning at the Capitol Hill Club for Rep. Steve King’s regular breakfast to discuss lame duck legislation. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who often serves as a de facto spokesman for congressional hardliners, is expected to attend…. (more)

December 4, 2014
NEWSMAX — Republicans need to take a stand and stop President Barack Obama’s “bully” tactics by passing legislation to defund his recent executive order on immigration, former Republican South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint told Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday…. (more)
December 4, 2014
NEWSMAX — Texas is leading a multistate coalition in suing over the Obama administration’s recently announced executive actions on immigration. Many top Republicans have denounced the president’s unilateral move designed to spare as many as 5 million people living illegally in the United States from deportation…. (more)
December 4, 2014
JEROME R. CORSI — Did President Obama just set up Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to be a candidate for impeachment instead of himself if conservatives convince the Republican majorities in the House and the Senate that his “executive actions” on immigration are unconstitutional?… (more)
December 4, 2014
NEWSMAX — Ambassador Alan Keyes told Newsmax TV on Wednesday that President Barack Obama is exploiting the racial turmoil surrounding events in Ferguson, Missouri, and using the threat of more unrest to advance a misguided race-relations agenda even when the facts are not on his side…. (more)
December 4, 2014
CLIFF KINCAID — Looking back on the death and destruction in Ferguson, we can see the dirty hands of the media, especially CNN, now basking in the glow of (relatively) high ratings. Racial violence is a ratings booster and winner. It is certainly correct to say, as the media have said millions of times, that a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death in Ferguson… (more)

December 4, 2014
JOSEPH FARAH — When I look at the protests springing up across the country in the wake of Ferguson, I see a phenomenon that is both very familiar to me and, at the same time, absolutely irrational and destructive. As an active participant in protests in the 1960s and 1970s – – both the peaceful kind and the riots – – I understand what motivates people to block traffic, destroy property, commit arson, attack police…. (more)
December 4, 2014
NEWSMAX — The destruction in Ferguson, Missouri, from riots, looting and burning will “adversely affect blacks yet unborn who will still be paying the price for it 10-20 years from now,” says Thomas Sowell, a respected African-American economist and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution…. (more)
December 4, 2014
NEWSMAX — President Obama continues rewriting his signature healthcare overhaul by “executive fiat,” disregarding the will of Congress and the Constitution, according to Betsy McCaughey, a health policy expert and former lieutenant governor of New York…. (more)
December 4, 2014
NEWSMAX — Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton said Wednesday that Congress should seriously consider supplying Israel with surplus B-52 bombers and “bunker buster” bombs for a possible strike against Iranian nuclear sites, the Washington Free Beacon reports…. (more)
December 4, 2014
WASHINGTON TIMES — In three weeks, Utah intends to seize control of 31.2 million acres of its own land now under the control of the federal government. At least, that’s the plan. In an unprecedented challenge to federal dominance of Western state lands, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in 2012 signed the “Transfer of Public Lands Act,” which demands that Washington relinquish its hold on the land, which represents more than half of the state’s 54.3 million acres, by Dec. 31…. (more)
December 3, 2014
NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE — Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) suggested that House Republicans are on the verge of breaking their campaign promise to fight President Obama’s administrative amnesty, judging by the legislative text currently being circulated…. (more)
December 3, 2014
NEWSMAX — House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers is helping President Barack Obama implement his executive amnesty for illegal immigrants because the Kentucky Republican is “afraid of his own shadow,” says David Bozell, executive director of ForAmerica…. (more)
December 3, 2014
JEROME R. CORSI — In a House hearing Tuesday, Republicans took aim at President Obama’s abrupt reversal of opinion on the legality of using executive orders to effectively grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, accusing the president of undermining the Constitution…. (more)
December 3, 2014
GARTH KANT — U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., vehemently scolded a congressional witness for suggesting Republicans opposed President Obama’s amnesty order because he is black. In an answer to a question from a Democrat earlier in the Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday on the legality of Obama’s amnesty order, Marielena Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center, claimed Congress is treating Obama differently than other presidents because he is the first black chief executive…. (more)
December 3, 2014
NEWSMAX — The IRS scandal first came on the national radar in 2010 during a call between White House economic adviser Gene Sperling and reporters during which Sperling released “highly proprietary and confidential” information about Koch Industries that would have only been known by the IRS, Washington, D.C., lawyer Cleta Mitchell said Tuesday on “America’s Forum” on Newsmax TV…. (more)
December 3, 2014
NEWSMAX — A Wisconsin Republican elected to the House in November promising to champion welfare reform says poverty programs are “in essence a bribe’ to persuade poor single parents to stay jobless and unmarried, the Capital Times of Madison, Wisc., reports…. (more)
December 3, 2014
NEWSMAX — Larry Klayman, founder of the government watchdog groups Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, is offering free legal representation to victims of violence in Ferguson, Missouri, but says there are few takers…. (more)
December 3, 2014
BOB UNRUH — An openly lesbian federal judge whose appointment was opposed by dozens of U.S. senators has ruled against a Christian former Navy chaplain who alleged his superiors engineered his dismissal from the service because he was not “ecumenical.”… (more)
December 2, 2014
WASHINGTON TIMES — House Speaker John Boehner has joined forces with key Republican leaders to shut down any GOP members who might want to strong-arm President Obama over immigration…. (more)
December 2, 2014
JOSEPH CURL — In the weeks after voters cast a vote of no confidence on President Obama and his fellow Democrats, the president has gone on a scorched-earth campaign, unilaterally declaring amnesty for some 5 million illegal aliens, firing the only Republican in his Cabinet and rolling out a new federal rule dubbed “the most expensive regulation ever.”… (more)
December 2, 2014
NEWSMAX — A prominent African-American minister has come out swinging against the parents of Michael Brown, after his incensed father labeled the police officer who fatally shot his son “a murderer.” “I may be the only one in America who does not grieve for Michael Brown’s parents,” the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson said Monday on “The Steve Malzberg Show” on Newsmax TV…. (more)

December 2, 2014
NEWSMAX — Citing what it calls the Muslim Brotherhood’s “non-violent” nature, the White House has rejected a petition with more than 200,000 signatures calling on the Obama administration to declare the group a terrorist organization…. (more)
December 1, 2014
ALAN KEYES — In the aftermath of World War II, Soviet-backed Communist Parties consolidated their monopoly of power in the countries of Eastern Europe. However, to facilitate control and give the appearance of “democratic” elections, the communists allowed for the existence of parties nominally distinct from the Communist Party, though in fact subservient to its agenda in all respects… (more)

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What doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. ~ Micah 6:8

December 5, 2014

 

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. ~ Hebrews 1:1-2  

MARSHA WEST’S COLUMN

Revisited Would the Son of God Contradict the Father?

Is it true that Jesus never mentioned anything about homosexuality?  That He never brought it up, even once?  Most of us have heard the argument that the Gospels have no record of Jesus condemning homosexuality.  There are individuals, especially from the militant homosexual rights movement,  who utter this fabrication with all the raw hostility of liberals who think abortion is their God given right.

Bethel Church’s “Apostle” Bill Johnson: A Comedy of Errors Part 1   Part 2

Christian Meditation: What’s Biblical and What’s Not

 

TAKE ACTION

STOP OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE AMNESTY

Call your Representatives and tell them to oppose John Boehner’s plan to surrender to President Obama. Tell Congress to block funding for Obama’s lawlessness. As it exists now, Boehner’s plan (which has Harry Reid’s seal of approval) will fund Obama’s open-borders agenda.

Call: (855) 827-2356

This number will connect you to an automated system which will allow you to enter your zip code and will connect you directly to your House Rep.

 

FEATURED ARTICLES

New

On the Staten Island Decision—Andrew McCarthy

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/393933/staten-island-decision-andrew-c-mccarthy

Remember, it is disputed whether the chokehold applied was one the NYPD has banned. It is quite possible that Pantaleo used a different technique, or that he assaulted Garner with nothing like the intensity or duration of the prohibited chokehold. If that is the case, it could credibly be argued that Pantaleo did not use deadly force….

 

WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

New

Disney considers “God” a profanity

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/12/01/why-did-disney-block-god/

I do wonder what sort of message the Disney Channel is sending when they tell children that mentioning God in public is bad manners.

 

NEWS TO KNOW

New

GOP lawmakers highly critical of Petraeus’ Benghazi explanation, testimony shows

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/04/gop-lawmakers-highly-critical-petraeus-benghazi-explanation-testimony-shows/

 

House rebukes Obama over immigration actions, spending fight looms

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/04/house-approves-rebuke-obama-immigration-actions-spending-fight-looms/

 

IRS & Obama White House accused of unlawful transfer of taxpayers’ files

http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news415.htm

 

It’s official: America is now No. 2

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-official-america-is-now-no-2-2014-12-04

 

17 states sue to stop Obama’s immigration plan

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-texas-immigration-lawsuit-20141203-story.html

 

US Birthrate Hits All-Time Low

http://www.livescience.com/48995-us-birth-rate-hits-all-time-low.html

 

CULTURE CLASH

 

CULTURE

New

‘Racial Justice’ (Blow Me Down)–Lee Duigon

http://barbwire.com/2014/12/02/0655-racial-justice-blow/

They ought to get together with the flatworms at Occupy Wall Street, who want to abolish work. No police, no jails, no work. That ought to be a nice society to live in. Apparently “racial justice” consists of being allowed to be a predator upon your neighbor–take his stuff, take his life, no one will interfere. Although if no one is working, soon there won’t be any stuff worth taking. …

EDUCATION – Research Links

New

Insanity on the rise.

Court Orders School District to Pay $75,000 for Denying Boy Use of Girls’ Restroom

http://christiannews.net/2014/12/04/court-orders-school-district-to-pay-75000-for-denying-boy-use-of-girls-restroom/

 

HOMOSEXUALITY — Research Links

 

The revolution of the family: the Marxist roots of ‘homosexualism’

Porn may be only place gay youth see gay sex portrayed ‘positively’: UK ‘sex health’ charity head

300 Articles You Have to Read to Understand Homofascism

Homosexual Promiscuity: Breeding a national health problem

Speaking of Homosexuality

Big ‘Gay’ Brother is Watching You

Truth-Telling and Homosexuality

New

The Gay Slave Trade: Open for Business!

http://barbwire.com/2014/12/02/0900-gay-slave-trade-open-business/

 

Chinese gay dating app grows to 15 million users

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-gay-dating-app-grows-130818891.html

Previous

The Age of Intolerance—Mary Steyn

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/366896/age-intolerance-mark-steyn

 

EX-GAYS/EX TRANSEXUALS

 

Truth Matters In Ex-Gay Debate

Nine fallen ‘exgay’ leaders seek spotlight with therapy ban alliance

Why Gays Cannot Speak for Ex-Gays

120 EXhomosexual video testimonies

 

Previous

Former Lesbian Turned Christian: ‘We’ve Made God Little if We Believe He Cannot Change People’

http://christiannews.net/2014/11/28/former-lesbian-turned-christian-weve-made-god-little-if-we-believe-he-cannot-change-people/

 

Trouble In Transtopia: Murmurs Of Sex Change Regret—Stella Morabito

http://thefederalist.com/2014/11/11/trouble-in-transtopia-murmurs-of-sex-change-regret/

 

LEFT-WING MEDIA

New

Bozell Slams Networks for Covering Lauten Twice as Much as Gruber

http://www.mrc.org/press-releases/bozell-slams-networks-covering-lauten-twice-much-gruber

Capitol Hill Staffer’s Comments Were Covered Day After They Occurred, While Networks Waited As Much As 9 Days To Cover Gruber

 

LIFE& DEATH – Research Links

 

Parents Release Photo of Daughter Born at 24 Weeks to Stop Late-Term Abortions

Amazing Video Shows Life Before Birth: “Everything a Newborn Baby Does, a Fetus Has Already Done”

Abortion, Depression, Suicide

 

New

Pro-life group launches new resource for pregnant college students

http://campusreform.org/?ID=6107

 

MARRIAGE & FAMILY

 

Ryan Anderson explains why gay marriage doesn’t exist

Our last chance to save traditional marriage

 

Previous

National Homosexual Activist Organization Targets Christians in Latest Campaign

http://christiannews.net/2014/11/24/national-homosexual-activist-organization-targets-christians-in-latest-campaign/

A homosexual activist organization whose co-founder was recently jailed for sex abuse charges has launched an aggressive campaign to convert Christians to the same-sex ‘marriage’ cause.

 

RELIGION

 

OF INTEREST

New

Rick Warren’s Call for Christians to Unite With Catholics, ‘Holy Father’ Raising Concerns http://christiannews.net/2014/12/02/rick-warrens-call-for-christians-to-unite-with-catholics-holy-father-raising-concerns

 

More Than Half of Americans Believe The Bible is Inaccurate

http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2014/11/26/more-than-half-of-americans-believe-the-bible-is-inaccurate/

Previous

Thinking Biblically About the Riots In Ferguson—Jessee Johnson

http://thecripplegate.com/thinking-biblically-about-riots-ferguson/

 

CREATION VS EVOLUTION – Research links

 

Why is biblical Creationism so important?

The Giraffe: God’s Outstanding Animal

 

Previous

Missing Link or Another Fish Story?—Frank Sherwin

http://www.icr.org/article/8496

 

CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION

New

‘We Love Jesus!’ Iraqi Children Proclaim Love for Christ in Face of Islamic Beheading http://christiannews.net/2014/12/03/we-love-jesus-iraqi-children-proclaim-love-for-christ-in-face-of-islamic-beheading

 

TEACHING/DEVOTIONAL

New

From where does faith come and to whom does it belong?—Mike Ratliff

http://mikeratliff.wordpress.com/2014/12/03/from-where-does-faith-come-and-to-whom-does-it-belong/

 

WATCH OUT!

 

Where do Christians get solid food? From voices in their heads, intuition, imaginations, flights of fancy, signs, wonders? No. Solid food is consumed by feeding on the meat of the written

Word of God. ~ Sandy Simpson

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

 

New Booklet Tract: The Spiritual Truth Behind Alcoholics Anonymous–And Why Christians Should Think Twice About Joining A.A.

 

Previous

Yes, AA’s cofounder was a freemason—John Lanagan

http://mywordlikefire.com/2009/10/26/yes-aas-cofounder-was-a-freemason/

 

Angels – Research links

 

Three Reasons You Should Not Try To Bind Satan

Unbiblical ideas About Angels

 

Ann Voskamp

 

Romantic Panentheism, a Review of One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts: A Christianized Version of “Sexytime” with Ghosts?

 

Beth Moore

 

Has so-and-so false teacher always been false, or did it just start now?

The Low-Information Evangelical, Part 1  Part 2

Examining Beth Moore’s teaching

 

“Blood Moons”

 

Is Jesus going to return during the blood-red moon of 2015?

Divine Sign for Israel? Hagee Explains Blood Moons

Will Lunar Eclipses Cause Four Blood Moons in 2014 and 2015?

 

Charismatic Movement

 

Strange Fire Q&A: Answering the Critics—Phil Johnson interviews John MacArthur

Where is IHOP Going? An interview with Sarah Leslie

Previous

Pa$$ The Plate And Let Us Prey–SUFTT

http://standupforthetruth.com/2014/10/pa-plate-let-us-prey/

Should we impart an anointing of the Spirit on someone’s head?  Does the Holy Spirit posses us, or indwell us?  Yes, big difference between these two terms.

 

Church Growth Movement/Seeker/Market-Driven

 

Straight Talk About the Seeker Church Movement

Why this pastor left the church-growth model

Who is Peter Drucker, and what did he do with our church?

Rick Warren’s Catholic television interview

 

Contemplative Prayer – Research Links

 

The “Tree of Contemplative Practices” – Is Your Church Practicing Some of These?

What Is Spiritual Formation and Why Does It Matter?

Contemplative Terms

 

Previous

Ravi Zacharias on Henri Nouwen – “I regret having said that” “Henri Nouwen Was One of the Greatest Saints In Our Time”—Lighthouse Trails

http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/?p=16369

 

Ecumenism

New

Rick Warren’s Call for Christians to Unite With Catholics, ‘Holy Father’ Raising Concerns – http://christiannews.net/2014/12/02/rick-warrens-call-for-christians-to-unite-with-catholics-holy-father-raising-concerns

Previous

Does Rick Warren want you to “come home” to the Catholic Church?—Amy Spreeman

http://standupforthetruth.com/2013/06/does-rick-warren-want-you-to-come-home-to-the-catholic-church/

 

Emergent Church – Research Links

 

Listen: Emergent Church finally shows its real intentions!–

Emerging towards convergence

Emergent /Emerging Church Documentary

 

New

Controversial pastor [?] Rob [No Hell] Bell and wife, Kristen, share new view on marriage  http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2014/12/02/rob-bell-kristen-marriage-advice

Previous

McLaren’s CANA Initiative marks new era for Neo Emergents–SUFTT

http://standupforthetruth.com/2013/10/mclarens-cana-initiative-marks-new-era-for-neo-emergents/

 

Hebrew Roots Movement

New

It’s Christmas time and that can only mean one thing: the Hebrew Roots folks are busy telling Christians they are sinning if they celebrate Christmas—Christine Pack

http://www.solasisters.com/2014/12/its-christmas-time-and-that-can-only.html

 

Hillsong Church

 

Hellsong – The Music of Hillsong – In Praise of Folly

 

Previous

Hillsong NYC’s “biblical” silence about homosexuality—John Lanagan

http://mywordlikefire.com/2014/11/04/hillsongs-carl-lentz-uses-non-existent-scripture-the-message-to-justify-silence-on-homosexuality/

Eugene Peterson’s The Message “bible” flat out deletes homosexuality as sin from two key New Testament passages, and gives a politically correct spin to a third

 

“Jesus Calling” – Research Links

 

In Jesus Calling: Jesus Contradicts Himself

Is Hit Book “Jesus Calling” Pushing New Age?

Articles and links exposing the New Age “Jesus” and New Age teachings

in Sarah Young’s “Jesus Calling” devotional

One Woman’s Story About Jesus Calling: A Surprise I Never Expected That Changed My Life

 

Previous

Changing “Jesus Calling”—Damage Control for a False Christ–SUFTT

http://standupforthetruth.com/2014/11/changing-jesus-calling-damage-control-false-christ/

 

Jonathan Cahn

 

“Rabbi” Jonathan Cahn’s Most Recent Duping of the People of God: “The Mystery of the Shemitah”

 

Joyce Meyer

 

The Prosperity Priestess and the Pied Piper of IHOP

Joyce Meyer’s teaching

 

Previous

Joyce Meyer cancels speaking engagement at IHOP-KC Onething 2014

http://mywordlikefire.com/2014/11/21/joyce-meyer-cancels-speaking-engagement-at-ihop-kc-onething-2014/

 

Kay Arthur

 

Kay Arthur With Erroneous Contemplative Interpretation of Psalm 46:10

Christian Meditation: What’s Biblical and What’s

 

Mark Driscoll

 

5 Early Leadership Lessons from the Dissolution of Mars Hill Church

Part 1: “We Are Not ABANDONED”   Part 2: “Under the Bus” and “Off the Map” – The Out-of-Control Bus That Runs Over Sheep  Part 3: The Culture Which Gave Rise to Driscoll

 

“The Message” Bible

 

Eugene Peterson’s “The Message” is a parody of the Bible

 

Previous

The “Message Bible”: A Breach of Truth—John Lanagan

http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/blog/?p=16449

 

Mormonism — Research Links

 

Mormon Church Admits Founder Joseph Smith Had About 40 Wives

Was Joseph Smith Really a Prophet from God?

What is Mormonism – What do Mormon’s Believe

The Mormon version of “Holy, Holy, Holy” is missing something

 

Previous

Did Polygamy Accomplish the Purpose Given in LDS Scripture? http://str.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/did-polygamy-accomplish-the-purpose-given-in-lds-scripture.html

Over the last couple of months, the LDS Church has been publishing some in-depth “Gospel Topics” essays covering controversial issues such as the translation of the Book of Abraham and the First Vision accounts. The latest essays are on polygamy in the early church, and specifically, on the plural marriages of Joseph Smith (which some Mormons were not aware of—this is the first time this information has been officially stated by the LDS Church, though it’s been available through other sources for quite some time).

 

New Age Movement/New Thought/Spirituality — Research Links

 

The New Age Peale Factor: Norman Vincent Peale and the Occult, Part 1  Part 2

Mysticism & Global Mind Change

Panantheism

What is “The Secret”? What is the “Law of Attraction”?

 

New

Controversial pastor [?] Rob [No Hell] Bell and wife, Kristen, share new view on marriage  http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2014/12/02/rob-bell-kristen-marriage-advice

 

New Apostolic Reformation/Dominionism – Research Links

 

What is an Apostle?

Rick Joyner’s alleged visit to heaven where he claims he met Enoch

 

Previous

Written in 2008.  Posting as a reminder of who these people are.

We have had enough of false prophets—Marsha West

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/mwest/080830

People in this movement believe that the Apostles and Prophets have authority over the Church. Even though they hold a high office, the “apostles” and “prophets” don’t see eye to eye on everything. It has now come to light that some of the “apostles” were concerned about the possible dangers of commissioning Todd Bentley and warned other “apostles” but they were rebuffed — and they’re not taking it lying down….

Previous

Bethel Church’s “Apostle” Bill Johnson: A Comedy of Errors Part 1  Part 2

 

Occult

Previous

This Year’s Christmas Must Have A…Ouija Board–SUFTT

http://standupforthetruth.com/2014/11/years-christmas-must-ouija-board/

 

Roman Catholicism

 

The Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church

‘Secrets of the Vatican’ exposes moral crises facing Catholic Church’s new pope

Do eucharistic miracles really happen?

 

New

Rick Warren’s Call for Christians to Unite With Catholics, ‘Holy Father’ Raising Concerns  http://christiannews.net/2014/12/02/rick-warrens-call-for-christians-to-unite-with-catholics-holy-father-raising-concerns

Previous

‘Pope Francis’ Bows Head in ‘Silent Adoration’ Beside Islamic Grand Mufti in Turkey’s Blue Mosque

http://christiannews.net/2014/11/29/pope-francis-bows-head-in-silent-adoration-beside-islamic-grand-mufti-in-turkeys-blue-mosque/

 

Social Justice/Progressive Christianity

 

Shameful Social Gospel

The Social Justice Gospel, Yesterday and Today—Part 2

 

Previous

How progressive Pharisees brutalize the Bible—SUFTT

http://standupforthetruth.com/2014/11/progressive-pharisees-brutalize-bible/

 

Transhumanism/Nephilum

 

Spiritual Seduction

Extraterrestrials, Noah’s Flood, Pseudo-Humans, Pseudo-Science,

Nephilim and Space Alien DNA—Part 2

 

Vision Casting

 

Casting a Vision of Commandeering Control

 

Witchcraft – Research Links

 

Word of Faith/Prosperity Gospel — Research Links

 

Bethel Church’s “Apostle” Bill Johnson: A Comedy of Errors, Part 1   Part 2

The True Origins of the Prosperity Gospel

T.D. Jakes and Joyce Meyer teaching word-faith “Little Gods” doctrine

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

Previous

St. Louis Rams Enter Field Doing ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Gesture

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2014/11/30/St-Louis-Rams-Enter-Field-With-Hands-Up-Dont-Shoot-Gesture

HEALTH

 

Previous

New breast cancer vaccine proves safe in early clinical trial

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/12/01/new-breast-cancer-vaccine-proves-safe-in-early-clinical-trial/

 

Abuse of sleep, anti-anxiety drugs a growing issue among teenagers, study shows

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/11/24/abuse-sleep-anti-anxiety-drugs-growing-issue-among-teenagers-study-shows/

 

MUSIC

LINKS

Blogs

6 Ways To Develop an Evangelistic Culture in Your Church – Reformation21 Blog

What Your Body Knows About God | TGC | The Gospel Coalition

3 Old Testament Examples of Knowing “What Time It Is” | TGC

The State of Theology: The Good Book by Stephen Nichols | Ligonier Ministries Blog

Why Apologetics Still Matters – Parchment an d Pen BlogParchment and Pen Blog

The Real Reasons Young Adults Drop Out of Church | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer

Nine Issues Regarding Pastors and Office Hours

3 Tools That Simplify Original-Language Study | LogosTalk

The Painful Realities of the Adjunct Life | Everyday Theology

Where I’m going to school—and how you can help!

Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: Reflections on Christian Publishing

Best Videos

Amazing Hero Saves Baby

R C Sproul’s The Lightlings

R C Sproul’s The Prince’s Poison Cup

Source

Sea level rise threatening Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Rising seas and pounding waves driven by climate change are chipping away at the coast near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, threatening launch pads and future operations, scientists said on Friday. “There’s reason to be nervous now because the problem is so obvious,” Peter Adams, a geology professor at the University of Florida, told Reuters. Adams and fellow University of Florida geologist John Jaeger released their findings on a day when the space center on Florida’s east coast was celebrating a successful first test launch of the Orion capsule designed to one day fly astronauts to Mars. More

Additional 1,000 US troops to stay in Afghanistan

An additional 1,000 US troops will remain in Afghanistan next year to meet a temporary shortfall in NATO forces, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday during a visit to Kabul. President Barack Obama approved the move despite an earlier plan to limit the US force to a maximum of 9,800 troops in 2015. A protracted Afghan election delayed the signing of security deals with the United States and NATO countries, which set back plans for Western governments to contribute troops to the post-2014 mission, Hagel said. More

14 Foods that naturally remove toxin from body

Eliminating or removing toxins from the body is an important thing to do to maintain your body to stay healthy. The body is often conceded toxins as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle or unhealthy food consumed. Moreover, it is not possible, toxins also often enters the body through bad habits such as alcohol consumption and smoking habits. These toxic substances can damage the soft organs in the body if left unchecked like this. In addition, the toxin can weaken the immune system at risk. By removing the toxic will make the body become fresher and healthier as well as the immune system will be stronger. More

America is on a “Hot War Footing” House Legislation Paves the Way for War with Russia?

America is on a war footing. While, a World War Three Scenario has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than ten years, military action against Russia is now contemplated at an “operational level”. Similarly, both the Senate and the House have introduced enabling legislation which provides legitimacy to conduct a war against Russia. We are not dealing with a “Cold War”. None of the safeguards of the Cold War era prevail. There has been a breakdown in East-West diplomacy coupled with extensive war propaganda. In turn the United Nations has turned a blind eye to extensive war crimes committed by the Western military alliance. More

1000s protest police violence across US for 3rd night

Thousands of people in New York and other US cities protested for a third night against the use of lethal force by police against minorities, as prosecutors pledged to consider charges against an officer in the killing of an unarmed black man last month. The killing of 28-year-old Akai Gurley, who was gunned down in November by a police officer in a darkened public housing stairwell in Brooklyn, is the latest in an avalanche of deadly police actions across the country which many deem racially-biased. More

Typhoon Hagupit Making Landfall in Philippines, Impacting Areas Vulnerable After Haiyan

A very dangerous situation is evolving for the Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, makes landfall in the province of Eastern Samar. More than 30 million people will be impacted by this cyclone. Hagupit rapidly strengthened into a super typhoon on Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday with sustained winds over 241 kph (150 mph), the equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific Ocean. More

Even the Labor Department can’t explain the latest job report

A quick glance at the November employment report will give you the impression that the job market had suddenly taken flight. But look at the report more closely — as you should always do with all government statistics — and you’ll see a problem. And it’s a problem that even the Labor Department was having trouble figuring out on Friday. Wall Street, of course, loved the 321,000 new jobs that Labor said were created in November. And I’m sure people looking for a job were equally thrilled. Hell, I was giddy until I dug deeper into the figures. As it turns out, last month’s job growth was much more ordinary than the headline figure would have you believe — and it all lies with the seasonal adjustments Uncle Sam sprinkles onto all its data. More

Why Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’ May Disappoint Christian Moviegoers

Angelina Jolie’s highly anticipated film Unbroken features the true story of an Olympian and World War II veteran who was only able to extend forgiveness to his captors after he encountered Christianity. The problem? The Christianity that is central to Louis Zamperini’s life is almost entirely absent from the film. That could prove a disappointment to Christian viewers who read the best-seller by Lauren Hillenbrand that spawned the film, or who have been courted by the filmmakers to see the film, which opens in theaters on Christmas Day. The question is whether Hollywood can lure faith-based audiences with a story that’s based on faith but doesn’t pay much attention to it, especially against the blockbuster biblical epic Exodus, which opens on Dec. 12. More

Groundbreaking Evangelical Worship Gathering to Open World’s Largest Pro-Life Event in January

In a first-ever collaboration of leading evangelical pro-life groups, the world’s largest pro-life event—the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.—will feature a nondenominational prayer and worship gathering called OneVoiceDC as a central element of the two-day event on Jan. 21-22, 2015. Year after year, March for Life draws crowds of more than 500,000 people to stand in protest of the ultimate human-rights injustice of our day: abortion. OneVoiceDC is open to all (online registration required) and is being spearheaded by The Radiance Foundation, Bound4LIFE and Online For Life in partnership with numerous pro-life, pro-family, and pro-liberty organizations. More

Processed Foods and Ingredients You Need to Avoid

1. Artificial ingredients

This includes both synthetic dyes (like FD&C Red No. 40, Tartrazine, or Blue No. 1) and artificial sweeteners (like saccharin, aspartame, or sucralose). When you look at the history of food artificial ingredients haven’t been around all that long, and I don’t know about you, but I am not interested in being the guinea pig here. Plus the fact that artificial dyes require a warning label in many countries outside of the U.S. is enough of a deal breaker for me.

Instead: Look for dyes that come from natural sources (like paprika, saffron, or annatto) or forget the coloring all together (it’s only for aesthetics). When it comes to sweeteners pick those that come from natural sources (like honey, maple syrup, and even sugar) over the artificial stuff, but always consume them in moderation (see #2).

2. Refined sweeteners

It’s not that refined sweeteners themselves (like sugar) are the devil, but the quantity in which sweeteners are consumed these days is honestly the scary part. Sugar (or corn syrup or cane juice or brown rice syrup or whatever creative name is on the label) is no longer reserved for truly special occasions anymore, and instead is lurking in yogurts, breads, crackers, flavored oatmeal, beverages, and even innocent-looking salad dressings.

Instead: Rely on natural sweeteners like honey and maple syrup since they are mostly “processed” in nature and at least contain some trace nutrients. BUT it’s important to remember that “sugar is sugar” no matter what you choose. So even if you go the more natural route (which is recommended!) that by no means gives you the green light to turn up the bottle. It’s also helpful to buy foods “plain” (like yogurt, oatmeal, etc.) and sparingly sweeten them yourself to make sure things don’t get out of hand. More

‘We Love Jesus!’: Iraqi Children Proclaim Love for Christ in Face of Islamic Beheading

(CN) — Four Iraqi children firmly declared their love for Jesus in the face of death when Muslims in the country recently demanded that they convert to Islam.

Andrew White, chaplain of St. George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad, relayed the story in a recent video as he shared both about the persecution that Christians face in the country and the bravery of the children in standing up for their faith despite the consequences.

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Controversial Author Rob Bell Who Questioned Hell Turns Self-Help Guru on Oprah Winfrey Network

(CN) — The former head “pastor” of Michigan’s Mars Hill Bible Church and author of “Love Wins,” a book questioning the orthodox Christian view of Hell, is set to debut his own self-help television talk show this month on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), a move that may raise additional concerns about the already controversial speaker.

“The Rob Bell Show” featuring the former spiritual leader comes on the heels of Bell’s appearance at Winfrey’s “Life You Want” tour, which also featured speakers such as New Age guru Deepak Chopra.

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Rick Warren’s Call for Christians to Unite With Catholics, ‘Holy Father’ Raising Concerns

(CN) — In a new video, megachurch leader and author Rick Warren is calling for Christians to unite with Roman Catholics and “Pope Francis,” who Warren recently referred to as the “Holy Father”—a move that is raising concerns among Christians nationwide and is resulting in calls for Warren to repent.

Warren made the comments following his visit to the Vatican last month, where he spoke at an interfaith conference on the “Complementarity of Man and Woman.”

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‘Pope Francis’ Bows Head in ‘Silent Adoration’ Beside Islamic Grand Mufti in Turkey’s Blue Mosque

(CN) — In a move that drew some concerns from onlookers worldwide, the Roman Catholic pontiff known as Francis visited Turkey’s Blue Mosque on Saturday, expressing reverence during a moment of prayer observed by the nation’s grand mufti, who led him on a tour of the Islamic facility.

According to reports, Francis took off his shoes, folded his hands and bowed his head, standing silently next to Rahmi Yaran, who serves as the nation’s highest Islamic leader as grand mufti. The two faced Mecca as Yaran prayed with his palms raised.

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Other Top News Stories of Interest:

Court Orders School District to Pay $75,000 for Denying Boy Use of Girls’ Restroom

‘You Just Can’t Say That’: ‘Pope Francis’ Asserts Islam Can’t Be Equated With Violence

Irish School Withdraws Worksheet on Bible’s Teachings on Homosexuality Over Complaint

New Book Validates Bible’s Historical Accounts, Challenges Evolutionary Timeline

Satanic Temple approved for capitol holiday display

by Marsha West

CBS Miami reports:

Florida’s Capitol will have a new holiday decoration this year. The Satanic Temple will be among its nativity scenes and secular presentations.

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The Florida Department of Management Services this week approved the proposed holiday display from the Satanic Temple, which a year ago was rejected because the agency said its proposal was “grossly offensive.”

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/12/04/satanic-temple-approved-for-capitol-holiday-display/

Town told to keep Christ out of Christmas parade

by Marsha West

According to Fox News, the town of Piedmont, Alabama wanted to honor the “reason for the season” but out-of-town atheists objected. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent Piedmont’s mayor a threatening letter stating that the theme “alienates non-Christians and others in Piedmont who do not in fact have a ‘strong belief in prayers’ by turning them into political outsiders in their own community. … The sentiment of ‘Keeping Christ in Christmas’ does not qualify as a secular celebration.”

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/12/04/town-told-to-keep-christ-out-christmas-parade/

TGC Spotlight 12.05.14

TGC Spotlight highlights TGC articles from earlier in the week, previews articles coming next week, and links to items around the web that you might have missed. 

Around the Web

Religion and Relationships in America

A new study reveals that religion still has a profound effect on shaping Americans views on sex, relationships and family. The Relationships in America study, produced by the Austin Institute, looks at “how social forces, demography, and religion continue to shape attitudes about family and intimate relationships.” Here are just a few of the many intriguing statistics in the report:

Americans Are Still Religious

Two out of every three (66 percent) Americans still identify with some form of Christianity, with Evangelicals comprising the largest subgroup of Protestants (8.7 percent of the population). Mainliners (3.2 percent) are now fewer than Pentecostals (3.3 percent).  About 27 percent of Americans report attending church weekly (on average), and women still dominate: there are 115 women for every 100 men (ages 18-60) at the average Christian worship service.

Religion and Education

The survey finds that adults with more education are only slightly less likely to report a religious affiliation than their less-educated peers. Among Americans with less than a high school education, 77 percent claim a religious affiliation, while an equal proportion of high school graduates do the same. Among those who have some college education, that number drops slightly to 74 percent, and dips further—but only to 72 percent—among those who have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Sexual Promiscuity and Sexual Contact

The median heterosexual man or woman (age 18-60) reports somewhere between four and six opposite sex partners in their lifetime. Lesbian women, too, report about the same number of partners. The median gay man, however, has had many more partners—reporting between 16 and 20 same-sex sexual partners to this point in their lifetime.

Thirty-one percent of adults below the age of 60 report having had overlapping sexual relationships at some point in their lives.

Two-thirds of lesbians (70 percent) and one-third (30 percent) of gay men who report attraction exclusively to members of their own sex also report having had at least one opposite sex sexual partner in their lifetimes. On the other hand, among those who considered themselves exclusively (or “100 percent”) heterosexual, the share who had sex with someone outside of what their reported sexual orientation would predict were much lower: just three 3 percent of heterosexual men and five 5 percent of heterosexual women had at least one sexual partner of the same sex.

Pornography Use

Forty-three percent of men and 9 percent of women reported watching pornography in the past week, while only 34 percent of men and 72 percent of women report not viewing pornography in at least a year, if at all.

60-year-old men are only slightly less likely to have viewed pornography within the past week than men in their 20s and 30s. Among women, 19 percent of women under age 30 report viewing pornography in the week prior to the survey, while only three percent of women in their 50s report doing so.

Religious affiliation itself is associated with moderately lower levels of pornography usage, though pornography usage is still common among male churchgoers: 27 percent of Christian male attendees report pornography use in the week prior to the survey.

Religious service attendance also matters for pornography use. Weekly church attenders are the least likely to report pornography use in the past week, while those who rarely or never attend do so at double the rate.

Premarital Sex

Increased religious service attendance is negatively associated with reports of premarital sex. Among married weekly religious service attenders, 65 percent reported first sex prior to getting married, compared to 88 percent who report occasional attendance and a full 96 percent of those who never attend religious services. Among Protestants, those that classify themselves as “liberal Protestants” report the highest levels of premarital sex while more conservative “evangelical Protestants” report the lowest levels.

 

Quick Takes

• This week TGC released the latest issue of Themelios, which has 221 pages of articles and book reviews. Andy Naselli has more about what you’ll find in this issue.

• Garbage collecting for the glory of God: “If I’ve done my job well, people don’t even know I’m there,” David says.

• No, Tim Challies won’t pray for you.

• What ever happened to Rob Bell, the pastor who questioned the gates of hell? As Sarah Pulliam Bailey discovers, he found Oprah.

(For even more links, see the “Remainder Bin” at the end of this post.)

Featured TGC Articles

‘My Work Is More Important Than Yours,’ So We All Say | Bethany Jenkins

Our unity is not based on a sameness of our vocations, but on a celebration of our differences, as we give ourselves to one another in love.

 

6 Ways We Experience The Holy Spirit | J. D. Greear

If you ask Christians whether they would rather have Jesus beside them or the Spirit inside them, which do you think most would choose?

 

How Architecture Testifies To Beauty And Brokenness In Our Cities | Jen Pollock Michel

Good architecture helps communities flourish by cultivating a healthy sense of collective identity.

 

For The Days You Don’t Like Your Spouse | Amie Patrick

Living in covenant with another sinful, imperfect human being is messy and, while full of many beautiful moments, is not a constant fairy tale.

 

Featured TGC Contributor Articles

Should Christian Historians Appeal to Providence in Their Interpretations? | Justin Taylor

Although Christian historians may disagree among themselves regarding the precise nature or extent of God’s providence, all affirm its reality and importance as those who trust in the God who has decisively revealed himself through Christ in his authoritative Word and who is at work throughout history.

 

Five Points for Parents Who Want to Pass On the Faith | Kevin DeYoung

How is religion passed down across generations? That’s the theme of the new book Families and Faith by Vern L. Bengtson (with Norella M. Putney and Susan Harris).

 

Our Moral Compass Is Turned Toward Self-Righteousness | Trevin Wax

Say “self-righteous” and people are likely to think of super-spiritual religious person who looks down on everyone else for their failure to attain the same standard of holiness.

 

One Man’s Justice Another Man’s Nightmare: It Really Could Have Been Me | Thabiti Anyabwile

Last night I had a twitter exchange–one of many–with an assertive brother insisting that I was biased in my view of the events in Ferguson and in my assessment of the grand jury process.

 

Revival and money? | Ray Ortlund

We are accustomed to the biblical message that we should trust God. But here is another — smaller and subordinate, but still important — category: that God would trust us.

 

An Advent Prayer for Waiting and Repenting of Impatience | Scotty Smith

Dear heavenly Father, the Advent theme of waiting confronts me in every context of life. Why am I in such a hurry? Why the rush? At just the right time, you sent Jesus.

 

The Gospel, Fathoms Deep | Jared C. Wilson

Ever felt Ephesians 2:1-10? You’ve probably read it, maybe multiple times. But ever felt it? Ever drunk it? Steeped in it? Had it knock you over?

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American Culture

In UPS Case, Justices Tackle Ambiguity in Pregnancy Law
Adam Liptak, New York Times

A Supreme Court argument on Wednesday about pregnancy discrimination had, for the most part, the arid quality of a logic problem, with the justices wrestling with an ambiguous federal law.

The Google misery index: The times of year we’re most depressed, anxious and stressed
Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post

Depression. Anxiety. Pain. Stress. Fatigue. Below, I’ve plotted the past year’s worth of daily Google search interest these five terms, which I’ve aggregated into a index of misery.

The light of the sun in a dark basement
Jamie Dean, WORLD

Congressman Frank Wolf has spent more than three decades showing up in far corners of the globe to help the most vulnerable—and the ‘patron saint of unpopular causes’ says he’s not finished

STUDY: 86% Of Vegetarians Go Back To Eating Meat
Dennis Green, Business Insider

A study released by the Humane Research Council (HRC) — a nonprofit that provides public opinion research for use by animal advocacy groups — says at least 86% of vegetarians go back to eating meat at some point in their lives.

Bioethics

Why are blood donors asked their sexual history?
BBC

The US Food and Drug Administration is meeting to consider lifting a lifetime ban on blood donations by men who have had sex with other men, even just once, since 1977. The blood is tested so why does it matter?

Christianity and Culture

11 Brooklyn Churches Hit in a String of Burglaries
Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times

One Sunday morning this month, as worshipers streamed into the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, police officers inspected shattered glass and took note of an air-conditioner that had been pulled from a wall, clues in the theft of a few hundred dollars from the church’s coffers.

Why has Pentecostalism grown so dramatically in Latin America?
David Masci, Pew Research Center

With nearly 300 million followers worldwide, including many in Africa and Latin America, Pentecostalism is now a global phenomenon. But present day Pentecostalism traces its origins to a religious revival movement that began in the early 20th century.

Ecumenism After 50 Years
Timothy George, First Things

In retrospect it is clear that the Second Vatican Council was the most momentous religious event of the twentieth century—and not only for Catholics.

More Pastors Embrace Talk of Mental Ills
Jan Hoffman, New York Times

Evangelical leaders are increasingly opening up about family suicides, their own clinical depression and the relief they have received from psychiatric medication.

From Hell to Oprah: What Happened to Rob Bell?
Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service

The former megachurch pastor exchanged his evangelical bona fides for the blessing of Oprah.

Evangelicals add support for EPA plan to cut coal pollution
Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

Evangelicals are teaming up with environmentalists to support the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to substantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-burning power plants.

Crime

Killer’s competency in spotlight on eve of execution
Rick Jervis, USA Today

Scott Panetti dressed as a cowboy during his murder trial and, acting as his own lawyer, called John F. Kennedy, Jesus and the pope as witnesses. He’s been hospitalized more than a dozen times for psychosis and delusions.

Reporting Sexual Assault Is Difficult, but a New Technology May Help
Brendan Nyhan, New York Times

Callisto, an online sexual assault reporting system under development by a nonprofit called Sexual Health Innovations, aims to change this and provide better options for victims of sexual assault on college campuses.

Legislators call for stricter rules after University of Virginia rape revelations
Travis Fain, Daily Press

Legislative support is coalescing behind a proposal to require that university officials quickly turn rape allegations over to law enforcement, or potentially face prosecution themselves.

Drugs and Alcohol

Naloxone, a Drug to Stop Heroin Deaths, Is More Costly, the Police Say
J. David Goodman, New York Times

This year, police departments across the country, including in New York City, announced plans to stock up on a medication that reverses the effects of a heroin or opioid painkiller overdose.

Education

Most College Students Don’t Earn a Degree in 4 Years, Study Finds
Tamar Lewin, New York Times

The vast majority of students at American public colleges do not graduate on time, according to a new report from Complete College America, a nonprofit group based in Indianapolis.

Family Issues

Are kids getting more virtuous?
David Finkelhor, Washington Post

Every generation of parents is alarmed by the sexual behavior of the young. But the accusations are more misplaced now than ever.

Health Issues

Nearly 30% of world population is overweight
AFP

More than 2.1 billion people globally — or nearly 30 percent of the world’s population — are now overweight or obese, with the figure set to rise further by 2030, according to a study published Thursday. Read more:http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-nearly-30-of-world-population-is-overweight-2014-11#ixzz3Jfiv7ZDk

International Issues
Landmine casualties fell by 25 percent over last year to 15-year low
David Alexander, Reuters

Fewer people were killed or wounded by landmines over the past year than at any time since record-keeping began in 1999, and production of the weapons has almost stopped, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines said in a new report on Wednesday.

Marriage Issues

Vatican Strengthens Ties with Evangelicals and Mormons Against Gay Marriage
Elizabeth Dias, Time

In a month when papal conversation about marriage has been all the rage, the Vatican is enlisting a new set of allies to support its commitment to marriage between a man and a woman: American evangelicals and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1 in 3 Americans want a divorce between clergy and civil marriages
Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service

Should clergy divorce themselves from civil marriage? Such a church-state split — already endorsed by some Catholic and evangelical leaders — is showing surprising popularity in two new surveys released Tuesday by LifeWay Research.

The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On
Claire Cain Miller, New York Times

When Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin “consciously uncoupled” this year, ABC News said it was the latest example of the out-of-control divorce rate, “50 percent and climbing.”

Military

Robot Algorithms Can’t Answer Ethical Dilemmas, Say Programmers and Ethicists
Orion Jones, Big Think

Robots armed with weapons and programmed to act autonomously are already in the hands of national militaries. But taking action on the battlefield depends on making decisions that algorithms are simply not equipped to handle, say computer scientists and ethicists.

Race Issues

Attorney general to issue new guidance on racial profiling
Julia Edwards, Reuters

Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday he would soon release new guidelines to limit racial profiling by federal law enforcement, a move long awaited by civil rights advocates.

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Global Government and the Coming Perfect Storm

The web of deception being engineered by Satan’s forces is vast and well planned. Global government is on the horizon. But it will take a crisis – both national and international – to have it implemented. Gary Kah, Jan Markell and Eric Barger discuss this the entire hour and the options that could lead to such crises. This is sobering. The racial unrest may play a role in this. A perfect storm is forming to create a one-world government sooner than most expected. We use the mobile app found on the Home page of http://www.oneplace.com.

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Christian schools’ ‘hands tied’ by gender-bender rules

Come August of next year, high-school students in Minnesota will be permitted to play sports on teams with whatever gender they “identify” with, rather than what their biological gender would dictate, and a leading Christian family group believes this is a recipe for disaster.

On Thursday, the Minnesota State High School League, or MSHSL, officially adopted new policies that would require all public, private and even some religious high schools to accommodate transgender students, effective Aug. 1, 2015. The decision came in the face of fierce opposition that delayed the decision by months.

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An Unholy Alliance: Islam and the Vatican

Space does not allow me to post the entire list of the signers of the Yale document. I saved the document into PDF format, to enable me to search for names and denominations.

Some of the names of the signers are very familiar to us. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church is one.

The denominations represented in the list of signers are as follows:

Catholic
Methodist
Lutheran
Episcopal
United Church of Christ
Presbyterian
Baptist (mostly independent churches)
Many well known Christian Colleges

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Jewish Democrats Waking Up

It has been reported that American Jews still voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party in the recent midterm congressional elections. At the same time, there is mounting evidence that increasing numbers of American Jews at the grassroots level have become disillusioned and in many cases outraged by the shabby manner in which the Obama administration has treated Israel over the past six months. This, despite the fact that the American Jewish leadership establishment, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, had failed to criticize the biased and frequently hostile remarks against Israel personally expressed repeatedly by President Barack Obama.

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Report: Obama Eyes Sanctions on Israel While Giving Iran a Pass

Senior White House and State Department officials have recently met to discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel in an effort to stop housing construction projects in eastern Jerusalem. The report – which comes as the Obama administration is lobbying furiously against new sanctions on Iran over its illicit nuclear program — is likely to trigger new bipartisan concern on Capitol Hill over the direction of U.S. Mideast policy.

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Labor Force Participation Remains at 36-Year Low

The labor force participation rate remained at a 36-year low of 62.8 percent in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The participation rate, which is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutional population who participated in the labor force by either having a job during the month or actively seeking one, was 62.8 percent in November which matches the percentage since March 1978.

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Some here, some there — December 5, 2014

by Dan PhillipsOn with the array:

  • Louis Markos offers a readable and read-worthy review of Craig Blomberg’s recent book Can We Still Believe the Bible?  I appreciate his push-back against Blomberg’s apparent defense of the indefensible practice of “gender-norming” in translation. However, when Markos pities Bart Ehrman because “the kind of fundamentalism in which the Christian believer turned biblical debunker was raised did not prepare him for the challenges he would face in college,” I recall that Phil Johnson, a classmate of Ehrman’s at Moody, has noted otherwise.
  • (That’s the only one I’ll feature, but it’s a funny hashtag.)
  • A very interesting note on the overall structure of the Biblical canon from Michael Kruger shows a textual indicator of completeness.
  • There probably still are people who have not seen the video Frank Turk made when Phil announced his retirement from Teh Intarwebz. If you haven’t, you need to. Hys ter i cal.
  • Reader Robert Sakovich found evidence for what we pretty much suspected: the cost of discipleship has gone down a good bit.
  • The Post-“Farewell”-Bell continues on the same sad but predictable trajectory.
  • When Boswell told Samuel Johnson of seeing a woman preach in a Quaker meeting, famously replied: “Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.” Which I cite because…
  • I feel that way when President Obama tries to use Scripture to prop up his agenda — as he did when explaining why lawless home invasion is a good thing, when done on a national scale. And D. G. Hart lodges an objection. It’s nice that someone is bothered when the Bible is “so used and abused.”
  • Some readers will only be thinking of
  • Well, now.  This is new. I’ve sent you to Doug Wilson in the past when his writing and sharp thinking shine. And now…this!

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A pastor explains why discernment has disappeared
Dec 03, 2014 08:40 am | A.Spreeman

“You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.” (Matthew 16:3, NKJV) Why Discernment Has Disappeared    by Pastor Randy White I am continually frustrated that Christians, even pastors and theologians, seem to have an overwhelming inability to discern the times. The Christian world is continually […]

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Rob Bell gets his “OWN” TV show Dec. 21
Dec 02, 2014 10:42 am | A.Spreeman

OWN television has just announced the premiere of its new series titled, The Rob Bell Show. The same Rob Bell who challenges the truth of the Bible and continues to influence millions of fans around the world (having just returned from a national tour with New Agers Deepak Chopra and Oprah), despite his fall from […]

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What do we do with money?
Dec 02, 2014 08:42 am | A.Spreeman

Christians should know the dangers of placing too much importance on money. We know from the Bible that we are to worship God, and it is not even possible to worship Him at the same time we respect or pursue earthly riches. How can we keep that correct perspective as the world slides toward economic […]

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Preparing for Challenging Times
Dec 01, 2014 09:10 am | A.Spreeman

Since we last talked about a surge in the one-world religion/one-world government the Bible tells us will happen, there have been some big developments: A convergence of 14 world religions – the latest hand-holding religious summit between Rome and evangelical, Mormon, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh leaders, at the Vatican in Rome.  (See, What do Rick Warren, […]

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Reflections of Thankfulness
Nov 29, 2014 03:16 pm | A.Spreeman

Today on Stand Up For The Truth, we reflect on what it means to be truly thankful as the official start of “the holidays” is upon us. Mike LeMay and his wife, Nancy, share the bountiful goodness of our Lord in this podcast:

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Preparing for battle – the Lord has won!
Nov 26, 2014 10:53 am | A.Spreeman

If there’s one big thing we’ve all learned as our culture gets darker and more hostile toward God, it is that there is a fine line between rightfully standing for firm in the truth of His Word, and trying to fight a battle that the Lord has already won on the cross. That said, we […]

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This year’s Christmas must have… a ouija board
Nov 26, 2014 08:38 am | A.Spreeman

Google reports searches for Ouija game boards are up 300% in November as it lists ‘hottest’ gifts for 2014.Google says the boards are “Likely to sell out this season.” That is so unfortunate. Ouija boards show users to contact the dead to get answers to their questions, and invite the spirit world to guide them. […]

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Marine father banned from daughter’s school over Islam lesson
Nov 26, 2014 08:22 am | A.Spreeman

Can you imagine a school teaching your child that there is no other god but Allah, and that she needs to memorize and recite the 5 pillars of Islam?  This father, who is a marine who witnessed firsthand the destruction caused in the name of Allah and knows Islam is not “a religion of peace.” […]

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National Homosexual Activist Organization Targets Christians in Latest Campaign
Nov 26, 2014 07:58 am | A.Spreeman

By Garrett Haley MISSISSIPPI – A homosexual activist organization whose co-founder was recently jailed for sex abuse charges has launched an aggressive campaign to convert Christians to the same-sex ‘marriage’ cause. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) describes itself as a “civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.” With […]

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An age of lawlessness
Nov 25, 2014 09:05 am | A.Spreeman

The two stories we are covering today: What should our reaction be to the violence in Ferguson and other cities? And are there parallels to history repeating itself from decades past? We’re going try to put things in perspective as we’re watching a new era of lawlessness unfold. Will this be the new normal? Up […]

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Back to the basics: a conversation about the Emergent Church
Nov 24, 2014 10:44 am | A.Spreeman

Four years ago we began covering the Emergent Church movement. And then back in 2011, several popular pastors made an  astounding statement on their blogs: The emergent church movement is over. Dead.  If the Emergent Movement is “so yesterday,” why are more and more churches climbing on board the neo-emergent bus?  Why are youth-targeted conferences […]

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From where does the righteousness of the Christian come?
Nov 23, 2014 06:33 am | A.Spreeman

7 but what things were gain to me, these I have considered loss on account of Christ. 8 But even more so I consider all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom all things I suffered loss and I consider them […]

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The morphing of the Emergent movement: Can you see it now?
Nov 22, 2014 07:09 am | A.Spreeman

The Emergent Church movement is a progressive Christian movement that attempts to reduce or eliminate Christian doctrine in favor of experience and feelings. Most do not believe man can know what is absolute truth, and believe God must be experienced outside of traditional biblical doctrines. We know the Emergent church is alive and well, although […]

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Joyce Meyer cancels IHOP’s “OneThing” appearance New Year’s Eve
Nov 21, 2014 05:00 pm | A.Spreeman

It appears Joyce Meyer has cancelled her speaking event for the New Year’s Eve gala at International House of Prayer (IHOP)’s OneThing event. She had been scheduled to be the keynote speaker for One Thing. Says IHOP’s organizers: Joyce Meyer, who was scheduled to be with us at Onething 2014, has had to cancel speaking […]

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Week in Review from Paul David Tripp

Christmas Is About A Tree [Video] – Christmas is all about a tree, but it’s not about the tree you decorate. In this video, I encourage you to view your Christmas tree through the lens of the Gospel: Watch the Video

Advent: The Need [Wednesday’s Word] – Everyone agrees that something is wrong with the human race. But how do we fix it? Here are 2 common lies that even Christians believe: Read the Devotional

Advent: The Need [Sermon] – You won’t celebrate the significance of Christmas until you recognize the severity of your need. In this first Advent sermon, I show why you and I need Christmas so much: Listen to the Sermon

Do Not Be Surprised… This ‘n’ That

  • Doctrine matters. Otherwise, you end up doing something like this.

 

  • Tis the season for the “Christmas is a pagan holiday” people to come out of the woodwork. So, is Christmas Day rooted in paganism?
  • Can someone please explain to me why singles need their own devotional? I just don’t get it.
  • If you’re a high school or college student, or if you know one (or two or three…), why not head out to Tennessee for the New Year and take advantage of the free Contend 2015 conference? It’s a nice alternative to the ever-sketchy (i.e., less-than-biblically-sound) Passion conference that will be taking place around the same time.
  • Here’s your weekly dose of adorable.
  • Pastor Voddie Baucham was on Fox News to discuss Ferguson. Well done, sir. It is indeed unfortunate that Fox decided to cut you short as you began to proclaim the Gospel. It is so pathetically obvious that even the ‘conservative’ media cannot tolerate the cross.
  • Katie Couric learned the word ‘eschatology.’ We’re still waiting to hear if she learned anything about eschatology. Maybe she should take some time to listen through S. Lewis Johnson’s messages on the doctrine of eschatology.
  • If you have this in your front yard, I’m going to have to ask you to stop reading the blog. Actually, if you have anything inflatable in your front yard, just step away from the computer, repent, deflate your decorations, and then come back.
  • Looking at who Mary was, and who she was not.
  • There’s a fascinating article published at The Guardian about ‘selling’ God and the concept of hell. It’s fascinating not in an ‘I agree with everything in this article’ way, but in an ‘I think you should read this and be prepared to engage its content’ way.
  • We’ve known for awhile now that the 10th anniversary edition of Jesus Calling has scrubbed away some of its most controversial New Age references.
  • Biblical apostolic succession:

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Nine Ways To Pray For Church Leaders

“Pray they will weep over the sin and failures of God’s people. In my experience, the best shepherds are those who genuinely grieve the spiritual brokenness of the people they lead. Like Nehemiah when he heard about the damaged walls of Jerusalem, they are themselves broken when they see the results of spiritual decline.”

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4 Benefits Of Our Adoption

“When we were united to Christ, a transaction and transition of monumental proportions took place. It would be a tragedy if we did not catch a glimpse of the grandeur of what this means — it is nothing less than union and communion with the Son of God in our flesh.”

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‘Twas the Night Before the Last Christmas!

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