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by Carl R. Trueman | Many aspects of Prager’s comment are disturbing, not least his failure to address the dark nature of the pornography industry itself. But it is also instructive, because it exposes the superficiality of some of what passes for conservative thought today. Prager’s statement reveals that he lacks a real grasp of what is...
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H.R.5 - The Inequality Act
Welcome back y’all!
Today we are going to take a look at the most anti-christian bill to ever be proposed, and already passed the house, in our country’s history, H.R.5 - The Equality Act.
The first thing you should know, is that the name of any proposed bill is, in actuality, the exact opposite of what the bill really stands for. So we can refer to the “Equality Act” as the “Inequality act,” just like we can refer H.R.1, the “For the People Act,” as the “For the Politicians Act.” But we’ll get into that one at a later date.
What does the Inequality Act say, you might ask? Well, from congress.gov, part of the summary of the bill states “The bill prohibits an individual from being denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual’s gender identity.” This bill would be amending the Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act to change the definition of “sex” AWAY FROM being a biological man or woman TO whatever gender you feel like you are that day…man, woman, horse, wallpaper, or other. If the women’s restroom line was shorter at the ballpark, NO PROBLEM! Just be a woman for a couple minutes! (Remember that song, “Man, I Feel Like a Woman”….well that title directly applies here.) More seriously, men like Alok Vaid-Menon, a touted member of the transgender community who recently stated that, in his own words, “little girls are also kinky,” will now be able to freely occupy the bathrooms of these same little girls.
This bill would also force medical doctors into performing procedures on patients who identify as transgender, and would support the judge’s decision in Ohio to terminate a couple’s custody of their 17 year old daughter because they disagreed with a gender clinic regarding her taking testosterone injections (govtrack.us). It would also support events like the firing of teachers for not using a female students preferred pronoun or a lawsuit against a homeless shelter for abused women for refusing service to biological men (thegospelcoalition.org)…all of which actually happened. The government is trying to reach into every aspect our life and take as much control as they possibly can…all the way up to deciding whether or not you are fit to parent your child, based on the governments guidelines of what a good parent looks like. And if it couldn’t get any worse, Prnewswire calls the Inequality Act “the most pro-abortion legislation to pass the House in a decade.”
Lastly, The Inequality Act would also change the Civil Rights Act’s definition of “public accommodation” to include any “place of or establishment that provides exhibition, entertainment, recreation, exercise, amusement, public gathering, or public display and any establishment that provides a good, service, or program” (firstthings.com). This bill is specifically worded to included churches in its complete overreach of power. This is a direct attack on the Christian church. If passed, the church will be forced to adapt to these same ideologies of the far left, with no defense from the Religion Freedom Restoration Act.
Does this make sense yet?
The government is attempting to assert themselves into the church, as well as your daily life, and tell you what you are and aren’t allowed to believe.
Remember that time when everyone tried to tell you that Joe Biden was running as a moderate? Remember everyone saying that Joe Biden will be working across the aisle and seeking bipartisanship? Joe himself said in his inaugural speech, “I will be a president for all Americans, even those who didn’t vote for me.” Not one of his actions have proven this to be the truth and have only proven that his entire campaign was run on a litany of lies.
But as we look at H.R.5 specifically, our right to religious liberties is being assaulted before our very eyes. Want to know what’s crazy? Many church leaders don’t care! Or at least, they don’t care ENOUGH. Whether it’s ignorance in not understanding what is happening, not studying enough about it to be able to talk about it in front of a group of people or (worst of all) simply not wanting to offend anyone, none of these are acceptable.
You’ll find many opinion articles online stating that politics should or should not be involved in the church, and I’ve read many from both sides. Whichever way you lean on that, it really doesn’t matter. You know why? This isn’t politics. This is your faith! This is what we are on earth for… To stand up for our faith and make it known to all around us. Yes, God is in control, but does that mean we are to just sit back and watch life go on around us? Absolutely not!
This bill would be the start of an extremely slippery slope. First the government tells you what you can believe about a couple aspects of your faith, then it’s something else, and so on. When does it stop? We’re already seeing Amazon virtually burning books over the past couple months. When is it going to be the Bible that they are burning?
Now, you might be asking, “well what can I do about this anyway?” Well, first, PRAY! God is in control and he he has all things lined up just as they should be. However, this doesn’t mean that the road is going to be all sunshine and rainbows for christians. There are christians in China who are being martyred every day simply for believing in Jesus and living out their faith. There’s nothing to say that won’t happen here in America. Second, contact your state senators and let them know how you feel! Our politicians are here to serve and represent us, and they want to hear from you! Here’s a link to find contact information for your senator https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm. Third, talk to your pastor. Ask them to talk about these issues. Ask how you can help.
Christians are under direct attack from our own government, and we need to push back. Our voices need to be heard, but they can’t be heard when they’re not being used.
We must build up an army of patriots for the kingdom.
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What would have Stopped Martin Luther & Protestant Reformation?
What would have Stopped Martin Luther & Protestant Reformation?
In the popular telling of Martin Luther’s story, nothing could have stopped the Protestant reformer from challenging the dogma of his day.
Neither interrogations nor papal excommunication deterred the former Augustinian monk from speaking his conscience. The Protestant Reformation seems to have started and progressed inevitably, with the certitude of predestination.
But could the Catholic Church …
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He is Risen!
by R. R. Reno firstthings.com
I spent Easter in Omaha. The Great Vigil liturgy at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral was transcendent, with the music of Vittoria, Palestrina, and Byrd providing exquisite accents to contemporary plainsong. But it’s the beginning that always hits me in the gut. My heart beat faster with each urgent declamation of the Exsultet, the ancient hymn sung after the procession of the…
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Poll: Most Churches Avoid Discussing Social Issues
Poll: Most Churches Avoid Discussing Social Issues
Originally posted by Veronica Neffinger
Am not used to posting this kinda topic but it caught my eye during my research.
A Pew Research Center poll has revealed that most Christians do not hear about relevant social issues from the pulpits of their churches.
Firstthings.com reports that the poll surveyed over 4,000 churchgoers. All survey participants had attended at least one religious…
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Powstałe w nowożytnej Rzeczypospolitej, a stosowane przez „Solidarność” w XX wieku hasło „nic o nas bez nas”, pasuje do Zgromadzenia Specjalnego Biskupów Regionu Panamazońskiego, które odbędzie się w Rzymie w październiku – pisze na FirstThings.com George Weigel, biograf św. Jana Pawła II.
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by Carl Trueman | “I am the spirit that negates." So Mephistopheles describes his calling to Faust in their first encounter in Goethe’s great version of the medieval legend. And the calling of Mephistopheles has become the very spirit of the age in which we now find ourselves. Whether on the left or the right, the spirit of negation...
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by Bethel McGrew | There are many memorable moments in Matt Walsh’s provocative new documentary What is a Woman? But perhaps the most chilling is when Walsh sits down with Scott (Kellie) Newgent, a biological woman who underwent sex-change surgery at age forty-two. Today, Newgent is fiercely outspoken about her transition regret...
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by Carl Trueman | Since the news broke that the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, some pro-abortion activists have responded by vandalizing Catholic churches and disturbing Masses. While the threats to disrupt worship en masse and even burn the sacramental elements seem to be overblown...
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by Carl R. Trueman | I would anticipate that within five years we will witness a significant disruption across all major representatives of the Christian faith. The fault lines will run between those who find a way to accommodate to the world’s terms of...
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by Carl Trueman | Flags typically serve as rallying points for unity. They point to something a culture considers sacred. The Stars and Stripes was, for many generations, precisely such a rallying point in America. The fact that flag burning, while protected by the Constitution, was deemed by both its opponents and proponents to...
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by Robert A. J. Gagnon | In June, Christianity Today published an article by Mark Yarhouse, a professor of psychology at Regent University in Virginia, on “gender dysphoria.” Gender dysphoria is the APA’s current...
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by Carl R. Trueman | The genre of romantic tragedy depends upon a specific moral framework. So does the genre of romantic comedy. But the sexual revolution has obliterated that moral framework. The new gay rom-com, Bros, has bombed at the box office. Director Nicholas Stoller and star Billy Eichner, in full Nietzschean ressentiment mode, are in little doubt...
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by Kevin DeYoung | The most significant thing happening in the world may very well be a thing that is not happening: Men and women are not having children. The biblical logic has been reversed, and the barren womb has...
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by Carl R. Trueman | What is true in the groves of academe is even more powerfully true in our modern, technologized world. Western society is built on the myth that individuals are in charge of their identities. And when we are reminded that that is not the case, we tend to become rather angry...
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by Charles L. Glenn | We welcome the Supreme Court’s explicit recognition that faith-based schools that retain a strong distinctive mission must not be punished for it. This recognition should, in turn, renew the commitment of those working in or supporting a school with a religious mission to ensure that the mission is evident in every aspect of the school’s...
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