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Some Lessons from the Two Supreme Court Rulings Relating to Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited rulings regarding DOMA and California’s Proposition 8 (anti-gay-marriage) law. The high court struck down Section 3 of DOMA, thus authorizing the extension of marital benefits to legally married gay couples, and it ruled that the defenders of California’s Prop-8 law had no legal standing to bring suit. […]

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Lessons From The Kermit Gosnell Abortion Case

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The jury is in, and thankfully, Kermit Gosnell was at least convicted of 3 counts of 1st degree murder. He did not receive the death penalty for his crimes, but he will at least spend the remainder of his days in prison, and without parole. Gosnell is the Philadelphia abortion provider who made the news

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Lessons from Our 2013 Spring Gospel Meeting

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These lessons were presented by Andy S0chor during our 2013 Spring Gospel Meeting: “I Will Build My Church” (04.15.13) Does God Want Us to be Happy? (04.16.13) The Faith of Daniel’s Friends (04.17.13) God’s Plan for You (04.18.13) The Courage to Speak Out (04.19.13) To listen, simply click on the link and the file should start playing automatically. To download

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Churches, Politicians & Gay Marriage

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Hillary Clinton recently made news when she came out in support of gay marriage. This surprised very few, for Hillary is a liberal Democrat, and the Democratic Party is generally supportive of gay marriage (including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden). However, the support of gay marriage certainly isn’t limited to the Democratic Party.

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The Papacy

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Millions of people watched with great excitement and anticipation on Wednesday as a new pope was elected as leader of the 1.2 billion-member Catholic church. This newest pope will be known as “Pope Francis I.” Even liberal media outlets were frenzied by the spectacle. People are always intrigued by the mystery and pageantry that attend

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La Santa Muerte

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“Santa Muerte” is Spanish for “Saint Death” or “Holy Death.” Its iconic image is venerated, prayed to, and even worshipped by millions of Mexicans and Americans. It is represented by a female skeletal figure wearing one of several differently colored robes and holding various objects, usually a scythe and a globe. To some worshippers, the

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The Mayan “Apocalypse” Versus Scripture

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People all over the world are panicking over the Mayan doomsday prediction. December 21, 2012 marks the end of the Mayan 5,125 year “long count” calendar, and many people believe that it marks the end of civilization. Some claim that the (fictitious) “planet X” or some comet is going to collide with the earth and

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Salvation

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For decades we have seen churches focus more and more on social and secular programs and less and less on sin. The reasons are obvious. Sin is an unpopular topic. People are not comfortable hearing sin openly discussed, defined and condemned. They are made to feel guilty about their own short-comings, bad attitudes and bad

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Jethro’s Qualifications for Good Civil Leaders

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God “ordained” civil government for a purpose. Civil authorities are to protect those who do good and punish those who do evil (Romans 13:1-4). In order for God’s purpose for civil government to be accomplished, civil officials must be people of integrity. They must be honest and unbiased. They must themselves adhere to the law,

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Why Christians Should Vote

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The decisions and decrees of civil officials have a tremendous impact upon our lives. These officials have the power to pass laws that can affect our freedoms, impose regulations and taxes that can affect our ability to support ourselves and our families and appoint judges that can affect our ability to receive justice. Their decisions

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