Judge Roy Moore remarked on this historic case: "We are very happy that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in our favor to stop the Governor and a group of corrupt politicians from sneaking a 'hate crimes' bill through the Pennsylvania legislature. Preaching to homosexuals about the sin of sodomy should not be made a 'thought crime' in Pennsylvania or any other state."
Read moreThe average American these days would have trouble recalling the dogmas that once defined all the jarring sects, but their names remain at least half alive: a kind of verbal remembrance of the nation's religious history, a taste on the tongue of native speakers.
Read moreIn the late 1980s, before international experts arrived to tell us we had it all "wrong," we in Uganda devised a practical campaign to prevent the spread of HIV. We recognized that population-wide AIDS epidemics in Africa were driven by people having sex with more than one regular partner. Therefore, we urged people to be faithful. Our campaign was called ABC (Abstain, or Be Faithful, or use Condoms), but our main message was: Stick to one partner.
Read moreA little over a week before the Supreme Court's decision went into effect, Andrus wrote to his clergy, urging them "to encourage all couples, regardless of orientation, to follow the pattern of first being married in a secular service, and then being blessed in the Episcopal Church." The Episcopal Church formally forbids same-sex marriage, but many Episcopal clergy have for years been performing blessings of same-sex unions.
Read moreAccording to a USA Today report, Fowler's two separate suits against the publishers claim the intent of the Bible revisions that refer to homosexuals as sinners reflect an individual opinion or a group's conclusion.
Fowler says the deliberate changes made to first Corinthians, chapter six, verse nine caused him "or anyone who is a homosexual to endure verbal abuse, discrimination, episodes of hate, and physical violence ... including murder."
Read moreThe Presbyterian Church (USA) has likewise been embroiled in the tussle. That denomination has decreased in membership by 44%.
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) has also been riddled with in-house fighting over homosexual lifestyles as anti-God or pro-God. That denomination's membership has decreased 74%.
Read moreCertainly, the police and security service have been foiling plot after plot and are bringing to court a steady stream of Islamist radicals –an improvement without doubt from three years ago. And so, particularly within the British elite, people think that things are broadly under control.
Read more"Liberal" people who care about helping the poor, caring for the environment and emphasizing diplomacy rather than military force can take heart. A solid majority in every large group thinks government should do more to help the poor, even if that means going deeper into debt: 57 percent of all evangelicals, 58 percent of mainline Protestants, and 63 percent of Catholics agree. Solid majorities in all three groups also think stricter laws to protect the environment are worth the cost.
Read moreThat's just one of many changes the megachurch is implementing after a churchwide study showed long-time and fully devoted attendees weren't as satisfied as those new to the Christian faith and were stalled in their spiritual growth. While many were participating in church programs and activities, attendees were not necessarily growing more as disciples of Christ, the study found.
Read moreThe original answer to Question 87 read as follows: "Certainly not! Scripture says, 'Surely you know that the unjust will never come into possession of the kingdom of God.
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