"It's abhorrently wrong that I was searched, arrested, interrogated by police and charged simply for praying in the privacy of my own mind. Censorship zones purport to ban harassment, which is already illegal. Nobody should ever be subject to harassment. But what I did was the furthest thing from harmful -- I was exercising my freedom of thought, my freedom of religion, inside the privacy of my own mind.
Read moreThe presents have been opened, Christmas dinner is reduced to leftovers, and thoughts turn to New Year's Eve and beyond. And in America the Super Bowl, Groundhog Day and Valentine's Day decorations now take up space in the stores where Christmas decorations once sat since early October.
Read moreThe celebration of Christ's birth will again become a Sunday event in 2033, 2039, 2044, and 2050. If I live that long I'll be a ripe 101-years-old.
So far, I have seen Sunday Christmases a dozen times in my lifetime. It will be another 11 years before Christmas comes on Sunday again. That will push me into my '80s and the question will be on which side of glory will I be then. Will I still be on earth or will the Lord have called me home to spend Christmas with Him?
Read moreHowever, how the various headlines are written reflect the political bend of the headline writer.
NEGATIVE HEADLINES
Vatican Removes Anti-Abortion Activist From the Priesthood (New York Times) …
Anti-abortion advocate Frank Pavone losing priesthood over social media posts (Washington Examiner) …
Vatican dismisses Trump-supporting, anti-abortion leader from priesthood (Reuters) …
Read moreThe Church of England is on the precipice of radical, anti-Biblical change. In just a matter of months, it could formally bless sexual immorality.
It should be clear to Church of England leadership how much of a mistake this would be -- indeed, a failure. If the CofE formally approves of sin, not only will it make true mission more difficult, it will become far easier to label faithful Christians 'extreme'.
Read moreThese same questions frame our American Anglican Council resources that address clergy care and wellness, clergy leadership, and church revitalization in North America. Not much changed since I wrote these words exactly a year ago.
Read moreThe first challenge we face is terminology. The language around gender, sex, gender identity, transgender, gender dysphoria and gender incongruence is confusing. It is important to know the facts and to distinguish the concepts.
Read moreLadies and gentlemen,
You have to agree that the phrase "the defendant's last word" sounds very somber as if after I speak they'll sew my mouth shut and forbid me from ever speaking again.
Everyone understands that this is precisely the point. I am being isolated from society and imprisoned because they want me to remain silent, as our parliament is no longer a place for discussion and Russia must now silently agree with any measures its government takes.
Read more"I do solemnly declare my belief in the Faith which is revealed in Holy Scripture and set forth in
the Catholic Creeds and to which the historic formularies, namely the Thirty-nine Articles of
Religion, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Ordering of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons as
published in 1662, bear witness; and in public prayer and the administration of the Sacraments,
What would happen, in reality, would be poor black people paying money to rich black people unless the reparations were means tested. Even then, what are the qualifying criteria for receiving reparations? How black does one have to be? Should we prove our lineage? I'm mixed-race; should my white mother give my black father a cash payout? Of course not. How do we know our ancestors were slaves and not slave traders themselves?
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