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Attempts to preserve the fundamental rights of religious freedom and conscience have been met with scorn by many for different reasons. Some simply don’t understand the issue. Others refuse to accept the rights of religious people whose values leave no room for their sexual practices .  There are some Christians who, tired of “culture-warring,” seem eager to bend the knee to ideas and behaviors that conflict with biblical values. What is religious freedom? How does it relate to conscience? Is it biblical or is it a notion with no basis in scripture, contrived by right wing religious radicals to serve selfish ends? The debate over these issues is just beginning. It will affect the Church from within and without. We faithful Christians need to know what we believe and why. Below is the religious liberty section of the  Manhattan Declaration , written by Princeton professor Robert George, Baptist theologian Timothy George , and evangelical ministry leader Charles Colson in 2009. Th

Attempts to preserve the fundamental rights of religious freedom and conscience have been met with scorn by many for different reasons. Some simply don’t understand the issue. Others refuse to accept the rights of religious people whose values leave no room for their sexual practices .  There are some Christians who, tired of “culture-warring,” seem eager to bend the knee to ideas and behaviors that conflict with biblical values. What is religious freedom? How does it relate to conscience? Is it biblical or is it a notion with no basis in scripture, contrived by right wing religious radicals to serve selfish ends? The debate over these issues is just beginning. It will affect the Church from within and without. We faithful Christians need to know what we believe and why. Below is the religious liberty section of the  Manhattan Declaration , written by Princeton professor Robert George, Baptist theologian Timothy George , and evangelical ministry leader Charles Colson in 2009. Th

The U.S. Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage raised a crucial question: How should the Church respond to a culture that seems increasingly hostile toward Christianity and Christian principles? The age-old argument that our country was founded by godly men who implemented biblical principles is true, but it doesn't seem to carry weight today.  CBN News Anchor Lee Webb said, "with good reason, we are concerned about our culture (but) we may need to refrain from placing all of our energy on that argument." In a recent Facebook post, Webb quoted the late Chuck Colson , author of The God of Stones and Spiders . He noted that Colson calls Christians to resist the notion to circle the wagons and seek special treatment as a persecuted minority, much like other minorities have, including gays. See Video: here He asked this key question: "Where does today's hostility toward Christians leave us ?" Webb's answer: "Basically where the Church has always