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English: United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., USA. Front facade. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The United States Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited same-sex marriage ruling today, opting to redefine marriage in America —a 180-degree turn away from the biblical intent for marriage—as the Court also pushed aside states' rights and voters' voices. Dr. Richard Land , president of Southern Evangelical Seminary , a leader in apologetics education, said the decision throws away God's meaning for marriage. "Now," Land said, "the battlefield shifts to religious freedom. Will the progressive, totalitarian and intolerant left weaponize the government and attempt to force or compel people to affirm same-sex behavior and relationships? Or will they respect the freedom of conscience guaranteed by the Constitution? These will continue to be questions for the coming generations, now that the high Court has seized the historic role of defin

If you were trying to expand acceptance for “ LGBT rights” where would you launch a public relations blitz? Well, the Human Rights Campaign , which calls itself “the largest national LGBT organizer in the South,” has decided the answer is Mississippi. Yes, deeply conservative Mississippi, where just 22 percent of the voters believe that so-called same-sex marriage should be legal. It’s the focus of a $310,000 PR campaign called “All God ’s Children” and it’s promoting tolerance for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered people, as well as their lifestyle decisions. The initiative includes television commercials, phone calls, door-to-door canvassing, and online advertising. It sounds a lot like the work that goes into an evangelistic campaign, as does the language being used: “We are all God’s children,” the campaign says. “It is only for God to judge, not us. We need to treat everyone with respect.” The campaign in the Magnolia State is part of a larger, $8.5 million effor

The next several years are going to be messy for Christians. We already know that some who claim to be within our fold will continue to challenge the historic, orthodox teaching about sexuality, marriage, and the essence of what it means to be made in the image of God. But even those of us who agree that marriage is what the church has always thought it was, will disagree on how best to move forward in a culture hell-bent on denying it. Case in point: Over at First Things , a premier publication of Christian thought, Ephraim Radner and Christopher Seitz have offered what they refer to as “ The Marriage Pledge,”  calling clergy of all stripes to no longer sign government documents of civil marriage. To be a “clear witness,” they have decided they “will no longer serve as agents of the state in marriage” because to do so would be to “implicate the Church in a false definition of marriage.” This is an idea that has been kicked around for some time.  Past First Things  articles hav

English: Al Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) June 2, 2014 ( Albert Mohler ) - Southern Baptists will be heading for Baltimore in just a few days, and the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention is to be held in a city that has not hosted the convention since 1940. This time, Baptists attending the meeting will face an issue that would not have been imaginable just a few years ago, much less in 1940 — a congregation that affirms same-sex relationships. Just days before the convention, news broke that a congregation in suburban Los Angeles has decided to affirm same-sex sexuality and relationships. In an hour-long video posted on the Internet, Pastor Danny Cortez explains his personal change of mind and position on the issue of homosexuality and same-sex relationships. He also addressed the same issues in a letter posted at Patheos.com. In the letter, Cortez describes a sunny day at the beach in August of 2013 whe

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates IRVING, TX , May 27, 2014- Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who led the military to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, says that he would have allowed homosexual leaders for Boy Scouts of America . Gates, who was  elected  to head the Boy Scouts of America ( BSA )  for a two-year term  last week, said that he "would have supported having gay Scoutmasters , but at the same time, I fully accept the decision that was democratically arrived at by 1,500 volunteers from across the entire country." A year ago, BSA allowed openly homosexual scouts for the first time. The policy  reads  that "No youth may be denied membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.” The policy took effect on January 1, 2014. Gates, who said he "was prepared to go further than the decision that was made," declared in a public statement last week that he did not intend to reignite t

NEW YORK, December 19, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Abbe Raven , CEO of A&E the media may already be receiving a pile of complaints for having effectively fired  Duck Dynast y founding star Phil Robertson after a  GQ  interview in which he presented his Christian stance against homosexual sex . The case is unique in America, where firings and punishment for those voicing objection to homosexual sex has become routine. Robertson's has earned a high profile, as the massive popularity of  Duck Dynasty   coupled with the wholesomeness of the Robertson family has won the hearts of millions. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have slammed A&E for the move. Jindal, who is governor of the Robertsons' home state, said in  a statement  issued on his official website that “Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the State of Louisiana .” “The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they di