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Do Christians Regularly Violate the Separation of Church and State?

Posted on September 15, 2021 by David E Smith

Many Christians and non-Christians misunderstand the relationship between morality and religion. Many mistakenly believe that morality is the same thing as religion and, therefore, mistakenly believe that they should not advocate for policies that reflect their moral beliefs. But morals and religion are not the same, and basing our decisions on public policies, laws, or elections on beliefs that derive from religious convictions does not constitute an unconstitutional establishment of a state religion.

All laws reflect or embody someone’s morality. The moral beliefs of people who hold theistic worldviews are no less valid in the public square than the moral …

Posted in Faith, Religious Liberty | Tagged Barack Obama, D.A. Carson, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Francis Beckwith, Free Exercise clause, Gregory Koukl, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Lynn R. Buzzard, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Perry, Richard Neuhaus, Rob Portman, Robert George, Samuel Silver, sharia, The Golden Rule, The Naked Public Square | Comments Off

Evangelical Leaders’ Devilish Deal

Posted on December 14, 2018 by David E Smith

In stunning semi-secretive decisions motivated by fear of religious persecution, the boards of two major evangelical organizations, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), have voted to pass motions that represent an unacceptable compromise with homosexuals and the science-denying “trans” cult. These two influential organizations passed motions that would ask the government to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes in federal anti-discrimination law in exchange for religious liberty protections that many people know would merely be stepping stones yanked out from under people of faith eventually.

According to World …

Posted in Religious Liberty, Sexuality | Tagged Al Mohler, Anthony Esolen, Charles Chaput, Christian Council of Colleges and Universities, Christianity Today, D.A. Carson, Eric Metaxas, Fairness for All, Franklin Graham, Harry R. Jackson Jr., Houghton College, James Kushiner, Jim Daly, John MacArthur, John Stonestreet, Kevin DeYoung, National Association of Evangelicals, Peter Vlaming, Preserve Freedom, Reject Coercion, Robert A. J. Gagnon, Robert P. George, Rosaria Butterfield, Ryan T. Anderson, Shirley Mullen, SOGI, Timothy George, Tony Evans, World Magazine | Comments Off

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Causes Uproar By Affirming Scripture

Posted on October 11, 2016 by David E Smith

A Time Magazine article on InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s (IV) 20-page internal policy position paper on human sexuality is generating a huge brouhaha.

Posted in Faith, Media Watch, Sexuality | Tagged D.A. Carson, Denny Burk, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Press, J.I. Packer, John Stott, Os Guinness, R.C. Sproul, Skye Jethani, Time Magazine, William Lane Craig | Comments Off

PODCAST: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Causes Uproar by Affirming Scripture

Posted on October 11, 2016 by David E Smith

A Time Magazine article on InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s (IV) 20-page internal policy position paper on human sexuality is generating a huge brouhaha.

Anger and SCOTUS Anti-Marriage Decision

Posted on July 1, 2015 by David E Smith

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention just released a document titled “Here We Stand: An Evangelical Declaration on Marriage,” signed by scores of religious leaders. It is largely an excellent document that embodies an unequivocal, courageous commitment to truth.

That said, it also makes the troubling claim that Christians ought not be angry: “Outrage and panic are not the responses of those confident in the promises of a reigning Christ Jesus.”

My concern about this may seem an unnecessary quibble, but the notion that Christians ought not feel angry is integral to the …

Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty | Tagged D.A. Carson, Desiring God, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Leon Podles, Robert A. Gagnon, SCOTUS, Southern Baptist Convention, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School | Comments Off

Atheist Ignorance on Holiday Billboards

Posted on December 19, 2014 by altha-admin

~Correction/Update: Although Neuqua Valley High School still lists Hemant Mehta on its Math Department faculty webpage, he no longer works there. Linked screenshot below* was taken today, Dec. 19, 2014.~

A new Chicago-area billboard campaign from the aggressively offensive Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) exposes again this organization’s hostility to and childish misunderstanding of Christian faith.

The FFRF has announced that eleven billboards are going up with these special holiday messages:

“Kindness comes from altruism, not from seeking divine reward.”
“We are here to challenge you to think for yourself.”
“I believe in reason and logic!”
“Equality for all shouldn’t

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Posted in Faith | Tagged Alex Pruss, Alvin Plantinga, Bertrand Russell, C.S. Lewis, D.A. Carson, Daniel Dennett, David Bentley Hart, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Friendly Atheist, G.K. Chesterton, Hadley Arkes, Hemant Mehta, John Calvin, John Finnis, John Rawls, Jonathan Edwards, Karl Barth, Martin Luther, N.T. Wright, Pope Benedict XVI, Richard Dawkins, Richard Rorty, Robert George, William Lane Craig | Comments Off