Tag Archives: Dr. Erwin Lutzer

Divided We Vote: Evangelicals and the 2016 Election

Posted on November 1, 2016 by David E Smith

Are #NeverTrumpers handing the election to Hillary and destroying the future of America? Are evangelical leaders, by supporting a morally flawed — or even unfit — candidate like Donald Trump, tarnishing the witness of the church?

These gut-wrenching questions and accusations are pulling Christians apart in what has arguably been the most divisive presidential election in our lifetime. Given these deep divisions, how can Christians ever unify? What criteria should evangelicals use when choosing a candidate? And, what will be the long-term effects of this election on the Religious Right?

I’ll explore these questions and more in Divided We Vote: …

Posted in Faith, Federal | Tagged Divided We Vote, Donald Trump, Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Dr. Vincent Bacote, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton, Julie Roys, Total Living Network | Comments Off

Religious Persecution: Coming to America?

Posted on September 6, 2016 by David E Smith

In 1929, Josef Stalin signed a law that dealt a devastating blow to religious freedom in Russia. For most of a century, Russian Christians suffered enormous persecutions for their faith. Some estimates suggest that as many as 20,000,000 Christians may have been martyred in prison camps in the 20^th century for holding to their faith. One historian stated that over 85,000 Russian Orthodox Priests were shot in 1937 alone.

Communism, despite its slogans of equality and social utopia, has never come through on its promises. Stalin’s draconian measures were reaffirmed by Leonid Brezhnev’s updated legislation in 1975. A …

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged ACLU, American Atheists, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, Anthony Scailia, Boris Yeltsin, Christian Persecution, Dr. Albert Mohler, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Eric Metaxas, Jerry Johnson, Josef Stalin, KGB, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Richard Dawkins, Ronald Reagan, Russell Moore, Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Putin | Comments Off

May 7th — Islam in America: A Christian Response with Dr. Erwin Lutzer

Posted on April 30, 2015 by David E Smith

Islam is on the rise around the world, whether it be terrorist activity in the Middle East or the increasing number of followers here in United States. Though these trends open up many opportunities to share the gospel, Christians also have reason for concern.

We have now reached a tipping point–the spread of Islam is rapidly altering the way we live. These changes are cause for alarm, for they endanger our freedoms of speech and religion.

Join us as we hear from Dr. Erwin Lutzer, pastor of Moody Church and the best selling of author of numerous books including …

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Why Pastors Should Get Political

Posted on March 29, 2014 by David E Smith

“Can you imagine if (Abolitionist William) Wilburforce said, ‘I don’t want to teach about the slave trade. I don’t want to be political. I might turn off someone who needs to hear the gospel’?” So challenged New York Tmes best-selling author Eric Metaxes at an event about a week ago at Moody Church. Both he and Moody Senior Pastor Dr. Erwin Lutzer were comparing the church in Nazi Germany to the American Church today.

You see, just like the church in Nazi Germany refused to speak out against evil and injustice some 70 years ago, so the American Church is …

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