Tag Archives: United Church of Christ
State Rep. Grasse Offers Another “Prayer” of Empty Platitudes
State Rep. Grasse opened an Illinois House session with a prayer this week that omitted any reference to God as the source of wisdom. She missed the opportunity to offer a prayer expressing gratitude to our Creator—who endowed us with "certain unalienable rights"—and seeking divine guidance for the state's leadership. Such a prayer would be both inclusive and profoundly appropriate.
Posted in Faith, Illinois Politics
Tagged 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, Brandon Myers, Calvin Lindstrom, Mark Moore, Myles Holmes, Nicolle Grasse, Pew Research Center, Separation of Church and State, Ten Commandments, United Church of Christ
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Battle for the Church
Last week the United Methodist Church (UMC) caved to the LGBTQ agenda. For several years, the UMC has pushed back against progressive efforts to embrace same-sex marriage, the ordination of LBGTQ pastors, and the full inclusion of those who identify as LGBTQ into all church ministries and activities.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged Charles W. Socarides, children, Christianity, church, Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, LGBTQ, Presbyterian Church, sexuality, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church
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Have We Arrived at Gomorrah?
In his book, Slouching Toward Gomorrah, Robert Bork warned that the left’s efforts to create a radical vision of egalitarianism are eroding our traditional values, values that are required to sustain our Republic. The book was written more than 25 years ago, before any Christian denomination would recognize so-called "gay" marriages.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged AASECT, Council on Religion and the Homosexual, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, ELCA, George Leonard, Glide Foundation, Have We Arrived at Gomorrah?, Hugh Hefner, Laird Sutton, LGBT, Marriage, MCC, Methodist Church, National Sex Forum, Playboy, Playboy Foundation, Pope, Robert Bork, Roman Catholic Church, Same-sex marriage, Slouching Toward Gomorrah, Sodom and Gomorrah, Ted McIlvenna, The End of Sex, Troy Perry, United Church of Christ, Vatican
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