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‘Glenn Beck’: The Roots of Social JusticeLILLBACK: Well, let’s start in the context of Westminster Seminary. The man who started the school where I’m the president, J. Gresham Machen, wrote a book that revolutionized the 20th century.

Falwell: Measurements of Success in Ministry Are Messed UpHalf of pastors would leave the ministry tomorrow if they could. Seventy percent are fighting depression and 90 percent can’t cope with the challenge of ministry.

Should we be importing homosexuality?“Ademola applied for—and was granted—asylum in the U.S. in 2009 based on his homosexuality and fear of what he might face if he returned to Nigeria.” See Gay immigrants savor freedom

“On a positive note, baptisms rose by 2.2 percent to 349,737, stemming a four-year decline.” Christian Post

“Mcalpine was arrested in Workington, in Cumbria, last month while preaching to shoppers. He said he refrained from speaking about homosexuality in his sermon but when a passerby inquired on the issue, he told the person it was a sin.” Charges against him have been dropped.

More Churches Lay Off Clergy as Donations Drop; Few Get Severance BenefitsWhile the economy appears to be recovering from the worst downturn in generations, more clergy are facing unemployment as churches continue to struggle with drops in donations. In 2009, the government counted about 5,000 clergy looking for jobs, up from 3,000 in 2007 and 2,000 in 2005.

“Sister Margaret McBride, a Catholic nun and a long time administrator at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, has been excommunicated by her local Phoenix bishop, Thomas J Olmsted, after she agreed with a hospital ethics committee that an 11-week-old fetus had to be aborted in order to save the life of a mother.” Story