Fallout over LGBTQ spouses at Calvin University captures broader evangelical divide
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“A same-sex wedding led the university to split with its longtime research center over Christian teaching on sexuality.” - RNS
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“A same-sex wedding led the university to split with its longtime research center over Christian teaching on sexuality.” - RNS
“Mohler responded by noting that the ‘whole context of the wedding as a public event is the public exchange of vows and the public declaration of the rightness of this relationship.’” - C.Post
“ ‘How much longer, Lord?’ and ‘God, break the bones of my enemy’ now equal hallelujahs as leaders ask for advocacy and assistance, lamenting the silence by Russian Christians.” - C.Today
“Paul instructs Timothy, ‘And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil’ (2 Timothy 2:24; cf 1 Tim 3:3). Let’s focus briefly on the requirement to ‘not be quarrelsome.’” - 9 Marks
Study results: “husbands with higher income tended to have more children, while wives with higher income tended to have fewer children.” - IFS
“This majority of Christians is less likely to say it is very important to see progress in their spiritual life (30% say progress is important vs. 54% of those who don’t consider their faith private), less likely to say their faith is very important in their life today (45% vs. 66% agree strongly) and less likely to have weekly time with God (51% vs. 66%).” - Barna
“Women reported two top leaders’ inappropriate behavior for more than 12 years. Nothing happened.” - C.Today
“I also discovered that Christian jargon was an almost meaningless form of communication, both to non-Christians and Christians alike. I found myself more interested in echoing a subculture’s lingo than in finding true godliness.” - C.Leaders
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“U.S. News and World Report ranked Maranatha Baptist University #1 Best Online Bachelor’s Program at a private college in Wisconsin and #3 Best Online Bachelor’s Program in the state” - MBU
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