As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“For nearly two millennia now, this passage [Rom 13:4] has been seen by most Christian faith traditions both as authorizing governmental authority and authorizing their right to use lethal force to punish evil doers, domestically through the criminal justice system and internationally through the military in “just war” conflicts with other nations.” - Richard Land
“Sanders’ preference for government programs over private philanthropy echoes that of ancient pagan rulers. Sanders, a democratic socialist, has said that private charity should not exist, because it usurps the authority of the government.” - Acton
“Members of The Satanic Temple do not believe in God or the devil. Its beliefs are articulated in ‘the seven tenets.’ These tenets emphasize reason and science as well as values such as compassion and justice.” - The Conversation
“After Hallmark scrubbed all mentions of the pro-life film Unplanned from a recent broadcast, pro-life advocates grew outraged. The star of Unplanned, Ashley Bratcher, first revealed that all references to the film had been removed from Hallmark’s broadcast of the Movieguide Awards, even though Unplanned was nominated for awards in three categories.” - W.Examiner
“Instead of wading into the legal minefield of anti-discrimination law and attendant religious exemptions … the hearing was an exercise in low-grade biblical exegesis.
“For example, we found that when the 26,000 evangelicals from 500 churches volunteered with Portland’s Serving the City initiative, they adopted a self-imposed ‘no-proselytizin’” policy as they helped with cleaning up parks, refurbishing schools and conducting clothing drives.” - The Conversation
“The reader who wishes to wade in deeper to these waters will get an assist from Philip Magness’s bibliography on ‘The 1619 Project Debate,’ at least as it stood on January 3. Still more assistance can be found on John Fea’s website, ‘The Way of Improvement Leads Home,’ which has been tracking ‘The 1619 Project: Debate Continues.’” - ITakeout
Well-taught Christians know that we’ve always been in a battle for truth. Truth is central to who God is (e.g., Ex 34:6, John 14:6; also helpful: this and this), and anti-truth is fundamental to who the Adversary is (Gen 3:4, Jn 8:44). Given that, can we be reckless about truth on any subject? Can we be reckless about truth concerning fellow Christians who are public figures and targets of misrepresentation?
“The Ark Encounter has been chosen as the best religious museum in the United States, out of 20 nominees. The results of the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2020” - AiG
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