Society & Culture

“For years, the pro-life movement has taken on different tactics toward a shared goal of eliminating abortion.” - CToday

Michael Svigel: I am going to send Demas, my lawyer and agent, a few days ahead of me to make the necessary arrangements. As you know, I will require an up-front payment to cover travel expenses, meals, and lodging to and from the conference … I do, however, require a love offering to be collected to help cover the expense of my event staff, who will be joining me as usual.

“The survey released Dec. 24, shows 72 percent of Americans say religion is important in their lives, including 51 percent who say it’s ‘very important.’ …Only 46 percent of Americans say religion can ‘answer all or most of today’s problems’ — another record low and the first time the number has dipped below 50 percent.” - Christian Headlines

“I have been predicting that the Trump presidency will end poorly because character is destiny.” - National Review

“The average American man dies five years before the average American woman, in part because of increased death rates among males from opioids, alcohol, and suicide.” - Intellectual Takeout

“In a brutal show of force, China has violently moved against its 100 million-strong Christian population — right on the eve of Christmas.” - NCAU

“The data… show that alcohol-related deaths have climbed steadily from the 19,469 deaths recorded in 1999. Deaths from misusing alcohol did not decline at any time since that period, and they included not only alcohol poisonings but also alcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis.

“Charles Dickens tells us in his Christmas Carol that Scrooge’s cramped vision hardly ranged from his counting house. He and the spirit wouldn’t need to travel far.” - IFWE

Nicholas Kristof questions William Lane Craig of Talbot School of Theology and Houston Baptist University about Virgin Birth, Creation & Christianity.

“Her story was heartbreaking and the conviction of being a boy was not as solid as everyone portrayed. If only she had a good counselor or one Christian friend who would listen to her. Then we asked to share our thoughts with her. We started with creation and ended with redemption. No one had ever told her that story before.” - Crosspolitic