China has arrested the leader of “Lawyers for Protection of the Cross.”
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Leading Lawyer Defending Crosses in ‘China’s Jerusalem’ Jailed Before Meeting US Ambassador
Zhang Kai among 270 people detained or arrested. CToday
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Why Is Donald Trump Winning Over Evangelical Voters?
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“…a vexing question has gone unanswered: Why are evangelicals, those most desired of conservative voters, fond of Trump?” New Republic
Related: Is Donald Trump’s Love for the Bible Genuine Piety?
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A Religious Liberty Thought Experiment
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“[T]here are at least some potential circumstances in which religious believers, in order to be faithful to their religious traditions, would need to refrain from direct political advocacy for those traditions.” AC
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Denver discriminates against Chick-fil-A over CEO’s marriage beliefs
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Denver Councilman Paul Lopez told the committee the restaurant would bring “really, truly a moral issue on the city.”
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What The Pope Doesn't Get About Air Conditioning
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“[W]hy should they give it up for a lot of misguided science that would only make them poorer? I think it’s mostly nonsense.”
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Colo. marijuana legalization taking a toll
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“legalization has spawned a heightened demand for social services in southern Colorado, including an 81 percent rise in marijuana-related calls to emergency response dispatchers in 2014.” BPNews
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