As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Nationalism is patriotism on steroids; it is patriotism degenerated into jingoism and chauvinism. It is near idolatry of country and often appears in mixing celebration of nation with worship of God.” - Roger Olson
“Thompson is associate general minister for the UCC’s wider church ministries and co-executive for its global ministries, and she recently was elected to the executive committee of the World Council of Churches” - RNS
“Summit Ministries, in conjunction with McLaughlin & Associates, released a survey last week…A separate poll conducted by Convention of States Action and the Trafalgar Group… yielded similar findings.” - CPost
Editor’s note: The full title of the speech below is “An oration, pronounced at Hanover, New-Hampshire, the 4th day of July, 1800; being the twenty-fourth anniversary of American independence.” The speaker is Daniel Webster, who was then a junior at the University of Dartmouth.
AN ORATION.
COUNTRYMEN, BRETHREN, AND FATHERS,
“On the 4th of July, I’m always reminded of times I’ve traveled in countries where freedom is severely curtailed. Or where the people have been freshly freed from the chains of injustice, and the joy of their release was palpable.” - Church & Culture
“While I live in Israel today, I spent my childhood in the U.S., and I am proud to say that I am a citizen of both countries.” - CPost
Simon Kennedy, writing at World magazine, thinks so—at least in the area of gender transition procedures on children. - World
“The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an evangelical Christian web designer cannot be compelled to create a wedding website for a gay couple.” - National Review
“The court ruled in favor of Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian postal worker, who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons and said the U.S. Postal Service should accommodate his religious belief.” - NPR
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