Democracy sees the value of dialogue for the common good. Source: Lovekindness: A Post-Election Path for Christians in America | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer
Lovekindness: A Post-Election Path for Christians in America
3 ways to practice civility after a very uncivil election
(RNS) Christians are called to lovingly engage people as Jesus did. But what does this look like when we all dig our heels into one side of a sea of red and blue? Source: 3 ways to practice civility after a very uncivil election | Religion News Service
Why Christians should not succumb to the apocalyptic language of the election
Christians can maintain prophetic clarity during a Donald Trump presidency. Source: Why Christians should not succumb to the apocalyptic language of the election – The Washington Post
Evangelical Christians celebrate and urge unity; others wary
(RNS) How prominent religious figures, both evangelical Christians and others, responded to the 2016 presidential election results as they became clear overnight. Source: Evangelical Christians celebrate and urge unity; others wary | Religion News Service
Trump Elected President, Thanks to 4 in 5 White Evangelicals
Dramatic election ends with historic victory for Donald Trump. Source: Trump Elected President, Thanks to 4 in 5 White Evangelicals | Gleanings | ChristianityToday.com
Saved Through Childbearing? A Fresh Look at 1 Timothy 2:15 Points to Protection from Satan’s Deception
Editor’s note: Scripture references are to the NASB unless otherwise noted. This essay is a summary of the author’s argument in “Ascertaining Women’s God-Ordained Roles: An Interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:15, ” Bulletin of Biblical Research 7 (1997): 1-38. “But women will be saved through childbearing” (NIV): this simple statement has mystified average Bible readers […]
DC City Council Votes to Allow Physician-Assisted Suicide
Allowing doctors to prescribe deadly drugs to assist in the suicides of their patients is not simply a one-off interaction between two consenting adults. Source: DC City Council Votes to Allow Physician-Assisted Suicide
Faith & Reason: Society of Catholic Scientists Promotes Religion in Science
Several recent studies have shown that many young people today, including young Catholics, lose their faith because they imagine that there is a conflict between religion and science. One could blame the “New Atheists” and their aggressive in-your-face proselytism for this. But the reason they have had any success, despite the manifest weakness of their […]
Can the Pope Change Catholic Teaching? | Public Discourse
Some people hope that Pope Francis will change the Church’s teaching on contraception. He won’t. He couldn’t even if he wanted to—as Church history and Scriptures show. Part two of two. Source: Can the Pope Change Catholic Teaching? | Public Discourse
The public and private faith of Hillary Clinton
The conventional wisdom is that Hillary Clinton is reluctant to talk about religion, which is only half true. Her faith has both a public and a private face. Source: The public and private faith of Hillary Clinton – CNNPolitics.com