Dynamic Duo fund abortion through “charitable” giving

Friday, 30 June 2006, 21:39 | Category : Politics/Public Policy
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You should be aware that two of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, have drawn widespread praise and criticism this week for their philanthropic alliance. While teaming together to fight disease and poverty, they have also collaborated to fund Planned Parenthood and the murder of the unborn.
To be clear, philanthropy [...]

Persecuted Christians Killed for God and Gospel

Friday, 30 June 2006, 21:33 | Category : Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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In a recent study (reported here), Professor Thomas Schirrmacher, director of the Religious Liberty Commission of the German Evangelical Alliance, explains that at least 55,000 Christians are killed each year for religious reasons. To be clear, this excludes social or political upheaval that may result in Christians dying.
Christians in India, Indonesia, and Pakistan run the [...]

Christianity and the light of its influence

Friday, 30 June 2006, 21:25 | Category : Culture/Society, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics, Politics/Public Policy
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In this article (here), Chuck Colson notes the connection between the spread of the gospel and the influence it brings to the whole of society.
Christ transforms work, home, culture, and the welfare of society in general. One day soon, He will return to enjoy it with the redeemed forever and ever (1 Pet 4).

In defense of the truth, and a friend

Sunday, 11 June 2006, 16:47 | Category : Culture/Society, World News
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Recently, I attended the trial of a friend in federal court. He was charged with crimes of the financial nature (non-violent). I was there in the event he wanted me to serve as a character witness. Instead, he asked his Bible study teacher to speak on his behalf. In spite of their efforts, he was [...]

The next Billy Graham?

Sunday, 11 June 2006, 15:25 | Category : Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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The CST reports (here) about an interesting pastor and his effort to reach out with the gospel. When asked the comparative question, he responded, “Uhhhh . . . anybody who’d have a clever response to that I’d be deeply suspicious of,” Bell says, quietly. “This whole experience broke me a long time ago. . . [...]

condi@sbc.nc

Sunday, 11 June 2006, 15:05 | Category : Church, Politics/Public Policy
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to speak at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this week in North Carolina.
I am in Greensboro now and will periodically update you on the progress of SBC happenings…

Where’s the Islam in Islamic Terrorism?

Friday, 9 June 2006, 6:43 | Category : Exposing Bias, Politics/Public Policy
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In this intriguing blast (here), Andrew McCarthy has some strong things to say concerning the alarming lack of media coverage linking Islamic terrorists to the religion and its doctrines that drive them to murder infidels, not to love and die for them so that they may live.
McCarthy closes strong, “They apparently are not members of [...]

More Muslims than Jews look for Messiah

Sunday, 4 June 2006, 21:12 | Category : Bible & Theology
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In a recent survey by Ephraim Yar of Tel Aviv University revealed more Israeli Muslims than Jews believe in special creation and look for the advent of Messiah.
Also, the study revealed more Jews believed in the “evil eye” than in heaven after death.
52% believe in the evil eye; 43% surveyed believe in heaven.
Pictured here is [...]

Colson’s Prison Fellowship gets rapped

Saturday, 3 June 2006, 15:15 | Category : Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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Today’s Houston Chronicle (here) reports a federal judge ruled Friday that Colson’s Prison Fellowship Ministries and the state of Iowa violated the US Constitution by setting up a government-funded program that uses coercive conversionary tactics based on the doctrines of Christianity.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State brought the suit, and the judge directed [...]