Study Committee releases report on New Perspective, Federal Vision, and Auburn Avenue Theology

Sunday, 29 April 2007, 5:36 | Category : Church
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During the the 34th General Assembly of the PCA, the conservative Presbyterian Churches of America, created an ad interim committee, “to study the soteriology of the Federal Vision, New Perspective, and Auburn Avenue Theologies which are causing confusion among our churches.” Within the realm of the New Perspective, the committee evaluated NPP especially through the [...]

Abortion Legalized in Mexico City

Friday, 27 April 2007, 5:00 | Category : Family, Politics/Public Policy
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On the heels of a pro-life victory in the US this week, our neighbors to the South have decided to end the country’s long stand against abortion. Mexico City’s legislature voted this week 46-19 to legalize abortion in the capital of the world’s second-largest Roman Catholic country. The bill will permit abortions during [...]

Latinos affect tenor of Christianity in U.S.

Thursday, 26 April 2007, 14:57 | Category : Church, Culture/Society, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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This graphic appears in today’s SFGate.
From the article: “Latinos — whose numbers are growing through immigration and births — are transforming the nation’s religious landscape, especially the Roman Catholic Church, according to one of the largest-ever studies of Latinos’ faith, which was released Wednesday. Latinos now account for [...]

$10 flights? Move over SWA

Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 5:55 | Category : Culture/Society
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When I was in Asia last, Air Asia advertised flights as low as $5 (one-way), and I wondered why a continent so influenced by Western economics could do something the US couldn’t pull off–until today….
Welcome to Skybus, home of the $10 one-way ticket, and every flight is guaranteed to have many tix at that cost. [...]

The Most Expensive Movie Ever Made

Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 22:12 | Category : Culture/Society
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Ever wonder how far we have slouched toward decadence?  Sam Raimi has. As director of his third Spidey flic, he promised to pull out all the stops for what will be the last in the series under his direction, and he wasn’t monkeying around. From January 2006 through into late summer, rumors flew around Tinseltown [...]

Theology: Baptism Discussed at SBTS

Sunday, 22 April 2007, 8:22 | Category : Church, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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Dr. Greg Wills, Dr. Tom Nettles, Dr. Russell Moore, and Dr. Stephen Wellum discuss the biblical importance of the ordinance in a recent Boyce Society meeting.  Hear the Mp3 from the SBTS website.
Click Here to listen.
HT: TB

Can Anything Help Rescue the SBC?

Saturday, 21 April 2007, 10:21 | Category : Campus, Church, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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 In a thoughtful and critical reflection, Danny Akin, president of SEBTS, argues that the future of the Southern Baptist Convention lies in the hands of a return to biblical principles of leadership and service in the church.
Here’s a quote, “The Conservative Resurgence gave Southern Baptists a second chance but it did not secure our future. [...]

Bush Applauds Supreme Court Abortion Decision

Thursday, 19 April 2007, 13:25 | Category : Family, Politics/Public Policy, World News
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President Bush reacted positively to the Supreme Court decision to protect life and sustain the ban on partial birth abortion nationwide.   His decision protects life and the future of humanity.  Read the press:
“The Supreme Court’s decision is an affirmation of the progress we have made over the past six years in protecting human dignity [...]

Supreme Court Bans PB-Abortion Nationwide

Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 9:21 | Category : Family, Politics/Public Policy, World News
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The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday.
This decision delivers a powerful message to abortion advocates and a long-awaited victory for pro-lifers from the conservative bench.
Read the article.

Holocaust memorial day ceremony: World must act against Darfur genocide

Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 5:24 | Category : Culture/Society, Politics/Public Policy, World News
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I have mentioned the tempest of Darfur before (read previous posts here), and on Monday, Israel has taken up concern for the genocidal tragedy there and around the world.  While Israel marked the Holocaust, they raised their voices to the world with concern for a response to the plight of other areas of the world [...]