Jesus in the Public Square
W. Scott Lamb
Conservative lawmakers propose spending $450,000 on ‘intellectual diversity’
Let me suggest a better approach. Order up $1,000 worth of pizza and invite the entire student body to an assembly hall where they can witness the Board of Trustees sign a $449,000 reimbursement check to the Tennessee treasury.
Top quotes from faith-related news and analysis
Christian leaders are readers--with recommendations. Aerial shots of Israel from the 1930s. Zoning laws in New Jersey. Donald Trump attempts a deal with Planned Parenthood, to no avail.
Top quotes from faith-related news and analysis
Mike Rowe and Sen. James Lankford's thoughts on vocation. The NRB honors Don Wildmon. Gorsuch and religious liberty. Vince Haley, POTUS speechwriter and documentary maker of Pope John II.
Ranking evangelical universities by their Klout score
Everyone who uses social media has a Klout score, tabulated by Klout.com based on an algorithmic look under the hood of all their social media presence and influence. Raw numbers of "likes" and "followers" aren't the ultimate barometer. Instead, the Klout score figures out how much your social media presence online leads the pack within your industry or interest. So how do Evangelical universities rank?
Top quotes of the week from faith-related newsmakers and columnists
The high cost of Higher Ed regulations; the hero of Hacksaw Ridge; Pew data on travel ban & Evangelicals; Franklin Graham is praying for the nation in these crucial days
The toothless Johnson Amendment
There are close to 350,000 churches and houses of worship in the United States. How many case examples of churches losing their tax-exempt status would make you afraid of this happening to your church? Statistically, a church building is far more likely to be hit by lightning, catch fire from bad wiring, or damaged by termites than a church congregation is to face a court battle over politics in the pulpit. But I bet most parishioners don't lie awake at night worrying about bugs or bad wiring.
Beautiful new memoir from a post-White House aide to the Reagans
Peggy Grande's new memoir released this week by Hachette. Grande was fresh out of Pepperdine University when the Reagans returned to Southern California for the first taste of retirement -- if that's what you call the busy life they led during the years leading up to his disablement from Alzheimer's. Grande began as an intern and wound up working for 10 years, from 1989 to 1999 -- just after Reagan ceased coming into the office each day.
Top quotes of the week from faith-related newsmakers and columnists
Strachan writes, "And do not forget the thick and terrible irony here: in a world of lies, with evil everywhere at hand, an agent of American government is acting to smash not a terrorist, not a law-breaker, but a well-loved woman who has done nothing other than live out her religious beliefs. This is wrong. This is a travesty. "Justice has miscarried this day.
Liberty University football on path for eligibility for NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Will the Liberty Flames football team one day play for the NCAA's national championship? As of today, that is now a possibility.
Will Trump waffle on religious liberty?; refugee ban and World Relief; Washington, Lincoln, and God
Cushman writes: "Will we strive to finish our work while remembering we are but an instrument in the hand of God? As the new Trump administration moves forward, they may want to take pause, pray, and reflect on how their actions and reactions will shape our future as a country."
Chad Connelly running for Congress to fill Mick Mulvaney’s South Carolina shoes
As 81 percent of evangelicals voted for Donald Trump last November, Mr. Connelly's effort and organization paid dividends and won the White House.
Evangelical Presbyterian Church launches petition to free imprisoned pastor in Turkey
In response to Brunson's continued imprisonment, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church launched a petition drive to bring his case to the eyes of the President.
Virtue and democracy; spiritual deadness and the Left; Trump and CBN
National Religious Broadcasters President Jerry Johnson said "It is obvious the old mainstream media missed something in this last election cycle. CBN and other Christian outlets help complete the picture."
Charlottesville, Va., lawmakers vote to remove Robert E. Lee statue
Which helps the overall community the most? Leaving a statue up or taking it down? Charlottesville's representative body has decided on the latter. And that is their right (though it may be challenged in the courts). I just don't think it is as cut-and-dry to claim Jesus would be on one side of this issue or the other.
Two highlights from National Prayer Breakfast
Two highlights from the National Prayer Breakfast are better seen the read. First, the Christian band Mercy Me performed "I Can Only Imagine," with a brief and moving word of testimony given by lead singer Bart Millard just before the song. Then, Barry Black, U.S. Senate Chaplain, delivered the keynote address--and "brought the roof down."
Gen. James Mattis: ‘Small groups of committed people can change things’
Gen. James Mattis: "Small groups of committed people can change things."
Doug Stringer, Christian author and minister, calls for unity amid diversity
"May the Church find unity in our diversity, so we can be a plumb line of healing and hope within a culture of division." --Doug Stringer
Rep. Jackie Speier calls abortion statistics ‘alternative facts’
Contrary to Rep. Speier, calling sound abortion statistics "alternative facts" does not change the fact that the Hyde Amendment has saved lives. Supporting abortion rights is her right, but she cannot take away the pro-life celebration of infants saved through righteous public policy.
School choice, Trump’s relationship to African Americans, and mourning Roe v. Wade
Hugh Hewitt wrote: But we do know this has been terribly, terribly wrong, and we quote Jefferson when he said "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just."
Mike Pence takes the oath of office of Vice President using Reagan’s Bible
The events of a Presidential inauguration are historic. And, given the thousands of cameras all pointed in the same direction, even small details of pageantry and formality are noted and recorded for history. Comparisons with past inaugurations are inevitable, and deviations from the norm are either celebrated or scoffed--depending on the eye of the beholder.
