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  • My Gay Roommate

    01/21/2013 11:12:50 AM PST · by rhema · 26 replies
    Patheos ^ | 11/28/12 | Eric Teetsel
    Tim and I met a few years ago at a 24 watch party. His natural intelligence, unabashed geekiness, and “Snaps” skills made us quick friends. Plus, he managed a Starbucks so there was free coffee in it for me. Before long, I needed a new place to live and so did he. With a third friend, we rented a house together. Our friendship grew. Soon, I discovered that Tim is a serious Christian whose poignant reflections on faith and life set him apart from the pack. He was an usher in my wedding. One day, Tim told me that he...
  • The Manhattan Declaration and Conservative Evangelism

    07/30/2010 11:14:59 AM PDT · by Alex Murphy · 30 replies · 2+ views
    Intellectual Conservative ^ | July 29th, 2010 | Alan Roebuck
    Cultural renewal requires organizations dedicated to promoting a properly conservative understanding of society based on a proper understanding of God and man, and dedicated to getting people who have this understanding into positions of leadership. On November 20, 2009 a group of prominent Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical Christians promulgated the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto of Christian resistance to the legitimization of homosexuality, to abortion and euthanasia, and to the erosion of religious liberty. Although the Manifesto has drawn understandable fire from the Left, it has also been criticized heavily by many conservative Protestants, a group one would expect to support...
  • The Apostasy of the Religious Right - The Manhattan Declaration

    04/30/2010 11:43:30 AM PDT · by The Ignorant Fisherman · 17 replies · 466+ views
    The Ignorant Fishermen Blog ^ | 4/29/10 | DJP I.F.
    In a day of ever-growing moral collapse and turmoil in Washington D.C. and our nation, the American Religious Right have been linking up together more and more on current social and moral issues called “pro-natural laws.” Many of the American Religious Right have even put aside sound Biblical teaching and eternal spiritual absolutes of time and eternity in favor of a greater "social unity” with those who do not hold to such doctrines (Deut. 22:10; 2 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:6-8). Such godless and decadent “social squeezing” by the Left in America has been the very catalyst for an “apostate” ecumenical...
  • The Apostasy of the Religious Right - The Manhattan Declaration

    03/27/2010 4:23:31 PM PDT · by The Ignorant Fisherman · 32 replies · 567+ views
    The Ignorant Fishermen Blog ^ | 3/27/10 | DJP I.F.
    In a day of ever-growing moral collapse and turmoil in Washington D.C. and our nation, the American Religious Right have been linking up together more and more on current social and moral issues called “pro-natural laws.” Many of the American Religious Right have even put aside sound Biblical teaching and eternal spiritual absolutes of time and eternity in favor of a greater "social unity” with those who do not hold to such doctrines (Deut. 22:10; 2 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:6-8). Such godless and decadent “social squeezing” by the Left in America has been the very catalyst for an “apostate” ecumenical...
  • The Manhattan Declaration: A Statement from Ligon Duncan

    01/06/2010 1:35:56 PM PST · by Alex Murphy · 15 replies · 598+ views
    Reformation21 ^ | December 2009 | Ligon Duncan
    The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals has received a number of requests for comment upon the Manhattan Declaration, a recent public statement on the sanctity of life, marriage and sexuality, and religious liberty, signed by a number of leaders from the evangelical, Anglican, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. The Alliance has not historically weighed in on social ethical issues, not because they are unimportant, nor because it is inappropriate for Christians to do so, but because of the mission of the Alliance which is "to call the twenty-first century church to reformation, according to Scripture, so that it recovers clarity...
  • Obama effigy hanged in Jimmy Carter's hometown

    01/03/2010 5:25:20 PM PST · by Free ThinkerNY · 88 replies · 4,619+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Jan. 3, 2010 | Ty Tagami
    A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said the agency is investigating an effigy of President Barack Obama found hanging from a building in the Georgia hometown of former President Jimmy Carter. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan told The Associated Press that the large black doll was found Saturday morning along Main Street in the small town of Plains. According to footage from WALB-TV, the doll was hanging by a noose in front of a red, white and blue sign that says "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President." A witness told the television station that the doll...
  • THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION and EVANGELICAL CO-BELLIGERENCE

    12/31/2009 12:59:38 PM PST · by streetpreacher · 131 replies · 1,811+ views
    Camp On This ^ | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 | Steve Camp
    THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION and EVANGELICAL CO-BELLIGERENCE ...the ineffectual intersection of politics and faith     “The goal of both the church and the state is to advance the public good.” -Francis Beckwith     The ultimate goal of the church biblically is not the public good, but the glory of God in the proclamation and advancement of His gospel of sola fide. God, not the audience, is sovereign. The “public good” is political speak for tolerance. The gospel, however, does divide; it is a stumbling block, offensive and foolishness for those who are perishing.     Here we go...
  • To Start 2010 Right, Sign the Manhattan Declaration

    12/31/2009 4:37:24 PM PST · by TheConservativeCitizen · 75 replies · 1,447+ views
    '76 Blog ^ | 12-28-09 | David M. Huntwork
    "The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience," released last month, impressed me as a profound statement by a large number of Christian leaders taking a stand for the foundations of civilization, the family, and the sanctity of human life. People of faith have to work together to preserve and protect the fundamental principles of morality from those who seek to destroy them. This declaration brings together numerous Catholic bishops, Orthodox clergy, and Evangelical leaders -- and as an evangelical Christian I will gladly partner with other types of Christians on the common concepts that form the backbone of Christianity....
  • Building on Sand

    12/24/2009 7:37:18 PM PST · by Jihadi Du Jour · 4 replies · 415+ views
    Examiner.com ^ | December 3, 2009 | Joseph Speranzella SFO
    Following Christ and making it to heaven requires listen to and acting upon every word of God and relying on the mercy and grace it extends. Are we sensible then when we deliberately do things against God's revealed will. Are we sensible when we acquiesce to popular political and social ideas which are contrary to God's word?
  • Why I Signed The Manhattan Declaration

    12/24/2009 3:06:30 PM PST · by CondoleezzaProtege · 28 replies · 997+ views
    albertmohler.com ^ | Albert Mohler
    I am not inclined to sign manifestos or petitions. While believing strongly and passionately about many causes, I am not usually impressed with the effectiveness of such statements and I am generally concerned about how such statements might be used or construed by others. I am not reluctant to speak for myself and from my own Christian convictions and consequent judgments. Furthermore, the constant exchange of opposing statements on this or that issue merely crowds the public square as opposing viewpoints compete for attention. So, for reasons perhaps both admirable and not so admirable, I prefer to stand on my...
  • The Conservative-Christian Big Thinker

    12/21/2009 10:27:01 AM PST · by marshmallow · 3 replies · 413+ views
    The New York Times ^ | 12/16/09 | David D. Kirkpatrick
    On a September afternoon, about 60 prominent Christians assembled in the library of the Metropolitan Club on the east side of Central Park. It was a gathering of unusual diversity and power. Many in attendance were conservative evangelicals like the born-again Watergate felon Chuck Colson, who helped initiate the meeting. Metropolitan Jonah, the primate of the Orthodox Church in America, was there as well. And so were more than half a dozen of this country’s most influential Roman Catholic bishops, including Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, Archbishop John Myers of Newark and Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia. At the...
  • Chuck Colson: Human Sacrifice for Gaia - Environmentalism at Its Worst

    12/19/2009 10:34:10 AM PST · by wagglebee · 29 replies · 1,557+ views
    BreakPoint ^ | 12/18/09 | Chuck Colson
    Regular BreakPoint listeners know about the inhumane lengths some environmentalists are prepared to go to “save the planet.”Some have proposed taxing the parents of newborns several thousand dollars to discourage child-bearing, and thereby reducing CO2 emissions. Others have spoken of “culling” the human herd.What these proposals have in common, besides their cold-bloodedness, is that mainstream environmentalists keep insisting that they are “fringe” views. Well, recent statements from sources that couldn’t be more “respectable” put the lie to those claims. And they should remind Christians why the sanctity of human life must be our highest priority.During the recent U.N. global...
  • I will not render to Caesar what is God's

    12/15/2009 9:30:06 AM PST · by Teófilo · 3 replies · 611+ views
    Folks, this according to the Thomas More Law Center: ANN ARBOR, MI – Tomorrow, December 16, 2009, at 10 AM PST, a panel of eleven judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in San Francisco will hear oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s virulent resolution attacking the Catholic Church for its teachings against homosexual adoptions. The en banc panel will review the earlier opinion of a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit that upheld the resolution. Thomas More Law Center attorney Robert Muise will argue the case on behalf of the plaintiffs in...
  • The Manhattan Declaration: Why didn’t you sign it, R.C.? (R.C. Sproul Did not sign the Declaration)

    12/11/2009 12:11:30 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 24 replies · 1,139+ views
    Ligonier Ministries ^ | 12/11/2009 | R.C. Sproul
    On November 20, 2009, a document called the Manhattan Declaration was presented to the public by a coalition of co-belligerents. The document is concerned primarily with three very important biblical and cultural issues: the sanctity of life, the meaning of marriage, and the nature of religious liberty. Without question, these issues are up for grabs in our nation. As anyone familiar with my ministry will know, I share the document’s concern for defending the unborn, defining heterosexual marriage biblically, and preserving a proper relationship between church and state. However, when the document was sent to me and my signature was...
  • Manhattan Declaration comes at a time of ‘important decisions,’ Robert George explains

    12/13/2009 10:52:29 AM PST · by GonzoII · 2 replies · 421+ views
    CatholicNewsAgency ^ | Washington D.C., Dec 12, 2009
    Manhattan Declaration comes at a time of ‘important decisions,’ Robert George explains Prof. Robert P. George Washington D.C., Dec 12, 2009 / 10:47 pm (CNA).- Robert P. George, a Princeton University professor who co-authored the popular Manhattan Declaration, has explained that the document was intended to speak at a time when “important decisions” are being made concerning the sanctity of human life, the nature of marriage and religious freedom.Speaking in a Dec. 1 interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review Online, George said the statement’s backers wanted to bear witness to “three foundational principles of justice and the...
  • The Manhattan Declaration (why Pastor John Macarthur won't sign it.)

    12/10/2009 10:55:18 AM PST · by CondoleezzaProtege · 144 replies · 2,658+ views
    Shepherd's Fellowship ^ | 11/24/09 | John Macarthur
    Here are the main reasons I am not signing the Manhattan Declaration, even though a few men whom I love and respect have already affixed their names to it: • Although I obviously agree with the document’s opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion, and other key moral problems threatening our culture, the document falls far short of identifying the one true and ultimate remedy for all of humanity’s moral ills: the gospel. The gospel is barely mentioned in the Declaration. At one point the statement rightly acknowledges, “It is our duty to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus...
  • Pulling a Lieberman

    12/10/2009 8:01:33 AM PST · by steve-b · 23 replies · 741+ views
    Slactivist ^ | 11/29/09 | Fred Clark
    First let me say a word in praise and defense of my former boss, my professor, mentor and friend Ron Sider. I need to start off with this affirming word because by the end of this post--and in the one to follow--I'm afraid I'm going to have to be rather harshly critical of my old friend. ...I have enormous respect and affection for Ron Sider, so much so that my regard for him is able to withstand even something like his dismaying endorsement of the overwrought, corrupt and corrupting "Manhattan Declaration." In partial defense of Ron, though, we should note...
  • Archbishop Chaput: Manhattan Declaration will ‘galvanize’ Christians in difficult times

    12/07/2009 8:54:14 AM PST · by GonzoII · 10 replies · 643+ views
    CatholicNewsAgency ^ | Denver, Colo., Dec 7, 2009
    Denver, Colo., Dec 7, 2009 / 03:11 am (CNA).- In an exclusive interview with Catholic News Agency, Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput has explained his reasons for signing the Manhattan Declaration. He said the Declaration should “galvanize” Christians and others in defense of pro-life issues, the nature of marriage and religious freedom. “I was glad to be invited to sign the declaration, and glad to sign because I believe in its content,” Archbishop Chaput told CNA.  He described it as a “straightforward” statement defending the sanctity of life, religious liberty and the definition of marriage as a union of husband...
  • Manhattan Declaration Collects 232,000 Names

    12/04/2009 9:51:11 PM PST · by GonzoII · 6 replies · 784+ views
    The Wanderer Press .Com ^ | Top Stories for Thursday, December 10th, 2009 | DEXTER DUGGAN
    Top Stories for Thursday, December 10th, 2009: The Marian Shrine of Saydnaya in Syria is the second most important Christian pilgrimage site in the Middle East after Jerusalem, in terms of the number of visitors, both Christian and Muslim. The increase in its importance and popularity is due to the numerous and unlimited miracles which occur upon the intercession of Mary, Our Lady, The Mother Of God - Theotokos. Saydnaya contains an icon of The Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus, one of eight painted by St. Luke the Evangelist in the 1st century A. D. The Icon’s name...
  • Manhattan Declaration Hits 200,000 Signatures

    11/30/2009 5:37:19 PM PST · by Sybeck1 · 31 replies · 1,624+ views
    CitizenLink ^ | 11/30/09 | Kim Trobee
    The Manhattan Declaration was unveiled at a press conference Nov. 20. Now, more than 200,000 people have signed the document that outlines Christian teaching on abortion, marriage and rights of conscience. Chuck Colson, founder of The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, said on his daily Breakpoint commentary that the declaration was a proclamation that Christians will protect the tenets of their faith. "There, in front of all those cameras and lights, Christian leaders lovingly, winsomely and firmly took a stand," he said. "I will never forget the picture. I stood between Archbishop Wuerl of Washington and Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop...