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The topic of abortion is very personal to me—not just because I am a pastor, but because I myself was not planned. I was conceived as a result of a one-night stand, and could have become another abortion statistic. Thankfully, that did not happen. My childhood was not easy. I was a reluctant passenger on my mother’s wild roller-coaster ride of marriage and divorce with seven husbands. She would drink to excess every night and pass out. But she did marry one good guy: Oscar Laurie. He didn’t drink, smoke, or party—I don’t know what she saw in him! The...

If you’re a Christian with a gay or trans child, and you want a lecture on how wrong your beliefs are, just browse YouTube. There you’ll find a mother telling her adoring Ted Talks audience that, when forced to choose between her evangelical church and her lesbian daughter, she chose her daughter. Then there’s the Reformed Presbyterian pastor announcing his resignation from the denomination because of the harm its non-affirming policies did to his gay son. And there’s Piers Morgan, cross-examining Christian entertainer Kirk Cameron as to why Cameron wouldn’t affirm a gay son, if he had one. The message...

The recent, unprecedented attacks by Hamas against Israel October 7 were the deadliest since Israel became a nation, and the global conflict has now become a powder keg. Some speculate WW III is here. Israel has always been under attack. According to Bible prophecy, many events in the last days including the return of Jesus Christ, the judgment of God, and end times wars would revolve around Jerusalem. The Bible warns about wars and rumors of wars, and since a coalition of Muslim nations surrounding Israel forged an alliance many decades ago, the Middle East meltdown was set in motion....

Rome, Italy, Dec 8, 2011 / 04:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the biblical description of a “woman clothed with the sun” in his remarks at Rome's Spanish Steps on the 2011 Feast of the Immaculate Conception. “What is the meaning of this image? It represents the Church and Our Lady at the same time,” the Pope told the crowd assembled before the nearby statue commemorating the 1854 definition of Mary's Immaculate Conception. “Before all, the 'woman' of the apocalypse is Mary herself.” The 12th chapter of the Biblical Apocalypse – also known as the Book of...

The Biblical Jesus vs. the Book of Mormon Jesus (From a post on exmormon.org) Special thanks to who ever posted this originally (sorry I forgot your name) and aknowledgement to Gordon Hinckley who said "we worship a different Christ". LDS members believe that they are singularly blessed with a record of the earthly ministry of Jesus from his life in Palestine, his visit to the Spirit World, and his visit to the Americas. Yet, a chronological reading of the story of Jesus’ last week in Palestine to his ministry in the America, using LDS scripture, leaves one puzzled as...

At a time when the public display and discourse about matters of faith have been under attack, a new poll indicates most Americans – 63 percent – believe the Bible is literally true and the Word of God. The survey taken Thursday and Friday by Rasmussen Reports found just 24 percent thinking otherwise. When broken down into different demographics, the poll showed 77 percent of Republicans believe in the literal truth of the Bible as do 59 percent of Democrats and 50 percent of those not affiliated with either major party. Among Evangelical Christians, 89 percent believe the Bible is...

We held our second "Sanctity of Marriage" Rally today, and it was another tremendous success! We exceeded our turnout number estimates, and overall had a much stronger rally than the one we held in June of this year. A wide-shot of the crowd, from the back: Side shot: From the other side: I'm pleased to say that despite one lone 'gay' protestor, the event was incident-free. The "Lone Gunman" blended into the crowd, waited for an opportune moment, shouted an obscenity, then took off. Kind of a sad attempt, but more of an annoyance than a "counter-protest". The event was...

Greetings one and all! It is with great pleasure that I announce the details for our next upcoming "Sanctity of Marriage" Rally, to be held on the South Lawn of the RI State House. Here: http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1160838/posts Is the after-action report of our last rally. Our 2nd "Sanctity of Marriage" Rally will be this Saturday, October 2nd - starting at 12:00noon. Our keynote speaker is Mr. Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council - Washington, DC. Anyone in the close vicinity of Providence, RI, who wishes to join us in standing tall for marriage as God intended - One Man, One...

DEATH AND DYING. . .AGING--ONE'S LAST GIFT J. Grant Swank, Jr., POB l984, Windham ME 04062 Pastor, New Hope Church, Windham ME As a believer, I have always been uncomfortable with the American way of death. It strikes me as being particularly pagan. There is too much emphasis on material things at this moment given to the soul. Why the costly caskets? Funeral displays? Elaborate fringes? Gawking at the deceased? "My, doesn't he look nice?" "They did a good job on her, didn't they?" Please. Enough. There has to be another way, I used to ponder. Yet for years, I...