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Southern Baptists pass resolution opposing gay marriage Arkansas Pastor Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, gives the presidential address to the Southern Baptist Convention at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, in Columbus, Ohio, June 16, 2015. Floyd exhorted members to stand united against same-sex marriage and vows that he will never officiate a same-sex union. The Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution Tuesday, June 16, opposing gay marriage, reaffirming a long-standing position of the denomination. "The Southern Baptist Convention calls on Southern Baptists and all Christians of like-mindedness to stand firm on the Bible's witness on the private...

One of the nation's most prominent dictionary companies has resolved the argument over whether the term "marriage" should apply to same-sex duos or be reserved for the institution that has held families together for millennia: by simply writing a new definition. "I was shocked to see that Merriam-Webster changed their definition of the word 'marriage,' a word which has referred exclusively to a contract between a man and a woman for centuries. It has now added same sex," YouTube user Eric B. noted to WND. "The 1992 Webster's Dictionary does not mention same sex at all," he wrote. He created...

These words are being written shortly after Purim, the festival that celebrates G-d's "hiddenness" and His activity "behind the scenes," concealed within nature and history. For this reason it is customary to wear masks and disguises on that day. One must admit that G-d disguises Himself very well--so well, in fact, that many people have come to believe that He doesn't exist (chas vechalilah!) and that nature is a self-existent, closed system of random causes and effects. However, occasionally one encounters the phenomenon of a "mask" that is so transparent that it shouldn't succeed at concealing its wearer. For example,...