Interesting Links from May 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/29/germany-to-set-out-rules-for-religious-services-including-singing-ban?fbclid=IwAR2adA2skk0F4jL6GFaB0IcLapoQDoOJaqwajZBavp72jqfZolm4_oMQPZw

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/bill-gates-may-have-predicted-covid-19-but-it-doesnt-mean-hes-right-about-specifics.html

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/01/five-reasons-every-church-continue-online-services/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/30/anderson-cooper-proudly-welcomes-son-wyatt-via-surogate/3062515001/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2020/04/30/sex-during-coronavirus-pandemic-whats-safe-during-covid-quarantine/3050471001/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/elca-faces-criticism-for-posting-prayer-to-mother-god-on-denominations-facebook-twitter-accounts.html

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/a-call-for-christians-to-leave-the-elca.html

https://stream.org/to-anderson-cooper-a-son-deserves-his-mother/

https://stream.org/the-communists-lied-and-the-people-died/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/01/a-curricular-goldmine-for-teaching-and-learning-about-religion-online/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/05/01/china-sentences-journalist-to-15-years-in-prison-for-condemning-communism/

http://vaticanfiles.org/en/2020/05/vf175/

https://stream.org/will-we-take-virus-vaccine-made-from-unborn-babies/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/army-chaplain-under-fire-for-sharing-john-pipers-book-coronavirus-and-christ.html

https://www.toddstarnes.com/values/gay-lawmakers-demand-franklin-graham-samaritans-purse-leave-nyc-and-never-return/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug&fbclid=IwAR3f7m_fYUqZesASQdtpD8JWeL2oQpjqnLzK6QF52I2eQ9L8ePIyfcQ3fDk

https://www.toddstarnes.com/coronavirus/gov-gavin-newsom-will-allow-californians-to-watch-sunsets/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug&fbclid=IwAR2oincLyPYrpOdObldieEdUMyBh146VhGpGYVRTM3B14HGT1ceybhfi_Pg

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/04/what-would-rachel-held-evans-do-late-authors-voice-lives-on-in-books-others-she-championed/

https://stream.org/did-god-send-his-wrath-upon-connecticut/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/heretical-pastor-rising-in-elca-leadership

https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/06/as-long-as-vaccines-are-tied-to-abortion-christians-need-exemptions/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/06/trump-stop-savings-plan-from-funding-china/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-bakker-coronavirus-silver-solution_n_5eb2dc60c5b6695578ec3513

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/06/christian-stars-to-shine-at-first-ever-backyard-movie-night/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/05/thoughts-about-prayer-breakfasts.html

https://stream.org/the-problem-with-the-national-day-of-prayer/

https://world.wng.org/2020/04/fighting_for_real_connection_during_the_coronavirus

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/05/05/chinese-propaganda-outlet-picks-crazy-fight-over-mike-pompeos-faith/

https://www.lutheranworld.org/news/covid-19-united-prayer-humanity

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/05/07/church-reopen-sing-masks-service/

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/why-i-was-wrong-about-donald-trump.html

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/on-social-media-elca-wolves-blog/bisexuality-and-the-liturgy

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/no-mr-biden-climate-change-is-not-a-crisis-like-this-one/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/07/let-us-pray-to-honor-our-mother/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/06/national-day-of-prayer-reshaped-by-pandemic-with-interfaith-and-online-events/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/08/rick-warren-pandemic/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/08/white-house-tells-cdc-to-butt-out-of-religion/

https://providencemag.com/2020/05/keep-your-eyes-trees-1917-movie-review/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/05/08/not-asking-for-permission-hundreds-of-california-churches-plan-to-open-may-31/?utm_source=FWNL

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/07/as-pandemic-persists-churches-and-insurance-companies-grapple-with-risk/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-real-scandal-of-the-pandemic-is-our-terrible-care-for-the-elderly/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/08/friends-mourn-darrin-patrick-megachurch-pastor-and-author-who-died-unexpectedly/

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/anderson-cooper-and-the-new-normal-why-surrogacy-is-oppression.html

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/11/cost-of-discipleship/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/05/putting-ourselves-in-danger.html

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/renewing-america/81141-are-we-listening-to-trumped-up-forecasts-of-covid-19

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/amazoncom-board-recommends-vote-against-viewpoint-diversity.html

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/12/from-flannelgraphs-to-zoom-churches-bring-sunday-school-home/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/12/christian-leaders-declare-they-will-reopen-early-in-southern-california/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/11/before-we-get-back-to-normal-we-need-to-grieve-and-pray/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-churches-reopen-may-31_n_5eb98f91c5b627d3d244ee02

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/13/algerian-government-closed-churches/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/13/government-of-nicaragua-irresponsible-in-handling-the-pandemic-bishop-says/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/13/poor-peoples-campaign-reverend-barber-call-on-the-poor-to-resist-reopening-plans/

https://stream.org/wear-a-mask-for-freedoms-sake/

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/a-lutheran-denomination-becomes-radically-liberal.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/3000-calif-churches-vow-to-reopen-on-pentecost-sunday-regardless-of-gov-orders.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-non-hindus-in-india-denied-govt-aid-during-pandemic-groups-say.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/frank-wright-explains-why-hes-going-after-heresy-hes-seeing-in-evangelical-groups.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/people-are-coming-to-faith-in-christ-after-watching-i-still-believe-director-says.html

https://bethanyhymnal.blogspot.com/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/05/13/the-price-is-right-raises-100000-for-planned-parenthood/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/14/how-coronavirus-would-transform-these-famous-american-sayings/

https://sojo.net/magazine/june-2020/who-invited-table

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/may/free-speech-is-covids-latest-casualty-doctors-silenced-protests-censored-americans-treated-like-children

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-liability-limitations-churches_n_5ebc3f96c5b601831160f0fc

https://www.charismanews.com/us/81234-dr-james-dobson-condemns-3-trillion-aid-package-as-socialist-agenda

https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leaders-urge-congress-to-protect-churches-from-coronavirus-lawsuits.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/86-percent-of-choir-members-got-infected-covid-19-church-practice-washington-report.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/lawmakers-urge-pentagon-to-protect-christians-in-military-from-anti-religion-activists.html

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/chinas-pandemic-of-religious-persecution.html

https://www.csl.edu/2020/05/rast-called-as-11th-seminary-president/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-new-seminary-president.html

https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/news/2020/03/13/video-hidden-histories-faith-site-black-lesbian-activism?fbclid=IwAR3AJXaxeMIMNwdi4Y73NU7WLjw5JArGqd3KQYT-iG5VXZDMx2m0TUbWNfk

https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/people/bio/emiliem-townes

https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/about/deantownes.php

https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/about/purposes.php

https://divinity.vanderbilt.edu/about/index.php

https://stream.org/bringing-the-gospel-to-pakisan-a-lutheran-missionarys-story/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/why-the-church-needs-more-focus-on-discipleship-than-biblical-manhood-and-womanhood-author.html

https://stream.org/dear-christian-supporters-of-israel-please-do-not-become-enemies-of-the-gospel/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/19/if-democrats-really-followed-the-science-theyd-ban-abortion/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/the-people-will-ultimately-decide-when-the-shutdown-ends/

https://davidsteele.blog/2020/05/18/a-christian-reading-manifesto/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/petition-launched-against-pbs-prideland-series-celebrating-polyamory-demisexuality-queerness.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/new-labor-dept-guidelines-protect-the-beliefs-of-faith-groups-in-grant-programs.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/costi-hinn-names-new-wave-of-prosperity-preachers-says-they-are-not-like-his-uncle-are-businessmen.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/churches-leave-mennonite-denomination-over-theology-lgbt-stance.html

https://www.rzim.org/read/rzim-updates/ravi-zacharias

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/05/warts-and-all.html

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/19/christian-apologist-ravi-zacharias-dies-of-cancer-at-74/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/19/ravi-zacharias-1946-2020/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/05/19/tributes-pour-in-for-beloved-christian-apologist-ravi-zacharias-i-join-the-thunderous-applause-of-heaven/?utm_source=FWNL

http://www.bpnews.net/54820/ravi-zacharias-renowned-apologist-dies-at-74

https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-dies-from-coronavirus-after-laying-hands-on-infected-followers-declaring-them-healed.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/now-with-jesus-christian-apologist-ravi-zacharias-dies-at-74.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ravi-zacharias-tribute-leaders-honor-the-late-defender-of-christianity-well-done-sir.html

https://www.christianpost.com/entertainment/david-benham-keith-kristyn-getty-join-trail-life-usa-backyard-movie-campout.html

https://www.newsweek.com/broad-lockdowns-are-no-longer-constitutionally-justified-opinion-1505215

https://www.newsweek.com/2020/06/05/america-new-cold-war-this-time-communists-might-win-1504447.html

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2020/may/exclusive-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-armed-for-battle-with-god-on-her-side

https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-administration-blasts-un-abortion-push-with-covid-19-aid-funds.html

https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/19/pro-abortion-documentary-aka-jane-roe-falsely-claims-norma-mccorvey-wasnt-truly-pro-life/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/20/pompeo-investigation-could-undo-religious-freedom-movements-success/

https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/the-pulse/81281-10-reasons-why-established-churches-fail

http://ichabodthegloryhasdeparted.blogspot.com/2020/05/lutherdom-has-become-sleeping-pygmy.html

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/theological-primer-the-ascension/

https://www.epm.org/blog/2020/May/20/focus-importance-ascension

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/beth-moore-and-double-standards-for-joe-biden.html

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/21/my-last-conversation-with-darrin-patrick/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/bet-you-stay-home-now-you-hypokrits-mississippi-church-destroyed-suspected-arson-attack.html

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/politics/trump-magical-thinking-peale-coronavirus/index.html

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/22/imagine-united-methodist-bishop-humbles-publicly-apologizes/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/22/targeting-john-piper/

https://stream.org/who-is-kayleigh-mcenany-what-you-need-to-know-about-president-trumps-new-press-secretary/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/john-macarthur-covid-19-church/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/05/if-it-is-not-safe-now-is-it-ever.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washington-catholic-bishops-public-masses-life-respoect_n_5ec9cba4c5b6e04791378d28

https://www.christianpost.com/news/abby-johnson-reveals-norma-mccorveys-lifelong-burden-not-told-in-aka-jane-roe.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-pastors-respond-to-trumps-call-for-churches-to-reopen.html

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/24/liberal-media-taking-liberties-with-jerry-falwell-/?utm_source=Liberal+Media+Take+Liberties+with+Falwell%2C+Trump++--+Knight+in+Washington+Times&utm_campaign=Media+Take+Liberties+with+Falwell%2C+Trump&utm_medium=email

https://www.christianpost.com/news/wuhan-pastor-interrogated-after-zoom-evangelism-event-i-will-only-live-for-christ.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-bible-belt-is-the-death-belt-shane-claiborne-says.html

https://www.breakpoint.org/anderson-cooper-and-the-new-normal/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/25/beijing-effectively-ends-hong-kongs-historic-freedoms/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/25/controversy-re-opening-churches/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/26/9-million-will-die-in-coronavirus-worsened-scandal-of-starvation-says-gospel-for-asia/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/26/meet-the-pastors-who-defied-stay-at-home-orders/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-presiding-bishop-criticizes-president-over-in-person-worship

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/queereye-tv-show-touted-by-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-america

https://www.wthrockmorton.com/2020/05/24/churches-and-the-spread-of-covid-19/

https://resources.foursquare.org/should-foursquare-churches-reopen-immediately/

https://www.charismanews.com/us/81366-christian-leaders-rebuke-injustice-when-black-man-dies-after-police-officer-kneels-on-his-neck

https://www.christianpost.com/news/nearly-half-of-churchgoers-say-they-havent-watched-any-online-service-in-past-4-weeks.html

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/every-home-a-house-of-worship-and-prayer.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-100-coronavirus-infections-traced-to-evangelical-church-german-officials-say.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/largest-pentecostal-denomination-launching-new-bible-engagement-app.html

https://www.9marks.org/article/churches-rights-and-responsibilities-when-reopening-in-the-pandemic/

https://www.gty.org/library/questions/QA143/can-one-who-commits-suicide-be-saved

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/05/28/presbyterian-membership/

https://stream.org/and-the-banned-played-on-calgary-churches-forbidden-to-speak-truth/

https://www.dennyburk.com/pca-report-names-sin-while-not-being-named-by-it/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/may/george-floyd-ministry-houston-third-ward-church.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8366533/George-Floyd-moved-Minneapolis-start-new-life-released-prison-Texas.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2020/05/oregon-justice-department-investigating-collapse-of-concordia.html

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/riots-devil-night-in-america/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/safe-to-go-to-church-coronavirus-grocery-store_n_5ece80e6c5b62b47b41b5637

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/29/condemnation-of-acts-of-racism-and-white-supremacy/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/29/in-minneapolis-faith-groups-rush-to-aid-demonstrators-as-they-decry-racism-protest-floyd/

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2019/05/51277/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/05/29/minnesota-protests-show-some-things-are-more-important-than-stopping-the-spread/

https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Man-accused-of-killing-Grand-Forks-officer-charged-with-2-counts-of-murder-570872061.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/29/twitters-double-standard-has-become-painfully-clear/

https://stream.org/when-the-state-kills-the-innocent-ex-cop-derek-chauvin-and-governor-andrew-cuomo/

https://religionnews.com/2020/05/29/the-vision-of-ravi-zacharias/

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/10/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-proclaims-march-10-abortion-provider-appreciation-day/?fbclid=IwAR19iZu03xiXfaf2a2w5abWAIVEbmT9ItU7g8CgUmzvLiJUtbSp8CEb7kdc#.XtJd6-0GbN4.facebook

https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/minneapolis-mayor-gives-protesters-free-masks/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug&fbclid=IwAR1hQJzfk5V5mD8Lgz7nM1xGCabf6p_PxGtRwET9R5pkzEMWj5gcj0H9V-I

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minneapolis-mayor-says-facemasks-given-to-rioters-as-other-residents-told-to-avoid-mass-gatherings

https://www.christianpost.com/news/politicians-who-want-churches-closed-hate-faith-ted-cruz.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-watchdog-group-finds-chinas-increased-control-over-hong-kong-concerning.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/illinois-eases-worship-service-restrictions-after-churches-turn-to-supreme-court.html

https://julieroys.com/willow-creek-co-founder-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-sues-church-elders-for-defamation/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/if-the-president-tells-you-to-shoot-looters-you-have-a-duty-to-disobey/

https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/05/29/despite-joe-carters-asinine-commentary-looting-is-a-valid-justification-for-deadly-force/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/05/29/gospel-coalition-says-you-have-duty-to-let-rioters-break-into-your-home/

https://stream.org/can-we-raise-the-level-of-internet-religious-debate/

https://world.wng.org/2020/05/george_floyd_s_search_for_a_new_start

http://www.gracepoint.life/stories/2020/5/30/response-to-george-floyd

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-association-of-nigeria-demands-release-of-kidnapped-bishop-joseph-masin.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-settles-lawsuit-with-nonreligious-family-over-forced-baptism.html

https://markdriscoll.org/gods-fatherly-heart-on-the-george-floyd-horror/?fbclid=IwAR18AuvPI1WNGZ6U18un6eUG90PotZd04fSRBRjtavI9IKtJ-muqE3a0wkM