Interesting Links from July 2020

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/01/opinion/downward-christian-soldier/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/01/shaun-king-white-jesus/

https://stream.org/we-are-being-played-thoughts-about-we-lost-june-medical-services/

https://stream.org/jesus-was-no-socialist/

https://world.wng.org/content/hong_kong_protesters_decry_new_security_law

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/police-arrest-protesters-under-new-security-law-in-hong-kong/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2020/07/chinas-cultural-revolution-and-our-own/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-fallacy-of-how-precious-life-is.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/catholic-priest-black-lives-matter-maggots_n_5efce86cc5b612083c56421f

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/02/bostock-abolish-sex/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/07/02/hundreds-of-arrests-made-in-hong-kong-on-day-1-of-china-imposing-draconic-security-law/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/07/01/cnns-chris-cuomo-dismisses-god-you-dont-need-help-from-above/

https://stream.org/the-mayor-of-seattle-has-a-rude-awakening-about-chop/

http://vaticanfiles.org/en/2020/07/177/

https://museumofthebible.org/press/press-releases/museum-of-the-bible-joins-washington-theological-consortium-as-public-educational-member

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/sen-marco-rubio-shreds-ruling-class-hypocrisy-why-would-people-trust-you/

https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2020/6/rubio-delivers-floor-speech-on-race-and-floyd-protests

https://www.guideposts.org/better-living/positive-living/emotional-and-mental-health/hugh-downs-overcoming-cynicism

http://www.bpnews.net/55041/firstperson-america-the-beautiful

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/4-reasons-wear-mask/

www.christianpost.com/news/jen-hatmaker-celebrates-her-daughters-lesbian-identity-im-so-glad-youre-gay.html

https://evangelicalfocus.com/world/6779/largest-lutheran-denomination-in-the-us-promotes-lgbtqia-views

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-we-should-change-the-national-anthem-to-america-the-beautiful/

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/02/as-mississippi-removes-confederate-symbol-questions-about-replacing-it-with-in-god-we-trust/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/07/trump-blasts-left-wing-cultural-revolution-mount-rushmore-200704044717623.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-building-rebuilding-monuments-american-heroes/

https://stream.org/hail-and-farewell-to-the-redskins/

https://world.wng.org/2020/07/extra_extra_birth_of_the_trans_journalists_association

http://www.bpnews.net/55034/firstperson-five-lessons-i-learned-from-a-covid19-spike-at-our-church

http://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-lauds-election-of-former-pastor-as-president-of-malawi-lazarus-chakwera.html

https://www.efca.org/blog/reaching-all-people/owning-americas-history-injustice

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/colin-kaepernick-hates-america-nfl/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-south-dakotas-2020-mount-rushmore-fireworks-celebration-keystone-south-dakota/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/what-you-cannot-legally-do-in-californa.html

http://www.christianpost.com/news/habit-producer-says-controversy-over-paris-jacksons-portrayal-of-jesus-blown-out-of-proportion.html

https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/05/black-lives-matter-washington-d-c-independence-day/

https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/16/army-times-editor-trump-hate/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/07/05/the-poison-of-pro-lifeism-supreme-courts-again-rejects-emasculated-regulation/

https://stream.org/a-letter-to-conservative-christian-churches-in-america/

https://stream.org/time-to-cancel-darwin/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/05/president-delivers-patriotic-speech-sending-trump-deranged-media-into-rage/

https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/straight-paths/sharp-tongues-and-angry-tweets/

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2017/10/tebow-the-missionary-kid-kaepernick-the-lutheran-confirmand/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/can-evangelicalism-survive-donald-trump-and-roy-moore

https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2020/07/06/ca-lawmaker-drop-sex-offender-registry-for-homosexuals

http://www.lawrentian.com/archives/1016482

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/white-evangelicals-black-lives-matter/613738/

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/06/megachurch-pastor-john-ortberg-family-member-attraction-to-children-secret-menlo-church-daniel-lavery-whistelblower/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/remember-the-red-guards-before-you-cheer-the-woke-mobs/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/06/christian-genocide-in-nigeria/

http://blogs.lawrence.edu/news/2020/06/pride-all-year-long-new-center-latest-in-effort-to-support-lgbtq-community.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/calvary-chapel-san-antonio-covid-19_n_5f036d95c5b6acab285432ac?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaHVmZnBvc3QuY29tL3ZvaWNlcy9yZWxpZ2lvbg&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGK7DpmBcN_UcCJqpZSfl4L_3Qhkc5fxYrH4DiRyif1-MZ7DNDtUatBsCylRQhqxRdZK81jhO0uAu8UEdUETlTRoYxwFoNxGMk0VJNBQJbnmyKvIe8rZphXPmIN1Al4cAWlJ01GasiQkC_Eh1rhRRiDTyjI5j1KJ5ejmhusjRBQA

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/883115867/white-supremacist-ideas-have-historical-roots-in-u-s-christianity

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/07/the-anti-american-pattern-of-elites-coronavirus-restrictions/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/07/if-we-dont-stop-it-marxism-will-annihilate-the-american-way-of-life/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/07/06/red-letter-christians-founder-tony-campolo-recovering-from-stroke/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/famed-evangelist-tony-campolo-suffers-stroke-recovering-at-texas-medical-facility.html

http://www.christianpost.com/news/pope-speech-omits-comments-about-chinas-security-law-in-hong-kong-raising-alarm-among-christians.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/opinion/protestant-progressive-reformation.html?searchResultPosition=2

https://fredrikdeboer.com/2020/07/07/ending-the-charade/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-doesnt-need-online-watchmen/

https://stream.org/an-open-letter-to-the-radical-health-experts-leftists-progressives-dems-and-the-complicit-media/

http://www.charismanews.com/us/81799-country-music-star-charlie-daniels-dies

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-omar-endorsement-diversify-congress_n_5f04f810c5b67a80bbffe7d9

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/08/jen-hatmaker/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/pietism-and-moralist-therapeutic-deism.html

https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Godfrey-pastor-charged-with-child-pornography-15380731.php

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2020/07/opinion-elected-leaders-need-to-take-action-to-stop-the-rioting.html?fbclid=IwAR1FWKjadOURne2bCEJ97dazijkSD3hWvVE0UGrphDnrBLZD0_efNY6PkJc

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/coronavirus-churches-outbreaks.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/07/police-union-leader-calls-out-local-state-elected-officials-urging-them-to-condemn-violence-in-city-in-wake-of-declared-riots.html?fbclid=IwAR1IIJzWBtdfk05jdaN6CqgMolT-omopVTRSvbOnfL9XB-2yjgBnBu0u8bE

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/08/rioting-wokeness-reconciling-methodist/

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/08/nfls-lift-every-voice-and-sing-plan-will-profane-black-national-anthem/

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1396

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2020/07/cancel-margaret-sanger/

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1397

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/summer-camp-coronavirus-shut-down_n_5f07065ac5b67a80bc03b9e0

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/07/09/don-lemon-wrongly-claims-jesus-admittedly-was-not-perfect-when-he-was-here/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/on-social-media-elca-wolves-blog/elca-pastor-an-interfaith-champion-running-as-democrat-for-iowa-state-senate

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/corporations-hyping-blm-fail-us-in-every-other-way/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/social-justice-warriors-antiracism-wokeness-comes-for-west-point/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/08/why-you-shouldnt-make-up-your-mind-about-a-shooting-from-watching-the-video/

https://www.challies.com/articles/are-churches-a-major-source-of-coronavirus-cases/

http://www.christianpost.com/news/navy-allows-service-members-to-attend-church-during-covid-19-updates-policy.html

https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/july/churches-coronavirus-new-york-times-churches-are-taking.html

http://www.christianpost.com/voices/alternative-anthem-and-jesus.html

https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senator-hawley-blasts-nba-kowtowing-beijing-refusing-support-us-military-and-law-enforcement

https://ilc-online.org/2020/07/08/ilc-supports-theological-symposium-in-tanzania/

https://westfaironline.com/126392/feds-investigating-concordia-colleges-israel-program/

http://www.christianpost.com/voices/alternative-anthem-and-jesus.html

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-case-for-kanye/

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/deblasio-new-york-city-black-lives-matter-a-privileged-religion/

https://www.gospelrelevance.com/2020/07/07/why-we-shouldnt-speak-flippantly-or-joke-about-hell/

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/07/police-shoot-portland-protester-in-head-with-impact-weapon-causing-severe-injuries.html

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/07/13/american-evangelist-con-man-morris-cerullo-dead-at-88/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/its-time-for-legacy-churches-to-close.html

https://ilc-online.org/2020/07/12/president-of-the-malagasy-lutheran-church-passes-on-to-glory/

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/edward-colston-marc-quinn/index.html

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/14/black-lives-matter-is-not-a-peaceful-protest-group/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/15/age-universe-13-8-billion-years-scientists-confirm/3287409001/ (for information purposes only)

https://www.lutheranforum.com/blog/universalism-and-the-church-the-biblical-christian-hope-for-universal-salvation-revisited-summer-2020 (for information purposes only)

https://www.lutheranforum.com/blog/a-lutheran-case-for-reparations-summer-2020 (for information purposes only)

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/16/refugee-status-hongkongers/

https://stream.org/coming-soon-we-hope-the-washington-uyghurs/

https://stream.org/peaceful-protest-bethel-churchs-sean-feucht-leads-worship-at-iconic-places-nationwide-in-response-to-ordinances-that-silence-the-church/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-synod-holds-drag-queen-storytime

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/on-social-media-elca-wolves-blog/ways-to-be-trans-inclusive-from-elca-bishop-patricia-lull

https://ilc-online.org/2020/05/29/ilc-board-looks-toward-2021/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/05/08/covid-19-and-ilc-churches-in-russia-and-togo/

https://ilc-online.org/2020/07/17/finnish-theologian-and-missionary-enters-into-glory/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/if-only-lord-knew-what-we-know.html

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/j-i-packer-1926-2020/

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/18/john-lewis-preaching-politician-and-civil-rights-activist-dies-at-80/

http://www.charismanews.com/us/81927-saying-these-6-things-could-get-you-canceled

https://www.canadianlutheran.ca/interview-j-i-packer-on-biblical-authority-world-anglicanism-and-ecumenicism/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/china-orders-christians-to-take-down-crosses-images-of-jesus-worship-communist-leaders-not-god.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-childrens-book-author-matthew-paul-turner-comes-out-as-gay-announces-divorce.html

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/07/17/masks-are-an-eschatological-dry-run-for-the-mark-of-the-beast/

https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/07/18/progressive-christian-author-matthew-paul-turner-announces-hes-gay-and-is-divorcing-wife/

https://michigandistrict.org/healthy-congregations/give-us-clean-hands/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Michigan%20District,%20LCMS&utm_content=Give%20us%20Clean%20Hands&fbclid=IwAR307OmF-F_7U0VaAoaVBzGf0Dxy-B5unBbt-xKMG9SEFlyfiNvoqSp_XW0

https://www.ajc.com/news/john-lewis-saw-in-gay-rights-a-movement-like-civil-rights/D6H4JK5MAJHHNB3VGTNWKRWIGU/

https://www.faithwire.com/2020/07/17/its-disgusting-portland-officer-describes-racist-violent-attacks-by-white-protesters/

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-closing-of-open-door.html

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/20/3-ways-the-united-states-can-still-support-hong-kongs-freedom/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/17/how-dont-judge-turned-into-cancel-the-bigots/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/20/episcopal-lutheran-advocacy/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-lesbian-pastor-the-spirit-moves-where-she-wills-and-who-are-we-to-stop-her

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-transgender-craze-is-leaving-thousands-of-young-victims-in-its-wake/

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/20/as-seminaries-welcome-openly-transgender-students-church-lags-behind/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/china-churches-shuttered-turned-into-cultural-centers-promoting-socialist-values.html

https://www.charismanews.com/culture/81944-did-nba-player-go-too-far-with-son-s-transgenderism

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/22/maxie-dunnam-black-lives-matter/

https://www.wnd.com/2020/07/jesus-matters-black-christian-pours-paint-blm-mural-nyc/

https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/07/20/homosexual-man-angry-that-christian-camp-didnt-want-him-to-sleep-in-cabin-with-young-boys/

https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/07/21/the-gospel-coalition-celebrates-pro-lgbtq-pro-abortion-leftist-politician/

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2020/07/22/column-journalistic-malpractice-touting-devout-biden

https://stream.org/mumbling-toward-mecca/

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/corporate-public-worship-is-a-must-even-during-a-pandemic.html

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/22/a-christian-writer-joined-the-wall-of-moms-to-protest-in-portland-then-they-were-teargassed-mayfield-black-lives-matter/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/23/religious-liberty-oppression/

https://inform.afa.net/optiext/optiextension.dll?ID=rZYrYFbZV6NNQZt1f1RBr4dfp14XNyljCHZgO3B5V9sh2DsHzNwF1LH3ZOqhHJLZ11hzfcti7a6lXef%2BqoPMScFerQbHV

https://www.christianpost.com/news/americans-bible-engagement-dramatically-declining-amid-covid-19-survey.html

https://www.christianpost.com/news/chinese-man-imprisoned-for-faith-forced-to-eat-live-cockroaches-endure-indoctrination.html

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-pastor-calls-president-trump-a-racist-and-white-supremacist-in-sermon

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/24/bible-race/

https://stream.org/the-left-comes-for-religious-hospitals/

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/23/hong-kong-is-the-new-east-germany/

https://www.christianpost.com/news/iranian-christian-convert-loses-appeal-of-prison-sentences-18-months-after-arrest.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nevada-church-coronavirus-supreme-court_n_5f1b74a8c5b6f2f6c9f688cd

https://www.christianpost.com/news/india-woman-brutally-murdered-by-hindu-radicals-for-converting-to-christianity.html

https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/07/24/john-macarthur-says-his-church-will-not-comply-with-government-restrictions-on-worship/

https://www.gty.org/library/blog/B200723

https://thenalc.org/projects/50th-anniversary-of-womens-ordination/

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-advocates-against-rule-keeping-biological-males-from-being-placed-in-female-shelters

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/an-impossible-goal.html

https://stream.org/pray-for-persecuted-church-nevada/

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/28/76-organizations-honored-as-certified-best-christian-workplaces/

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/23/religious-liberty-oppression/

 

https://inform.afa.net/optiext/optiextension.dll?ID=rZYrYFbZV6NNQZt1f1RBr4dfp14XNyljCHZgO3B5V9sh2DsHzNwF1LH3ZOqhHJLZ11hzfcti7a6lXef%2BqoPMScFerQbHV

 

https://www.christianpost.com/news/americans-bible-engagement-dramatically-declining-amid-covid-19-survey.html

 

https://www.christianpost.com/news/chinese-man-imprisoned-for-faith-forced-to-eat-live-cockroaches-endure-indoctrination.html

 

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-pastor-calls-president-trump-a-racist-and-white-supremacist-in-sermon

 

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/24/bible-race/

 

https://stream.org/the-left-comes-for-religious-hospitals/

 

https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/23/hong-kong-is-the-new-east-germany/

 

https://www.christianpost.com/news/iranian-christian-convert-loses-appeal-of-prison-sentences-18-months-after-arrest.html

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nevada-church-coronavirus-supreme-court_n_5f1b74a8c5b6f2f6c9f688cd

 

https://www.christianpost.com/news/india-woman-brutally-murdered-by-hindu-radicals-for-converting-to-christianity.html

 

https://reformationcharlotte.org/2020/07/24/john-macarthur-says-his-church-will-not-comply-with-government-restrictions-on-worship/

 

https://www.gty.org/library/blog/B200723

 

https://thenalc.org/projects/50th-anniversary-of-womens-ordination/

 

https://www.exposingtheelca.com/exposed-blog/elca-advocates-against-rule-keeping-biological-males-from-being-placed-in-female-shelters

 

http://pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2020/07/an-impossible-goal.html

 

https://stream.org/pray-for-persecuted-church-nevada/

 

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/28/76-organizations-honored-as-certified-best-christian-workplaces/

 

https://juicyecumenism.com/2020/07/30/religious-freedom-in-china/

 

http://www.bpnews.net/55179/pastor-resigns-after-celebrating-kkk-leader

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-ortberg-resignation_n_5f22d01ec5b68fbfc87fc983 (Daniel Lavery was born female and to date, no one has come forward with allegations that they were abused by Johnny Ortberg)

 

https://world.wng.org/2020/07/blowing_in_the_wind