Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Interesting Links from February 2022

 Pastoral Meanderings: It is hard to be holy. . .

 

The Lord's Prayer at HerChurch - Lutheran Coalition for Renewal (CORE) (lutherancore.website)

 

Catering To Left's Delusions Means Rape, Looting, And Torturing Children (thefederalist.com)


February 4

 

Opinion: Jerry Falwell Jr. is a Religious Lowlife (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

A Secular Blasphemy Trial  - The American Conservative

 

Beth Moore is Concerned About John MacArthur's 'Spiritual Condition' - Protestia

 

Anti-Vax Priest Don Paolo Romeo, Who Claimed Vaccines Contain ‘Aborted Embryos,’ Dies of COVID (thedailybeast.com)

 

In reportage on Russia and Ukraine, don't neglect the importance of two rival churches  — GetReligion

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Who is in therapy. . .

 

Evangelical Left Panel Condemns Anti-Abortion Movement - Juicy Ecumenism

 

National Council Of Churches Calls For Passage Of Voting Rights Bills | Black Star News

 

3 Myths Trans Folklorists Want You To Believe That Lia Thomas Smashes (thefederalist.com)

 

Liberation Theology, Queer Theology, and the Woke Church Movement (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Beijing Olympics: China's Human-Rights Record Sanitized | National Review


February 7

 

Pastor who inspired first American Sign Language Bible dies | Church & Ministries News (christianpost.com)

 

The Real Jerry Falwell Jr. Stands Up | National Review

 

Peach PRC’s 'God Is a Freak' becomes exvangelical TikTok anthem (religionnews.com)

 

Tim Keller Says Pro-Abortion, Pro-LGBTQ Catholic Stephen Colbert is a Christian+ Lauds his 'Witness' - Protestia

 

In Afghanistan, believers in religious minorities have every reason to go underground — GetReligion


February 8

 

The judgments of God are everywhere | Opinion News (christianpost.com)

 

A Time Of Judgment - The American Conservative


February 9

 

Changing the Lord's Prayer - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting (religionnews.com) (excessive settlement amount?)


February 11

 

No-Knock Raids Like The One That Killed Amir Locke Are Un-American (thefederalist.com)

 

The Myths about Cohabitation and Late Marriage | Gene Veith (patheos.com)

 

Anglican Bishop: Don’t Get Comfortable as Court Revisits Roe - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Christian writers, preachers, and organizations that promoted Francis Collins should break their silence | Not the Bee

 

Seeking refuge in Taiwan | WORLD (wng.org)

 

Beth Moore Blasts Pastor Over Viral Modesty Tweet + 'Bra' Comments - Protestia

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Respectable. . .

 

Review: 'MJ' Celebrates Michael Jackson, Ignores Sins | National Review


February 12

 

Abortions in Texas fell 60% in 1st month under new limits | AP News

 

The new unholy alliance: Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia | Opinion News (christianpost.com)

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Old-fashioned but not out of date. . .

 

Former AME Zion Bishop Staccato Powell Accused of Bamboozling His Churches to the Brink (thedailybeast.com)


February 14

 

New academic journal will challenge notion that religions hate queer and trans people (religionnews.com) (for information purposes)

 

Trump's Former Chief of Staff Implores the Church to Boldly Pray and Step Out in Faith — Charisma News  “Meadows says Trump's opponents continually malign him unjustly and he is misunderstood by a great segment of the population.”

 

What Is Remembered Most? | Answers in Genesis

 

Pastors beaten by radical Hindus who set fire to Bible in attack | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Islamic extremists beat Christian apologist unconscious in Uganda | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Christians protest Satanic Temple’s 3-day ‘SatanCon’ in Arizona | U.S. News (christianpost.com)

 

United Methodism’s Iliff Seminary Embraces Paganism - Juicy Ecumenism

 

What About The Canadian Truckers? - The American Conservative

 

Abortion Activists’ $3.7 Billion Blowout  - The American Conservative

 

What Do Hitmen and Porn Watchers Have in Common? | Tim Challies

 

Chinese pastor blacklisted by Communist Party shares testimony | World News (christianpost.com)


February 15

 

Author That Beth Moore Praises and David Platt and TGC Platforms Comes Out in Support of "Queer Theology" (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Biblical Inerrancy’s Long History as an Evangelical Activist for White Patriarchy | Religion Dispatches (for information purposes)

 

Testing requirements to enter Canada limit worship options in border towns - Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, East Grand Forks news, weather & sports

 

Trial of Räsänen and Pohjola completed: decision comes at the end of March, Evangelical Focus


February 16

 

Rex Murphy: Cubans deserve our support, but the left would rather embrace murderous dictators | National Post

 

Trial of Räsänen and Pohjola completed: decision comes at the end of March, Evangelical Focus

 

A Message for Young Women | Tim Challies

 

What Does ‘Deconstruction’ Even Mean? | Desiring God

 

Pope Francis Is Right: Having Pets Is Not Like Parenthood - Current (currentpub.com)


February 18

 

14K support Finnish MP prosecuted for 'deeply held beliefs' | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp’s Example of Boldly Acknowledging Christ - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries (epm.org)

 

Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed Release Date, Trailer on Discovery Plus - Variety

 

China’s Communist Government Is Reportedly Rewriting the Bible and Calling Jesus a ‘Sinner.’ But That’s Not All… – Faithwire

 

Churches need to reclaim the 'fear of God,' theologian says | Church & ministry News (christianpost.com)

 

RCRC Clergy Argue Abortion 'A Blessing' Even Amid Grief - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Justin Trudeau Said He Admired China’s Dictatorship. Canadians Should Have Believed Him - The Stream


February 19

 

Free Speech and Free Press Under Assault as LGBT Legal Network Sues Baptist Pastor - The Stream

 

How A Trial In Finland Could Have Worldwide Effects On Persecution (thefederalist.com)

 

Southern Baptist Pastor Defends SBC Seminary Professors Who Are Sympathetic to Heretic, James Cone (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

‘Very Frightening’: Christian Politician in Finland Isn’t Backing Down as She Faces Prison Time for Biblical View of Marriage – Faithwire

 

When you lose your salvation based on a technicality | The Cripplegate (not necessarily endorsing everything said here)


February 21

 

Sojourners founder Jim Wallis wants the religious to see voting rights as a Christian cause - The Washington Post

 

Losing Our Daughters: A Review of Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier – Applied Heart  “While many of Shrier’s conclusions align with conservative Christian beliefs, Shrier herself is neither a Christian nor a conservative, and has noted in interviews how surprised she was by the pushback her book received in Leftist circles (she’s the only one). Shrier also makes it a point to tell readers that her book’s concerns are limited to underage girls. Adults who choose a transgender lifestyle are, for her, a different story, and she appears to generally support these folks in their choice. My positive review should not be read as a wholesale endorsement of Shrier’s views.”

 

Gordon College Cancels Speaker After Students Protest ‘Misogynist’ Talk (julieroys.com) (intolerance from the left)

 

The Forgotten Reason to Seek Sexual Purity - The Stream


February 22

 

Decadence on display | WORLD (wng.org)

 

Joni Eareckson Tada reflects on how God has used her story | Biographies News (christianpost.com)

 

‘He Loved God and Jesus’: Sean Hannity Announces Passing of Liberal Commentator Bob Beckel – Faithwire


February 23

 

TGC Author Says Universalism, the Denial of the Exclusivity of Christ, Is Not Heresy (reformationcharlotte.org) (Gavin Ortlund has gone off the rails.  Sad.)

 

Methodist Church of Great Britain Promotes ‘Queer Theology’ - Juicy Ecumenism

 

TGC Contributor Argues Pro-LGBTQ Xtians and Universalists Are Still In the Faith - Protestia (Gavin Ortlund has gone off the rails.  Sad.)

 

'Jesus and John Wayne' Cover Endorsement is from Trans Exvangelical Activist - Protestia


February 25

 

The Transgender, Deconstructing, Exvangelical Endorser of “Jesus and John Wayne” – Denny Burk

 

Vacuous Prayers for Ukraine - Juicy Ecumenism

 

The Stoner Nation  - The American Conservative

 

RZIM Spent Nearly $1M Suing Ravi Zacharias Abuse Victim...... | News & Reporting | Christianity Today

 

Moscow Patriarch Kirill, Ukrainian Orthodox leaders issue calls for peace (religionnews.com)

 

CPAC panelists warn South Korea 'at risk' of becoming communist | Politics News (christianpost.com)

 

John Kerry urges Putin to not let Ukraine invasion distract from combating climate change - Washington Times

 

Some Thoughts on the Invasion from a Concerned Non-Expert – Denny Burk

 

To Stay and Serve: Why We Didn’t Flee Ukraine (thegospelcoalition.org)

 

NYC’s Eric Adams Under Fire for Three Appointees With Anti-LGBTQ Pasts - Bloomberg


February 26

 

Gary North Death, Gary North Passes Away - DeathObits.com

 

Putin Warned Us - The American Conservative

 

Responding to: 'I’m a Christian, But I Don’t Want to Force My Religion on Others' - The Stream

 

Free Speech for Satanism? | Opinion (newsweek.com)

 

Donald Trump’s Praise of Vladimir Putin Comes After Applauding Hussein, Kim (thedailybeast.com)

 

Church's LGBTQ 'Transition Closet' Has Secretly Popped up in California Public Schools - Protestia


February 27

 

10 Seminaries from Post-Soviet States Issue a Joint Statement (thegospelcoalition.org)

 

What I've learned from other denominations | Voice (christianpost.com)

 

The gluttons - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

 

Rejection or welcome: Transgender Catholics encounter both | National News | bismarcktribune.com

 

Clive Palmer, Billionaire Accused of Anti-Vax Misinfo, Now Reportedly Has COVID (thedailybeast.com)

 

$284,500 Watch? $2,900 Jacket? $2,500 Shoes? Round-Up of Celebrity Pastors Pricey Fashion - Protestia

 

Franklin Graham sends disaster response teams to Europe; says he opposes war (religionnews.com)


February 28

 

Chinese court jails Christian pastor for 8 years | World News (christianpost.com)

 

DeSantis tells CPAC to 'put on full armor of God' | Politics News (christianpost.com)

 

Mainline Churches Call for Equity over Equality in Reparations - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Pastoral Meanderings: The woke army. . .