Sunday, June 01, 2025

Interesting Links from June 2025

 

Commencement Address Harvard Needs | National Review

 

Pastoral Meanderings: As Valpo Turns. . .

 

The Vanishing Light: Why Syria’s Christian Golden Age Is Gone Forever - The Stream

 

U. Nebraska student’s graduation project mocks Catholic Mass with drag performance | The College Fix

 

Inside Republicans’ moral minority | WORLD


June 2

 

Catholics Dating Non-Catholics | Catholic Answers Magazine

 

Evangelicals After Obergefell: 10 Years of Living on the Wrong Side of History

 

Redeemed Zoomer and Gavin Ortlund Debate Church Splits, Merits of Evangelicalism - Juicy Ecumenism

 

This Is Your Priest on Drugs | The New Yorker

 

How our schools and workplaces push early parenthood out of reach | Vox

 

Donald Trump’s New Reality Show: Let’s Make a Deal and Get Rich

 

The Hypocrisy of Bruce Springsteen - The American Conservative

 

Opinion | The Trump administration is the most progressive in U.S. history - The Washington Post


June 3

 

I can tell you that Seattle has personally wrecked me

 

To the Single Lady at the Wedding – Rachel Whisman

 

Priestly predicament: Catholics sue over abuse reporting law | WORLD

 

President Trump imposes tariffs on indulgences from the Holy See (a satire)

 

After a decade of controversy, clergy psychedelic study is published

 

The Rise and Fall of Mark Driscoll's Critics - by JD Hall

 

This is not a parody: ELCA Lutheran synod hosts Queer Confirmation retreat for fifth-graders - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Sean Feucht’s Former Ministry Leaders Set Up Whistleblower Website, Accuse Him Of ‘Abuse, Fraud, Embezzlement’

 

‘Christianity Today’ Under Fire For Using LGBTQ-Affirming Sponsor in Anti-Mark Driscoll Podcast


June 4

 

Liturgical Stooges - Crisis Magazine

 

Sean Feucht accused of financial, spiritual, moral misconduct | Church & Ministries

 

N.T. Wright Says Jesus’ Bodily Resurrection Is An Optional Christian Belief, Not Needed For Salvation (Wright VERY wrong on this)

 

Democrats Are The Party Of Mentally Unstable Nutjobs

 

Sermons with Benefits - Christianity Today


June 5

 

Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk defend Glen Greenwald after sexually | U.S. (other professing political conservatives did so also)

 

Array of rainbows and religions marks WorldPride interfaith service in DC (at Unitarian church – Unitarianism itself is false doctrine – sad that this event happened)

 

Time to Smash the ‘Gynocracy’ Eric Conn Claims - Juicy Ecumenism

 

UCC Rainbow Priest Compares Jesus Raising Lazarus From the Dead to Queers “Coming Out of the Closet”

 

CCM Headliner Michael Tait Accused of Grooming & Sexual Assault

 

Gays Ruined 'Pride' With Accepting And Engaging In Public Sex (the D.C. columnist for The Federalist, Eddie Scarry, says that he is gay, something he also said in his book Liberal Misery, and says that public sex is bad, but not private gay sex?  The Federalist is run by professing conservative Missouri Synod Lutherans.)

 

Who was Harvey Milk? | WORLD


June 6

 

Trump's embrace of homosexual GOP candidates alienating social conservatives - LifeSite

 

Biden's press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre chosen as NYC Pride grand marshal - CBS News

 

Newsboys respond to allegations against Michael Tait | Entertainment

 

Christian musician Michael Tait accused of sexual abuse, grooming

 

Can the Pride Flag Celebrate Other Deadly Sins, or Only Lust? - The Stream

 

Christian Mission Sued for Hiring Christians - Yes, Really

 

Pam Bondi Accused of 'Serious Misconduct' in Florida Bar Complaint - Newsweek

 

Facing a Precarious Future in Hong Kong - Christianity Today

 

Why Musk Hit a Nerve by Saying Trump Is in the Epstein Files


June 8

 

No, the children of divorce are not ‘fine’

 

Evangelical Fault Lines Revealed in South Korean Election - Christianity Today (it is MORE THAN OKAY to have “anti-Communist rhetoric,” – and action!--especially in the Korean situation)

 

Pastoral Meanderings: What does it matter?


June 10

 

25% of Catholic, Mainline Pastors firmly believe in Adam and Eve | U.S.

 

Ichabod, The Glory Has Departed: Collapsing Faster Than A Meringue Pie Left in the Sun

 

Reckless abuse of Medicaid: Who's telling the truth?

 

Patricia Heaton sounds alarm on realty of spiritual warfare | Entertainment

 

ABC News' Terry Moran Should Be Fired, Not Suspended (he was on Appleton, Wisconsin-based Lawrence University’s student newspaper staff in 1981)

 

ELCA Lutherans elect 9th homosexual bishop - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Craig Dykstra, Lilly Endowment executive who supported congregational vitality, dies at 78

 

In the Bible, gender is not binary | The Christian Century (for information purposes)

 

Episcopalians Double Down on Pride Month - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Pastoral Meanderings: A small part of the bigger thing. . .

 

Should Christians Practice Surrogacy?

 

Rick Warren speaks to Catholics, says Jesus' prayer 'unanswered' | Church & Ministries


June 11

 

Does the Gospel Require us to Affirm LGBTQ Practice? - Holy Joys Does the Gospel Require us to Affirm LGBTQ Practice? - Holy Joys

 

Late-night host Stephen Colbert praises female portrayal of Jesus | Entertainment

 

The NCAA’s attack on women: cowardly capitulation – The Lawrentian (for information purposes)

 

Terry Moran: Storytelling is alive and well | Lawrence University (1982 Lawrence University alumnus Terry Moran, recently let go by ABC News after having worked there for many years, concludes, “Don’t be dumb."  He has now started a Substack account.)


June 12

 

Lessons From A Dying Church - The United Church Of Canada Path To Extinction

 

Catholic University Parades Sexual Perversions in Counselor Training Program - The Stream


June 13

 

Satanic Temple to Open Abortion Clinic on President Trump's Birthday

 

Satanic Temple Opens Telehealth Abortion Clinic for Maine to Secure "Satanic Abortion Ritual" - The Maine Wire

 

An open letter to Simone Biles on Riley Gaines fight

 

Luther Seminary announces plans to sell upper campus | Church & Ministries

 

What Makes God Sing? | Crossway Articles

 

3 Patterns That False Teachers Follow | Crossway Articles

 

Fighting for Nigeria’s Pro-life Soul - Christianity Today

 

Fathering lost children | WORLD


June 14

 

Joni Ernst’s Latest Challenger Once Boasted of Sharing Playboys With His Moms: 'Only Rule? They Got First Dibs' (article publicized by Tucker Carlson)

 

Sean Feucht calls misconduct allegations spiritual warfare | Church & Ministries

 

How Should Christians Respond to the Los Angeles ICE Riots? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Trump’s Words — and the Silence of Others — on the Persecution of Christians - The Stream

 

‘He Is Coming Soon’: CeCe Winans Brings Bold Gospel Message to NPR – Faithwire

 

The flag of freedom’s nation | WORLD


June 16

 

Teach Us to Number Our 18 Summers - Christianity Today

 

Kids Don't Just Need A Father Figure. They Need A Dad

 

Stepdads Have A Unique Opportunity To Teach True Love

 

Pastoral Meanderings: What's in a name?


June 17

 

Tucker Carlson blasts Trump and Fox News for pushing Israeli 'propaganda' to sway elderly into war | Irish Star

 

Why Evangelicals Should Not Support Israel or Its Endless War

 

Minnesota shooting suspect went from youthful evangelist to far-right zealot - The Washington Post

 

Terry Moran Says He Is 'Not That Liberal' | National Review (Terry Moran is a liberal dating from his days at Lawrence University)

 

Meet the gay millennial priest on a mission to pull the Episcopal Church out of 'free fall' (for information purposes)

 

Southern Baptists propose a resolution to overturn Obergefell | The Christian Century (for information purposes)

 

Boelter faces state and federal murder charges, death penalty possible • Minnesota Reformer

 

Zionism Is Not an American Principle - The American Conservative

 

Fulani Jihadists Massacre Over 200 Christians in Overnight Attack in Benue State, Nigeria - Truth Nigeria

 

No place for Christians? | WORLD

 

NAACP Breaks With 116 Years of History to Snub Trump

 

Sean Feucht Dismisses Whistleblowers as ‘Embittered, angry, upset former volunteers’


June 18

 

Jews for Jesus director sees hope in disruption of Iran war | World

 

Why is God male? – nuakh

 

Getting Baptized Before Taking Communion - by Mitch Chase

 

Christ for the Nations, where suspect in Minnesota shooting attended, denounces ‘hateful actions’

 

When Jesus Goes Prime Time: Wrestling With ‘The Chosen’

 

Walter Brueggemann’s Big Imagination and Even Bigger God - Christianity Today (Brueggemann was a theological liberal – CT should not have lavishly praised him like this; one time editor Harold Lindsell certainly would not have)


June 19

 

Foursquare’s statements on marriage, gender and sexuality - News + Resources

 

Trans woman swims topless against men in protest (for information purposes – publicized on Apple News)

 

Major Left-Leaning Lutheran Seminary Announces Sale of Historic Campus - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Southern Baptists Contra Mundum - First Things

 

Press Release - Christ For The Nations

 

Alistair Begg bids farewell to Parkside Church in final sermon | Church & Ministries

 

Dave Ramsey's company faces another setback in court over religious discrimination

 

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,' the unofficial Black national anthem, celebrates 125 years

 

Orthodox churches join Catholic bishops in suing Washington over abuse reporting law

 

Bluesky is dying | The Spectator

 

Tucker and Ted: "What is Israel?" is the New "What is a Woman?"

 

My Grandfather’s Greatest Legacy - Christianity Today

 

Alistair Begg: 'I'm not ready to repent over' gay wedding advice | Church & Ministries

 

MAGA Melts Down Over JD Vance’s Short-Lived Bluesky Suspension

 

A huge win for sanity | WORLD

 

A Wild Number of People Have Already Blocked JD Vance on Bluesky

 

Trump Says Tucker Carlson Called Him To Apologize After Criticizing President’s Iran Stance


June 20

 

Victims of the Revolution  - Public Discourse

 

Democratic Oregon House members celebrate Black drag performers, as nearly all Republicans boycott - oregonlive.com

 

Why believing in a literal Adam and Eve matters

 

You Don’t Owe the Mob a Meeting – Proclaim & Defend

 

Be a Man-Pleaser, Not a Man-Pleaser

 

Pastoral Meanderings: What is going on?

 

Houston Texans Head Coach Says God Guides Him ‘For The Good Of His Kingdom’

 

Minnesota shooting draws attention to Bible school with ties to Christian nationalists

 

Living Faith: Has trans ideology silenced our intuitions?


June 21

 

Meet the Oregon lawyer who dresses like it’s 1893 - oregonlive.com

 

We were given the gift of queerness - Living Lutheran (for information purposes – no, we weren’t “given the gift of queerness” – pathetic article from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s official publication – publicized by the website “Exposing the ELCA”)

 

Voice of America journalists fearful after Kari Lake guts network : NPR


June 22

 

An open letter to Tucker Carlson from an Israeli Messianic Jew

 

The 'bad news' of the Gospel

 

Trump Lists Reasons He Deserves Nobel Prize in Epic Meltdown

 

A Biblical View of Juneteenth | Answers in Genesis

 

Pastoral Meanderings: An admission. . . (for information purposes – it would appear that there is zero chance that the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod will change liturgically on this)

 

10 Lifestyle Traits God Brags About - The Stream

 

Is God on Israel’s Side Against Iran? - The Stream

 

The Catholic side of Bob Hope

 

Supreme Court Delivers the Obvious Result in Skrmetti - The American Conservative


June 23

 

Chicago trans and LGBTQ+ community protests Skrmetti ruling by Supreme Court

 

Can Trump attack Iran without Congress? Why he has the power | Opinion

 

Editorial: The difficulty of finding common sense on Iran

 

Home | Substack (War Editorial by Terry Moran)

 

A Response to 5 Common Christian Critiques of Gay Marriage | Sojourners (for information purposes – publicized by Sojourners Magazine on Bluesky this month)


June 24

 

Daly: Three Cheers for Neocon Don - by John A. Daly (for information purposes)

 

National park rangers at sites devoted to moral atrocities cannot speak “negatively” about American history – The Way of Improvement Leads Home

 

Kristin Kobes Du Mez Joining Rank Heretics for Pagan ‘Freedom Rising’ Conference

 

Natalie Grant helps launch Museum of Christian & Gospel Music | Entertainment

 

Progressive Christianity Watch: Let's Hear It for the Queer, Black, Woman Jesus! – PJ Media

 

Suicide Bomber Kills 22 in Greek Orthodox Church Attack


June 26

 

Don’t Toss Orthodoxy in the Campfire - Christianity Today

 

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton leans on God after injury in finals | Sports

 

In Defense of Christians Condemns Damascus Church Bombing - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Conservative churches grow... liberal ones die...

 

Fr. James Martin affirms Pete Buttigieg's belief that God helped him 'come out' as homosexual - LifeSite (for information purposes)

 

This Pride Month, Take Pride in Broadening Your Perspective – Travel Insights | Rick Steves Europe (for information purposes that celebrated travel pundit Rick Steves supports this)

 

Trump’s Iran Bombing Is the Latest in Presidential Absolutism - The American Conservative

 

Furious Trump Spends Another Night Rage-Posting at CNN, New York Times

 

Kevin DeYoung elected moderator of PCA | Church & Ministries


June 27

 

4 Reasons SCOTUS Should Overturn Obergefell Now

 

The Great Mamdani Freakout - The American Conservative

 

Bill Moyers died today at age 91 - by Marvin Olasky

 

Rick Steves Talks Travel, Cannabis and Freedom | Cannabis Now (Rick Steves, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Lutheran, has long been a huge supporter of legalized marijuana.  I don’t know that one generally gets that from his travel broadcasts, though.  We still like a lot of them)

 

FIRST-PERSON: 10 years after Obergefell | Baptist Press

 

Nuking Nagasaki: The Post War Consensus and Targeting Christians in Japan

 

Pope Leo XIV Promotes Pro-LGBTQ Prelate Who Permitted Pagan Idol in Cathedral - The Stream

 

BBC Reporter Earns Viral Praise For Abruptly Pausing On-Air to Correct Term ‘Pregnant People’ – Faithwire

 

Why is Denominational Affiliation Avoided? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Microsoft shuts down iconic 'Blue Screen of Death' – DW – 06/27/2025


June 28

 

As Pride Fades, ‘Fidelity Month’ Gains Ground with Faith, Family, and Patriotism | National Review

 

Does the Bible command Christians to support the State of Israel?

 

Thailand’s Marijuana Un-Legalization: What to Know | TIME

 

North Dakota Court System - June 26, 2025, Legal Assistant/Paralegal Day


June 29

 

Pastoral Meanderings: How odd it is. . .

 

A Sunday Poem - Real Patriotism with Terry Moran (Terry Moran, a former colleague of mine working on the Lawrentian student newspaper at Lawrence University forty some years ago, who made his way to ABC News, where he was a key broadcaster for 27 years, shares a poem from “a Black, Queer, Poz writer and performer from Saint Paul, Minnesota” who Terry says is “One of the most exciting talents in American poetry right now.”)

 

Cross in the Crosshairs: How U.S. Foreign Policy is Killing Christians Around the World

 

Justin Welby Says He Was ‘Thick’ For Denying Same-Sex Relationships

 

No Surprises Here: David French Flip Flops on ‘Personal Pronouns’

 

Pam Bondi Axes Jan. 6 Prosecutors at Department of Justice in ‘Horrifying’ Purge


June 30

 

Do you have Calvin Derangement Syndrome?

 

Satan Can Stage a Quiet Revival Too | Tim Challies

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Heart and head. . .

 

The U.S. Bombing of Iran Damages International Law - The American Conservative