Friday, January 01, 2021

Interesting Links from January 2021

 

2 New Mexico megachurches fined over packed Christmas Eve services - ABC News


Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region - The New York Times


What Is Section 230 and Why Do Trump and His Allies Want to Repeal It? - The Stream

 

Christian Journalist in China Sentenced to Prison for Reporting on Wuhan COVID Outbreak – Faithwire

 

Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben named as first woman to serve as House chaplain


Liberty University Students 'Embarrassed' By Jerry Falwell Jr.-Founded Think Tank | HuffPost Latest News


Not Even the Soviets Could Be Rid of Christmas Spirit - Juicy Ecumenism


Episcopalians Celebrate Gender-Inclusive, Quran Christmas - Juicy Ecumenism (for information purposes only)

 

January 3


I Kissed Twitter Goodbye - The Stream


Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Raphael Warnock Are Ushering in a Second Coming of Religious Liberals 

 

Christians, If You’re Still Complaining About 2020, You’re Missing the Point – Faithwire

 

Proposed House Rules Strike Non-Inclusive Words ‘Father,’ ‘Son,’ ‘Sister’: McCarthy Responds. | The Daily Wire


January 5

 

‘Amen and awoman’: Emanuel Cleaver’s prayer mocks U.S. civil religion – Religion & Liberty Online


Democrat Pastor Ends Congressional Prayer With 'Amen And A-Woman'


Democrats Attempt To Erase The Words 'He,' 'She,' 'Mother,' And 'Father'


Oregon Girl Scout earns his Gold Award for video series on LGBTQ+ experience - oregonlive.com  (for information purposes)

 

Moving Forward: A Post-Trump Pro-Life Movement - The American Conservative


Memorandum: How the 2020 Election Could Have Been Stolen - The American Conservative


January 6

 

The COVID Vaccines are Not “Morally Compromised” - Public Discourse (thepublicdiscourse.com)

 

Trip Lee warns against 'reality show righteousness' - The Christian Post

 

Prayers before Congress… and the most offensive thing.


Is The United States Too Big To Save?

 

CNN’s Chris Cuomo Mocks Marco Rubio’s Christian Faith, Calls Him ‘Bible Boy’ – Faithwire

 

Excuse Me, Congressman Cleaver, Brahma Is Not the 'Monotheistic God' — Charisma News


January 7

 

Evangelicals had '24-karat-gold' man in Mike Pence. Loyalty may tarnish that legacy.

 

Trump Turns The Country Over To The Democrats | Gene Veith

 

A United Methodist Clergywoman on that “Amen and A-woman” Interfaith Prayer - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Trump's Evangelical Allies Condemn Violence At The Capitol | HuffPost Latest News

 

America’s Dark Epiphany: We Are All South Vietnamese Now - The Stream

 

Reporter’s notebook: Surviving the Capitol lockdown | WORLD


January 9

 

Methodist Pastor Addresses U.S. Capitol “Desecration” - Juicy Ecumenism

 

How Do You Solve a Problem Like QAnon? - The American Conservative

 

How Do You Solve a Problem Like QAnon? - The American Conservative

 

Southern Baptist Policy Chief Calls on Trump to Resign - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Ichabod, The Glory Has Departed: Looks Promising - Why Trump Will Not Attend Biden's Inauguration (for information purposes)

 

January 14

 

Demand Accountability for the Capitol Attack - The American Conservative

 

Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota Flips on Same-Sex Marriage - Juicy Ecumenism

 

God & Capitol on January 6 - Juicy Ecumenism

 

The Roman Road from Insurrection - Russell Moore

 

Charlottesville Tried To Warn You This Would Happen | HuffPost Latest News

 

If you're religious and supported President Trump

 

In China: Religious Freedom "Doesn't Exist" - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Brownback Warns Nations Persecuting Christians: “Your Days are Numbered” - Juicy Ecumenism

 

For insurrectionists, a violent faith brewed from nationalism, conspiracies and Jesus

 

From Here to Unity: How Pro-Trump and #NeverTrump Evangelicals Can Unify Again, and Why the 'Reckoning' Means We Must - The Stream

 

USCIRF chair: Biden will protect religious freedom like Trump - The Christian Post

 

Dr. Robert Jeffress: Capitol riots aftermath – to heal a badly divided nation we must do this | Fox News

 

Don’t Give Up, Saints: Encouragement from a Washington, D.C. Pastor | Acts 29

 

The Rise of Trump – the Fall of Evangelicalism      | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)

 

Biden taps Delaware AME pastor to offer benediction at inauguration (religionnews.com)

 

January 15

 

For some Christians, the Capitol riot doesn’t change the prophecy: Trump will be president - The Washington Post

 

The FAQs: What Christians Should Know About QAnon

 

Collective Guilt and the New Witch Hunt - The American Conservative

 

Franklin Graham asks if Pelosi promised 10 Republicans 'pieces of silver' to betray Trump | Fox News

 

‘Shame, Shame’: Franklin Graham Compares Republicans Who Voted for Trump’s Impeachment to Judas – Faithwire (way off base here in my opinion – a voting decision on this matter is not something that is spelled out in the Bible as a sin one way or the other)

 

Kirbyjon Caldwell, former presidential adviser who promoted 'good success,' sentenced to prison

 

January 16

 

Evangelist Compares Republicans Who Voted For Trump's Impeachment To Judas | HuffPost Latest News

 

Franklin Graham likens Republicans voting to impeach Trump to Judas | Daily Mail Online

 

A Biblical Attack on the Capitol? | The University of Chicago Divinity School (uchicago.edu)

 

Statement - American Thinker

 

Trump Calls in Mark Lindell, MyPillow CEO, to Discuss Martial Law - Rolling Stone

 

California GOP official resigns after bragging about storming the US Capitol - TheBlaze

 

Proud Boys Intended To Kill Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi, FBI Witness Says (newsweek.com)

 

You Can't 'Just Build Your Own Twitter' - The American Conservative

 

Annual March for Life goes virtual amid COVID-19, unrest at US Capitol

 

Johnnie Moore optimistic after meeting with Biden team - The Christian Post

 

If we want the best, embrace a strong opposition – Building Jerusalem

 

Merrick Garland, Biden's attorney general pick, exemplifies service (usatoday.com)

 

January 18

 

Russian Media Pushes the Lie That Capitol Rioters Were Antifa

 

Opinion | Trump Ignites a War Within the Church - The New York Times

 

The Secret Life of the Beloved Kids Music Store Teacher Who Stormed the Capitol

 

After the U.S. Capitol riot: Personality cults do not mix well with traditional Christian faith — GetReligion

 

Religious Freedom Under Assault in America in 2021? | Answers in Genesis

 

Opinion | Sue Gordon: Trump?s intelligence briefings should stop once he leaves office - The Washington Post

 

Sasse Statement on Rioters Attempting to Capture and Assassinate the Vice President - Press Releases - Senator Ben Sasse (senate.gov)

 

Big Tech Made the Right Call About Donald Trump | Time

 

Donald Trump Impeachment: Case for Conviction & Disqualification | National Review

 

The GOP Must Choose Between Conspiracy and Reality - The Atlantic

 

January 19

 

America's ever-tightening cancel culture makes Communists happy - Washington Times

 

How Biden Will Open The Floodgates To Transgendering Public Schools

 

When Pragmatic Politics Goes Bad: An Apology to the Never-Trumpers - Public Discourse (thepublicdiscourse.com)

 

Should You Celebrate Civil-Rights Activist and Sex-Pervert Martin Luther King Jr. this MLK Day? - Protestia

 

Important synod convention news and update from Martin Luther College – WELS

 

MyPillow CEO threatened with lawsuit by Dominion over ‘misinformation campaign’

 

How self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ from a growing Christian movement provided religious motivation for the Jan. 6 events at the US Capitol

 

Praying for “Kings and all Those in Authority” | Musings of a Circuit Riding Parson (wordpress.com)

 

Bed, Bath & Beyond Drops MyPillow, Says Mike Lindell | Todd Starnes

 

When Prayer Goes Wrong – The Lutheran Witness (lcms.org)

 

MyPillow Products Will No Longer Be Sold by These Companies - Newsweek

 

China’s ambition: Hong Kong and the world | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

January 20

 

Tucker Carlson Makes His First Post-Trump Play - The American Conservative

 

The Rev. William Barber II to headline interfaith inauguration prayer service (Jen Hatmaker has expressed progressive views over the last few years and is not really an evangelical as traditionally defined).

 

Biden Names First Transgender Person to Serve in Federal Position – Faithwire (his birth name is Richard Levine).

 

Pro-Life Action League Mourns the Death of Founder Joe Scheidler - Pro-Life Action League

 

The Patriotic Idolatry - Reformation 21

 

Trump Supporter Shocked Over Clemency of 'Crook' Who Stole His Life Savings in Ponzi Scheme (newsweek.com)

 

January 22

 

A Message from Your North Dakota Bishops

 

When covering the Trump prophets, listen up: 'Heavenly inauguration' is in the wings — GetReligion

 

‘Good Riddance!’: China’s State-Run Media Celebrates End of Trump Presidency – Faithwire

 

Exclusive: How Officials' Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot (newsweek.com)

 

Biden Taps Transgender Health Official (pjmedia.com))

 

At inaugural prayer service, a message of renewal and ‘repairing the breach’

 

HRC | The Human Rights Campaign Applauds Most LGBTQ Inclusive…

 

Breaking! Another Dumpster Fire Prayer at Joe Biden Inauguration 'To Your Glory, Majesty, Dominion... - Protestia

 

Religious Left Calls for 'Third Reconstruction' at Inaugural Prayer Service - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Jen Hatmaker apologizes for line in inaugural prayer critiqued as erasing Native Americans

 

This Week Shows How Neutered Trump Is Without Twitter

 

A Strong Appeal to Those Who Prophesied Trump’s Reelection - The Stream (those who prophesied Trump’s reelection were WRONG.  And it is a serious spiritual issue to be wrong on that.  One needs to stick to things that are taught in the Bible.  It is a separate issue as to whether Biden is a good president advocating good policies.)

 

Joe Biden's Policies and QAnon Fallout Could See Proliferation of Militia Groups (newsweek.com)

 

Mitch McConnell Says Joe Biden is Already Making Serious Errors as President (newsweek.com)

 

William Barber warns against ‘simplistic calls for unity' - The Christian Post (way out there leftie dominated event – horrendous syncretism among many other concerns)

 

January 23

 

Transgender pastor from Colorado takes part in the Inaugural Prayer Ceremony (kdvr.com)

 

White House advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci promises administration's repeal of Mexico City Policy (catholicnewsagency.com)

 

President Biden, Speak to the March for Life | Opinion (newsweek.com)

 

On the day of Biden’s inauguration, Trump evangelical John MacArthur tweets that the U.S. is officially “one nation in rebellion to God” | the way of improvement leads home

 

Biden's Culture War Blitzkrieg - The American Conservative

 

Bail Denied for Capitol Storming Zealot who Said: 'God's will' to Kill '60 Million Commies' - Protestia

 

Kat Kerr Claims Nowhere Does Bible Say Prophets Must Apologize for False Prophecies - Protestia (Kat Kerr is wrong)

 

Biden Issues Executive Order Demanding Biological Males Be Permitted in Women's Sports, Washrooms - Protestia

 

Biden dissolves Trump's 1776 commission - The Christian Post

 

Republicans Accuse Joe Biden of Putting Jobs at Risk with Climate Change Agenda (newsweek.com) (did he tell the truth about what he would do on this?)

 

Paula Stone Williams Risks All to Follow Calling of Transgender Identity Igniting New Purpose | KSFR (Williams is a dangerous false teacher.  Unbelievably sad how Williams is being promoted.  There is no joy or hope in this person’s story, as evidenced in the book “She’s My Dad.”)

 

Joe Biden's First Executive Order Mandates Boys Can Use Girls Restrooms, No Religious Exceptions (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Evangelical Leaders Rejoice in Communist Takeover of America (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Southern Baptist Pastor Defends Transgender Doctor as "Competent" and "Qualified" to Lead Nation (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Beth Moore Says God is Judging His People Because They "Sinned Grievously" By Supporting Trump (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

List of False Prophets Who Prophesied Trump Would Win 2020 Election Keeps Growing (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Why did evangelicals go for Trump? - Because Trump was as cruel as the Bible - Frank Schaeffer - Official Blog (frankschaefferblog.com) (sad that the once conservative Frank Schaeffer blasts the Bible.  Although Trump and no sinful human is beyond criticism, Schaeffer’s remarks here don’t make sense.  The Bible did not support all of Mr. Trump’s communication methods or actions.  Nor does it support Mr. Biden’s.)

 

January 24

 

Biden Signs Divisive Transgender Executive Order (dailysignal.com)

 

Transgenderism - Our Position - Focus on the Family

 

'Worst-Ever Secretary of State' Declares China a Genocidal Regime | Opinion (newsweek.com)

 

Inauguration Day: What’s Next for Christians? | Answers in Genesis

 

Protesters and supporters denounce explosion at anti-LGBTQ First Works Baptist Church

 

Russian police arrest pro-Navalny protesters | WORLD

 

January 26

 

Agree with liberals, or you're racist, xenophobic and dangerous - Washington Times

 

KC Chiefs' Owner Clark Hunt Praises God as Team Heads to Super Bowl - Faith Plays Big Role in Chiefs Organization | CBN News

 

Russian police arrest pro-Navalny protesters | WORLD

 

Our Teetotaling Elites - The American Conservative

 

Joe Biden and the Death of Free Speech - The American Conservative

 

Twitter permanently suspends My Pillow CEO for election misinformation

 

Let's Call This 'The Democracy Destruction Act of 2021' - The Stream

 

Locked Out by Twitter for Telling the Truth - The Stream

 

Francis Chan leaves Hong Kong after visa rejected - The Christian Post

 

Donald Trump Endorses 'Warrior' Sarah Sanders for Arkansas Governor (newsweek.com)

 

January 30

 

It's time to stand up against the muzzling of America (nypost.com)

 

Can Christians Take a COVID Vaccine Made Possible by Abortion? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Speaker Pelosi, Stop Pretending to Be Faithful - The Stream

 

Supreme Court rejects church's challenge to COVID worship limits - The Christian Post

 

Joe Biden's Transgender Fictions | Carl R. Trueman | First Things

 

When We Failed to Count the Cost | Tim Challies

 

We Owe the Lincoln Project Our Thanks - The American Conservative

 

Rabbis to Biden: Transgender Executive Order threatens safety and privacy

 

These Preachers Say God Promised a 2nd Trump Term. What Now?

 

HuffPost blaming Christian curriculum for riots is slanderous - The Christian Post

 

 

Progressive Faith Groups Welcome Biden's Moves To Expand Abortion Access | HuffPost Latest News (for information purposes)

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Another sad closure. . . “I particularly believe that John Nunes was perhaps their last and best hope of preventing this end to a history that is larger than life. Many of the players in Missouri's history matriculated from Bronxville -- people on both sides of the theological spectrum!”

 

Concordia College New York will close this summer, Iona College to purchase campus

 

Concordia College to close; Iona College to acquire Bronxville campus (interesting that a Roman Catholic college will be taking over CCNY.)

 

Carl Flentge Schalk Obituary - Melrose Park, IL | Chicago Tribune (legacy.com)

 

The Capitol Rioters’ Disturbing Ties to the March for Life (for information purposes)

 

Coral Ridge Ministries (defending Franklin Graham)

 

Some Southern Baptist pastors are calling Kamala Harris 'Jezebel.' What do they mean?

 

Left in Complete Meltdown Over Conservative Pastors Comparing Kamala Harris to Jezebel

 

Alexander Solzhenitsyn Takes On The Progressives

 

Press Release: Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s New McCarthyism - Liberty Counsel Action

 

Twitter suspends Christian mag over Biden trans nominee tweet - The Christian Post

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

Interesting Links from December 2020

Progressive United Methodists announce new denomination: Liberation Methodist Connexion

 

Trump Lawyer Joe diGenova Says Former Cybersecurity Chief Chris Krebs Should Be Executed for Saying Election Was Secure | National Review

 

Trump Election Fraud Allegations Disgraceful Endgame to 2020 Reelection Effort | National Review

 

December 3

 

Evangelical Christian activists plan ‘barnstorming’ tour of Georgia ahead of Senate runoff

 

Eric Metaxas, Christian radio host, tells Trump, 'Jesus is with us in this fight'

 

Have We Completely Lost Our Minds and Our Souls? - The Stream

 

Biden makes 'sweeping promises' to LGBT activists - The Christian Post

 

Eric Metaxas and the losing of the evangelical mind

 

Why Conservatives Don’t Trust the Media about the Election – Denny Burk

 

Economics Legend Walter E. Williams Dies at 84 | Dan Bongino (He was frequently favorably quoted in Christian News.)

 

December 6

 

Walter Williams: A Warrior For Liberty! - The Stream

 

How Eric Metaxas went from Trump despiser to true believer

 

Physician Support for Ethical Vaccines – Christian Medical & Dental Associations (cmda.org)

 

No American Lives Should Be Lost to Defend Taiwan - The American Conservative (maybe he’s right on the military reasons but it would be bad if Communist China took over Taiwan)

 

Historic Middle Collegiate Church in New York City destroyed in six-alarm fire

 

How Should Biden-era Americans Understand “religious Freedom”? | Richard Ostling

 

Scientific journal purges anti-gay UW-Madison paper published in 1951

 

December 8

 

Fire destroys historic church that houses New York Liberty Bell - The Christian Post

 

Bill C-6: What the Criminal Ban on “Conversion Therapy” Means for Churches in Canada - The Gospel Coalition | Canada

 

The Crisis of Christian Celebrity - The French Press (thedispatch.com)

 

December 11

 

What The Name “Jesus” Reveals | Gene Veith

 

Cuomo Sees No Place for God in Crisis - The American Conservative

 

+ Rev. Paul T. McCain +

 

Kudos: State Department Tags Nigeria "Country of Particular Concern" - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Biden’s Election is as Putrid, Shady, and Spurious as Persia’s Darius the Great! (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Pro-life groups denounce Biden’s HHS secretary pick - The Christian Post

 

'Churches should suspend services.' I respectfully dissent - The Christian Post

 

Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals! - The American Conservative

 

Ecumenism in the Next Methodism - Juicy Ecumenism (downright heretical theology is tolerated in the National Council of Churches, and has been for decades)

 

Religious Persecution on the Rise Worldwide - The American Conservative

 

Advent Drag Show is an ELCA Church Fundraising Event - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Why We Question the Election Results - The American Conservative

 

Catholic Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai: ‘The Lord is suffering with me’ | Catholic News Agency

 

The sad irony of celebrity pastors | Spectator USA

 

John MacArthur: World 'perfectly suited' for Antichrist's arrival - The Christian Post

 

December 12

 

Dave Ramsey, Christian personal finance guru, defies COVID-19 to keep staff at desks

 

Hemingway: Governor Ralph Northam Has No Right To Dictate The Theology Of Virginia Residents (thefederalist.com)

 

Letter to the Church in Response to Governor Northam's Statements on Worship — Esgetology

 

Bad News for Evangelicals, God Doesn’t Need Donald Trump in the White House

 

Supreme Court Rejects Texas Lawsuit Challenging Results in 4 Key Swing States | CBN News

 

Protests, Marches, and Some Serious Shofar Blowig as Trumpers Set to Descend on D.C. Yet Again

 

Letter: Proud of pastors' response during pandemic

 

Kathie Lee Gifford doesn’t follow man-made religious rules - The Christian Post

 

December 14

 

‘Biden Did You Know?’: Metaxas turns Christmas carol into conspiracy parody (religionnews.com)

 

The Dangerous Idolatry of Christian Trumpism - The French Press (thedispatch.com)

 

'Proud Boys' burn Black Lives Matter signs at churches in Washington (religionnews.com)

 

'Let the Church ROAR!' Prayer Rally Comes to DC for Jericho March to 'Stop the Steal' | CBN News

 

Beware Those Hasty & Severe in Judgment – Entrusted to the Dirt

 

December 16

 

Political Idolatries? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Rethinking Christmas Lights, Part One - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Dean Hollerith and Bishop Budde: Hate Has No Home Here - Washington National Cathedral

 

Conservatives Call on State Legislators to Appoint New Electors, in Accordance with the Constitution - Conservative Action Project (for information purposes)

 

One Of The Most Conservative States Is The Hottest Marijuana Market | Gene Veith (not persuaded that this is good)

 

More US churches are committing to racism-linked reparations | AP News (theologically liberal Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor Matt Staneck supports this in my opinion ridiculous idea at A Lutheran Case For Reparations (Summer 2020) — Lutheran Forum), which conservative LCMS pastor Phil Hale opposed at A Lutheran Case for Reparations? – Christian News)  (Some people deny that there are theologically liberal pastors in the LCMS.)

 

Thirty Churches in 30 Years: Post-Soviet Congregation Arises - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Opinion | Giving Trump credit for the vaccine is the best way for Biden to unite the country - The Washington Post

 

Franklin Graham: ‘I Am Grateful to God’ for ‘the Last Four Years’

 

Adoption by same-sex couples in Hungary effectively banned by constitutional change - The Washington Post

 

Franklin Graham Says Trump 'Will Go Down in History As One of the Great Presidents' (newsweek.com)

 

December 17

 

Black Lives Matter Signs at Historic Black Methodist Churches in D.C. Destroyed by Proud Boys Rioters - Juicy Ecumenism

 

The Cult of Christian Trumpism

 

A Threat to Democracy - Democracy Docket

 

Finnish Lutherans enter into fellowship with the LCMS - International Lutheran Council

 

Malagasy Lutherans elect new president - International Lutheran Council

 

Former Kenyan bishop enters into glory - International Lutheran Council

 

Finnish Lutherans to elect a new bishop in 2021 - International Lutheran Council

 

Redemption or Damnation for America - Juicy Ecumenism

 

My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2020 (thegospelcoalition.org)

 

The New Moral Majority Endorses Warnock & Ossoff — New Moral Majority (not that there aren’t also problems on the political right but this list of endorsements includes many way out there lefties like Brian McLaren)

 

December 19

 

In VOA Nominee Fight, WaPo Insists Christians Cannot Hold Public Office (thefederalist.com)

 

Proud Boys Leader Admits Burning Church BLM Sign Following Washington Rally (newsweek.com)

 

How to start your own blog in 2021 – Building Jerusalem

 

MAGA leaders call for the troops to keep Trump in office - POLITICO

 

NAE Condemns Burnings at Black Churches - National Association of Evangelicals

 

A Note from JD Hall: Goodbye, 4,830 Facebook Friends - Protestia

 

Trump’s path to an electoral college victory isn’t narrow. It’s nonexistent. - The Washington Post (my friend Stu Rothenberg from 2016)

 

December 20

 

North Carolina governor establishes “Gender Expansive Parents’ Day” in recognition of LGBT parents | Disrn

 

Members of John MacArthur's Church Say They’re Being Pressured Not to Report New COVID Outbreak | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)

 

How Postmodern Pseudo-Prophecy Dishonors God (thegospelcoalition.org)

 

December 22

 

Rev. Dr. Jan Davis on the Virgin Birth - Juicy Ecumenism

 

'When Jesus Comes Back She'll Be Gay' - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Charlie Kirk's Hooters Conservatism - The American Conservative

 

The Story Behind Handel’s Messiah - BreakPoint

 

Hungary Amends Constitution with Traditional Definition of Family - Christianity Today

 

December 23

 

Michele Bachmann to lead Regent University’s school of government, wants to expand ‘biblical worldview’ – The Virginian-Pilot

 

Joni Eareckson Tada tests positive for COVID - The Christian Post

 

The ELCA Drag Queen Storytime Queer Christmas Celebration - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Trump Pardons War Criminals Again - The American Conservative

 

Michele Bachmann Named Dean of Regent University Government School

 

Hungary amends Constitution to uphold traditional marriage - The Christian Post

 

Raven 23 & President Trump: The Team Deserves Pardons | National Review

 

Ted Cruz Blocks Hong Kong Immigration Bill That Jeopardizes National Security | ImmigrationReform.com

 

Ted Cruz’s Terrible Case for Keeping out Hong Kong Refugees – Reason.com

 

December 25

 

Concordia University-Chicago Becomes Latest University To Put Academic Programs On Chopping Block

 

Lutheran Laymen’s Declaration and Petition

Christmas in a pandemic: Churches offer messages of hope in 2020

 

Major pro-life group gives Trump its ‘Person of the Year’ award - The Christian Post

 

How much longer will the Middle East celebrate Christmas?

 

Why I Love a Service of Lessons and Carols at Christmas Time - Don Sweeting Blog

 

Limbaugh slams Biden's 'darkest days' comment about coronavirus - The Christian Post

 

December 27

 

Why Hollywood Praises Elliot Page (and Blacklists Me) (thegospelcoalition.org)

 

VA Governor: “You Don’t Need to Sit in the Pews for God to Hear Your Prayers” | Answers in Genesis

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Glad. . .

 

In Pakistan, Christians May Be Bombed On Christmas

 

When a Flat Earther Refused to Concede and All Hell Broke Loose

 

December 28

 

The Sexual Revolution Shows Its Endgame - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Los Angeles Finally Agrees to Drop COVID Restrictions Against Churches – Faithwire

 

The Dangerous Love of Ease | Desiring God

 

December 29

 

A woke church is doomed to fail | The Spectator

 

Norway's Stave Churches - The American Conservative

 

Gerald Ford and the Perversion of Presidential Pardons - The American Conservative

 

The Gospel According to Roger Stone - The American Conservative

 

Hemingway: If Lockdowns Worked, California Wouldn’t Have This Problem

 

What Big Tech Didn't Want You To See On The Federalist In 2020

 

President Trump Kept This 2016 Promise to Us - The Stream 


Monday, November 02, 2020

Interesting Links from November 2020

North Korean Christians executed for owning Bible, babies killed | World

 

Nadia Bolz-Weber Talks Goddess, Sex & Politics at Seminary - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Dear John Piper: No, Arrogance Is Not As Deadly As Murder

 

Calvary Chapel San Jose lawsuit, $350K fines indoor services | Church & Ministries

 

Virginia Mollenkott, Feminist Author and Activist, Dies at 88: A Reminder That Reimagining the Creation Order Leads to Reimagining the Creator - CBMW

 

181. “All Brothers”: The Unbearable Cost of Roman Catholic Universalism - Vatican Files

 

November 4

 

Trump as president: what he has accomplished in his four years

 

Virginia Law Banishes Conscience from the Public Square - Juicy Ecumenism

 

National Conservatism's Big Night - The American Conservative

 

Attention Sean Feucht and evangelical leaders: Hatred of the press is hurting your cause — GetReligion

 

Nick Challies, son of well-known evangelical blogger, dies at college

 

November 6

 

Want the Media to Praise You as a Pastor? It’s Easy: Get a 'Sex Change' - The Stream

 

An Urgent Appeal to Christian Supporters of President Trump - The Stream

 

November 8

 

Pastor Robert Jeffress: Biden is president-elect — how should Christians respond? | Fox News

 

Went to Bed in America, Woke Up in a Banana Republic › American Greatness (for information purposes)

 

Trump's election falsehoods 'put a smile' on the faces of dictators, observers warn

 

How Trump Won While Losing - The Stream

 

How to Biblically Handle Your Post-Election Triggered Self - The Stream

 

Pro-life groups react as Joe Biden is declared winner of election | Politics

 

November 9

 

Is Carthage College the Right School For You? - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

It's Time for Conservatives to Unite Behind Ye - The American Conservative (for information purposes)

 

Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., Trump evangelical adviser, has died

 

Donald Trump's temperament may have cost him the election, but his record attests to kept promises - Washington Times

 

Christian Ministry Sues Bank Over Claims of Religious Discrimination – Faithwire

 

 

November 10

 

A Civil War? An Internal Cold War? | Gene Veith

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Curiosity kills more than cats. . .

 

The Media Says Joe Biden Will Be President, and I'm Relieved - The Stream

 

A Time to Heal? - The Stream

 

Rural pastor: Donald Trump was my president, Joe Biden now is

 

November 11

 

It's Not Your Father’s GOP - The American Conservative

 

The Mayflower Compact: A Covenant with God - Juicy Ecumenism

 

When Political Prophecies Don’t Come to Pass - Christianity Today

 

Is Alex Trebek in Heaven? The question and urgency of eternity

 

How Biden swung the religious vote - POLITICO

 

The Bronze Idol of Infrequent Communion — Gottesdienst (Comment: As I read the Scriptures, the Lord said to partake often but He didn’t say how often the often should be.  Some people give little to no indication that they would have supported Martin Luther had they lived at the time Luther did.  Some things that Luther emphasized are not emphasized.)

 

 

Joe Biden Says He Would Sign Executive Order Week 1 Forcing Americans to Fund Planned Parenthood - LifeNews.com

 

Author: Trump's ‘character problems’ cost him evangelical votes | Politics

 

Ark. requires face masks at church services in new guidelines | U.S.

 

Liberal Megachurch Set to Leave UMC - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Opposition ousted | WORLD

 

His (hopefully) final hissy fit: Trump’s post-election meltdown is so typical and so pathetic – New York Daily News

 

What Legal Rights Do Canadian Governments Have to Restrict Assemblies? - The Gospel Coalition | Canada

 

November 14

 

Here's a very fluid take on evangelicalism: New York Times obituary of a progressive pioneer — GetReligion

 

Nevada protects gay marriage in constitution, exempts clergy from ceremonies | Baptist Press

 

The Americans Who Politicized the Bible - The American Conservative

 

The Cruelty of Quarantine: A Lament | Tim Challies

 

It is a Weakness of Faith to Refuse to Mourn the Death of Loved Ones – The Fight of Faith

 

November 15

 

Bethel Church's Sean Feucht Has #1 Album in the World - Protestia

 

Fact check: Dominion voting machines didn't delete or switch votes (not helpful if one is kooky in pressing one’s case.  Could lose some votes for conservatives in the future.  Best to use common courtesy in arguing one’s case too.)

 

Fauci and Collins dispense Thanksgiving COVID-19 advice at cathedral forum

 

San Diego strip clubs reopen but churches ordered remain closed | U.S.

 

Trying to Get as Many Heavenly Rewards as You Can | theology like a child

 

November 17

 

British police break up baptism that defied lockdown rules | World

 

Biden’s chief of staff pick called himself pro-choice ‘soldier’ | Politics

 

A Tribute to the Life of Jay Adams | Brad Hambrick

 

November 18

 

Rachel Held Evans’ father on his daughter’s final days and the ongoing impact of her life (Mrs. Evans was extremely theologically liberal and everyone who is honest knows it.  Her totally unexpected death was unusual.)

 

Pro-Abortion Religious Coalition RCRC Shrinks Further - Juicy Ecumenism

 

If Americans Can No Longer Trust Our Elections, We’re In Big Trouble (any cheating that exists will be judged by God even if it isn’t in this life)

 

If Americans Can No Longer Trust Our Elections, We’re In Big Trouble

 

November 21

 

Daily Beast team stunned to learn that 'The Great Commission' remains in New Testament — GetReligion

 

Pastor John MacArthur and California church closings: Why isn't this a national story? — GetReligion

 

9 Things You Should Know About President-Elect Joe Biden

 

Delaware Elects First 'Transgender' State Senator in American History | Christian News Network

 

LGBT Lobby Coming After Christian Schools - The American Conservative

 

A Direct Threat to Christian Education—The Human Rights Campaign Demands that the Biden Administration Deny Accreditation to Christian Colleges and Schools - AlbertMohler.com

 

The Denial of Truth in the Bostock Decision and the Destruction of Freedom - Part 3 - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Serving God & Military - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Carl Lentz and the 'hot pastor' problem

 

I Know Sidney Powell. She Is Telling the Truth - The Stream

 

Keith, Kristyn Getty: Christianity and science are not at odds | Entertainment

 

Was Jesus Ugly? The Early Church Thought So

 

Adam Taylor succeeds Jim Wallis as Sojourners president  

 

Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’ “My assortment of charms grew steadily: a miniature Buddha, an Ohio buckeye, a laminated four-leaf clover, a tiny bronze likeness of Hanuman the monkey god, all manner of angels, rosary beads, crystals and rocks,” former President Obama said.

 

Sojourners' Jim Wallis Georgetown Bound - Juicy Ecumenism (Sojourners is extremely theologically liberal.)

 

Trump's Legal Battle for the Election is a Mess - The American Conservative

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Have we become wimps?

 

Isn't love just love? - The Christian Post

 

November 26

 

Eric Metaxas Promotes Donald Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Destabilize Election – Warren Throckmorton (wthrockmorton.com)

 

Out Of Office, Trump Could Face Significant Legal Peril : NPR

 

Team Trump offering ‘fire hose’ of conspiracy Kool-Aid for supporters

 

Vanderbilt Divinity School Alumna Becomes Nashville’s First Gay Woman Lutheran Pastor – The Tennessee Tribune

 

It's Time for Conservatives to Dump Trump - The American Conservative

 

Pro-Abortion Biden Kosher With DC Archbishop - The American Conservative

 

Christian Celebrities vs Living Unseen - Juicy Ecumenism

 

'Transhood': New HBO Max show 'more exploitative than Cuties - The Christian Post

 

Pastoral Meanderings: It is hard to be thankful when. . .

 

Thankful in 2020: International Religious Freedom Edition - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own (apnews.com) (for information purposes)

 

Finnish Lutherans enter into fellowship with the LCMS - International Lutheran Council (ilc-online.org)

 

Those Dern Lutherans: An Interview with Paul T. McCain (thegospelcoalition.org). Although little known outside of the LCMS, McCain was a prominent leader in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod for many years.  Mary Ann McCain wrote in a wonderful tribute on Facebook on November 26, “My dad suddenly passed last night. Although this is a shock to us all, this is not a shock to God. My dad was a man of incredible faith; strong, determined, devoted. He was a pastor, a writer, an avid gun collector, and a very loving husband. To me, he was my hero. He gifted me with a new Bible on Tuesday and I kissed him goodbye yesterday. We are also blessed to have pictures from a recent family photoshoot. My dad is now in the loving arms of our Heavenly Father, whole and free. I love you, Dad.

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“The Lord has given, the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord” Job 1:21.

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“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4

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Dad’s Favorite Verse: “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20”

 

 

November 27

 

 

DC archbishop will serve Biden communion despite abortion stance - The Christian Post

 

 

A Day of Reckoning: Victorian Government pushes to ban Christian practices with threat of 10 years in prison | MurrayCampbell.net

 

 

November 28

 

Weedon's Blog: Remembering a Friend: +Paul Timothy McCain

 

Some in ACLU Have New Cause: Book Banning | Independent Women

 

Saudi Arabia: The Ally From Hell - The American Conservative

 

Pastoral Meanderings: When pastors downplay their role as pastors. . .

 

Obituary: Rev. Paul Timothy McCain, publisher and executive editor, Concordia Publishing House (lcms.org)

 

The Election May Never Be Over for White Supremacists | Time

 

 

November 30

 

Advent in a Pandemic: An Invitation to Wait - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Episcopal Church will be dead in 20 years, researcher says - The Christian Post

 

Eric Metaxas, Christian radio host, tells Trump, 'Jesus is with us in this fight' (for information purposes)

 

 

Police block Canadian churchgoers from drive-in worship service - The Christian Post