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March 22 2019 By dvirtue Evangelicals Show No Decline, Despite Trump and Nones

As Tobin Grant, editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, pointed out: "Changes in religion are slow. No group gains or loses quickly." (The "nones," a popular term for the religiously unaffiliated, being an exception--gaining faster than other affiliations tend to because they pull from multiple faith groups.)

March 12 2019 By dvirtue Time To Expose the Radical Gender Ideology

And one can see a very clear progression here. As we began tampering with heterosexual marriage and the nuclear family some 60 or more years ago, we saw one thing after another not just legalised but normalised and celebrated. Cohabitation, homosexuality, and now the transgender revolution have all followed in turn. One is rightly fearful to ask, "Just what will be next?"

March 12 2019 By dvirtue Washington State Tells Churches: Pay for Abortions or Break the Law

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the suit on behalf of Cedar Park Assembly of God, a Kirkland, Wash., congregation. The suit claims the law violates the congregation's constitutionally protected freedom of religion and displays hostility toward religious groups that oppose abortion.

March 12 2019 By dvirtue Looked at internationally, what's the status of church policies on gays?

You may have read that in late February the 12.6-million-member United Methodist Church held a special General Conference in St. Louis, seeking to settle its painful conflict over the gay-and-lesbian issue and avert a split. The delegates decided by 53 percent to support and strengthen the denomination's longstanding ban against same-sex marriages and clergy living in such relationships.

March 10 2019 By dvirtue Christophobia: Met Police arrest street preacher and confiscate his Bible

What is interesting here is not only the arresting officers' ignorance of the law (unless the street preacher is using "threatening or abusive" language [Public Order Act 1986, Section 5], it is entirely lawful), but the rudeness and unreasonableness of their response. They didn't de-escalate; they provoked and worsened the situation.

March 03 2019 By dvirtue Save our children from the sex and gender activists who are using them as tools of their fundamentalist ideology

One of the oddest things about the project is that a Conservative government has been captured by progressive campaigners and is using the law to deprive parents of their freedom of thought and conscience.

February 28 2019 By dvirtue Activists will target churches who counsel LGBT people, therapist warns 'God's Voice' conference

David Pickup, a licensed therapist who is a board member at the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) and a practitioner of sexual orientation change efforts therapy, spoke at the God's Voice conference last weekend.

During his remarks, Pickup warned his audience that for the state legislators trying to ban SOCE therapy, "the next step is to come after you."

February 28 2019 By dvirtue FEMINIST COGNITIVE DISSONANCE 101

ABORTION

February 25 2019 By dvirtue Faith, sexuality and conversion therapy: how not to do research

Well, sorry, but they don't.

They show some people's feelings and opinions. That's not actual evidence of harm unless a lot more detail is gathered. LGBT+ people deserve better! And so do conservative traditionalists.

February 20 2019 By dvirtue Catholic cardinals urge end of 'homosexual agenda'

They also openly criticise the Pope.

Stories of sexual abuse of minors have emerged across the world and the Church has been accused of covering up crimes committed by priests.

Their letter comes on the eve of an extraordinary summit of bishops in Rome called by Pope Francis as an effort to deal with the scandals rocking the Church.

What are the cardinals saying about sex abuse?

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