ISIS Keeps Files Of How Many Sex Slaves Its Fighters Have; Many Foreign Recruits Are Refusing To Fight
Having sex slaves has apparently become the norm in the Islamic State (ISIS).
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U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hear Appeal Over Ban on Helping Youth Struggling With Homosexuality
WASHINGTON — A religious rights organization has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal regarding California’s ban on “conversion therapy” and counseling youth to resist romantic desires toward the same sex.
“SB 1172 directly violates the fundamental constitutional right to privacy in that it prohibits minors from defining their own existence. The law prevents minors from accessing mental health services and spiritual mentoring that would assist them in diminishing same-sex attract..
John Piper: Why You Shouldn’t Take Nude Selfies
John Piper has condemned the practice of taking 'nude selfies' in a recent episode of 'Ask Pastor John', comparing the practice to incest, and calling it 'a deformed sense of sexuality'.
Abortion’s Unintended Survivors
In her own words, Ohden brings a formidable testimony against abortion as she outlines the hurt and inner pain she dealt with as a teenager trying to cope with the knowledge she was so unwanted by her biological family, they attempted to end her life. She believes now that she developed post-traumatic stress reaction to the revelation of her beginnings as well as survivor’s guilt that she lived and so many others were destroyed by abortion. Her depression developed into anorexia, bulimia, alcoho..
What Came First? The Desire to Sin or the Opportunity?
The critical lesson is that if we crucify the desire, God will almost always shield us from the opportunity. And even if God may permit the devil to throw a spark of opportunity our way, there’s nothing in the heart that will easily catch fire. However, if we entertain and enjoy the desire to sin, God may permit the opportunity to sin to coincide.
When a Christian falls into gross immorality, the question arises: What came first: the desire to sin or the opportunity?
From what I’ve seen and he..
U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Redirect Planned Parenthood Funding to Women’s Health Care Providers
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would redirect more than $500 million in federal funding from the abortion and contraceptive giant Planned Parenthood to women’s health care providers that do not perform abortions.
Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and James Lankford, R-Okla., recently introduced the “Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act” with the support of 127 co-sponsors.
“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no federal funds may be made available to Planned ..
12 Trends That Shaped U.S. Religion Since the ’70s
“Attitudes toward homosexuality and sexual identity have been transformed, obviously, with far-reaching consequences for religious movements of all kinds. Religious groups have had to confront gay-related issues in their own ranks and also had to decide their attitudes to public policy.”
What are the most significant changes and megatrends that have occurred in the U.S. since the mid-1970s?
If you imagine someone time traveling between the eras, what would strike them? What was not tolerated t..
Pence Comes Out in Support of Trump Decision to Retain Obama Order on Homosexual, Transgender Protections
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence defended on Sunday President Donald Trump’s decision to retain an Obama-era order banning groups that contract with the federal government from “discriminating” against homosexuals and transgenders in their business or non-profit organization.
“I think throughout the campaign, President Trump made it clear that discrimination would have no place in our administration,” Pence said during an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” according to a transcript of the di..
C. S. Lewis’s View of Women, and How He’s Impacted My Thinking
The following questions and answers are from my contribution to Women and C. S. Lewis: What His Life and Literature Reveal for Today’s Culture, edited by Carolyn Curtis and Mary Pomroy Key. I highly recommend this unique and well-reviewed book, which has excellent contributions by 26 others, including Alister McGrath and Kathy Keller.
Question: The readers of our book are interested in C.S. Lewis’s commentaries, literary treatments and known or apparent attitudes regarding women and girls. It’s ..
Seven Per Cent of Australian Catholic Priests Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
Shocking new data from the Catholic church in Australia has revealed that seven percent of its priests are alleged child sex abusers.