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Monday, July 5, 2021

Radio Host Says ‘Burn the Churches Down’ as More Church Fires Reported

A Canadian radio personality called for the burning of churches, as news outlets have reported more Catholic and Anglican churches being burned in parts of the country, primarily on First Nations reserves.
Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Resolves To Promote Critical Race Theory

The National Education Association has moved to promote Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools and research the ideology’s critics in order to obstruct their efforts.
Victor Davis Hanson: The Genesis of Our American Collective Meltdown

Our adversaries can’t quite believe their good fortune. Had they thought up ways to divide and impoverish America, they could not have improved on our own collective meltdown.
Todd Starnes: Antifa Brutally Attacks Street Preachers In Los Angeles
The Stream: On a Collision Course With National Disaster

The administration is creating total societal chaos, fomenting disorder and undermining the rule of law...
How To Be Friendly To People Who Oppose You Politically

Christians can get so worked up over politics that they can sometimes blow their witness.
SCOTUS Will Hear Landmark Case On Funding Of Private Religious Schools
Tablet Mag: America’s New Political Prisoners

Insurrectionists, white supremacists, and domestic Muslim terrorists are all the same people—us.
Powerline: Fighting the Evil of Critical Race Theory

The Left is all-in on Critical Race Theory. They see the pernicious doctrines of CRT as their path to permanent power, and the press and corporate establishments are all trying to force CRT down our throats.
Looming Post-Vaccine Lockdowns Validate Concerns of Forever Pandemic

Los Angeles County public health officials reinstated recommendations for indoor mask-wearing Monday despite the wide availability of COVID vaccines.
NPR Celebrates July 4th by Portraying Declaration of Independence as Racist

National Public Radio repeated its tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence, this year framing its report to point out the “flaws” and racist elements of one of the most cherished U.S. documents.
Christian Organizations Should Brace Themselves For Weaponized IRS
David Cloud: The United Nations and the New Age

The United Nations is a hotbed of anti-Christian, New Age mysticism.
Tabletalk Mag: Why Did People In Genesis Live For So Long?

... There are several important reasons why God purposed to allow the first generations of humanity to live as long as they did; and, there is a significant theological rationale for why He shortened the lifespan...
Randy Alcorn: Why Do You Want To Be Happy?

...By creating distance between the gospel and happiness, we send the unbiblical message that the Christian faith is dull and miserable.

Sunday, July 4, 2021

The Stream: Yes, America Had a Christian Founding

Why does the U.S. have such a distinctive history? What is exceptional about us?
The Federalist: The United States Cannot Afford To Politicize Patriotism

...Last summer, a Quillette survey showed 44 percent of self-identifying liberals supported destroying the monument at Mount Rushmore. The Democratic Party endorsed the idea.
Rasmussen Poll: Just 1 in 3 Says Founders Would Approve of US

Anti-American sentiment is growing under President Joe Biden, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll revealed each Fourth of July.
American Thinker: Revival Lit the Fire For the American Revolution

...Contrast the faith-filled, Spirit-led American Revolution with the godless, lawless, mindless demands for "revolution!" in today's America.
Canada Churches Burn, Trudeau Says It's ‘Fully Understandable'

Justin Trudeau has issued a highly equivocal denunciation of the wave of church arsons sweeping Canada, calling the attacks “unacceptable” but defending the anger fueling them as “fully understandable”.
Townhall: A Flag That's Still Worth Dying For

...Activists need to acknowledge all the good that has been done to make America a better, fairer, freer country that lives up to its founding ideals.
CBN News: The Founders Meant to Keep Government Out of the Church, Not God Out of the Government
New York Times Politicizes the American Flag On July 4 Weekend

The New York Times politicized the American flag over Twitter on the eve of Independence Day by saying the “flying the American flag” shows a “person’s political affiliation” nowadays.
American Thinker: The Ideas Behind July 4th

Most Americans celebrating the July 4^th holiday today underappreciate or have forgotten that it was the sheer power of the ideas in the Declaration of Independence that was the determining factor for the Americans in winning the War of Independence.
Do Flags Belong in Churches? Pastors Around the World Weigh In

Christian cases for yes, no, and flying other nations’ flags as congregations balance love of God, neighbor, and country.
Facebook Plans to Flag 'Extremist' Content, Conservatives Fear Censorship

A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns Friday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled.
Breitbart: Supreme Court to Decide if Barring School Teaching Christianity from Aid Program Violates Constitution
American Thinker: COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccine Update

...Even in the short follow-up period (six months now), these vaccines have many serious side effects and long-term side effects are still not known.
Five Things Every Christian Should Know About the Trans Movement

...Until recently, the idea that someone might be “transgender” was confined to the margins of society and was seen as an extremely rare phenomenon. Today, rising numbers of people are not only...
WCW2K: The Book of Jude and False Religions in the Last Days

Jude addresses the last days and false religions so we can discern apostate churches from biblical ones.
A.W. Workman: The First Church Discipline In 1,000 Years

...How exactly church discipline should get worked out in church planting situations is complicated, and there is a great need for research and thinking to be done about how to actually do this.
TGC: Controversy and the Sin of Self-Importance

Self-importance is an often-overlooked sin that breeds dissension. It fans the flames of controversy.
Kent Brandenburg: The Lie of the Warfare Between Science and Faith

True science proceeds from faith. The historical record shows that modern science arose from faith in God. Science and faith harmonize. They don’t conflict.
Desiring God: Hope Makes a Broken Heart Bigger

...So, no matter how heavy the stone that has entombed you in sorrow, you are no fool for hoping it will roll away one day. As surely as Jesus has loved us, it must roll away when glory arrives.

Saturday, July 3, 2021

This Independence Day, Celebrate Your Faith By Living It

In America, we are free to believe or not believe, because we are free.
Americans Cite Lack of Trust, Safety Concerns For Not Getting COVID Vax

Nearly half of unvaccinated U.S. adults cite lack of trust in coronavirus vaccine development and concern over safety and general side effects as the reasons they have not received the jab, a survey found.
Jailed Canadian Pastor Tim Stephens Released: ‘Today Is a Very Thankful Day’

Tim Stephens, the latest Canadian pastor to be arrested in Calgary, Alberta, was released from jail Thursday after being arrested for leading outdoor church services.
Muslim Father In Uganda Beats, Poisons Daughter For Turning to Christ

A woman in eastern Uganda is struggling to recover after her Muslim father beat her and forced her to swallow a toxic substance for leaving Islam, sources said.
American Thinker: Democrats Versus America's Founding Documents

What should be concerning to the citizenry -- “the governed;” you and me -- is how readily the words and actions of those we have elected violate the spirit of the principles set down for posterity in our founding.
Daily Signal: Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Association

...the Supreme Court found that California’s real reason for demanding this information was convenience, to simply have the information “close at hand, just in case” it might be useful.
Victor Davis Hanson: The Cruel Progressive Creed Undoing Civilization

The Left’s progressive wasteland is an acceptable price to pay for the terrifying visions of its anointed..
57% of Americans Believe They Have Less Freedom Today Than Before COVID
Supreme Court Provides a Win For Commonsense Election Measures

On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court delivered a victory for those who support commonsense election integrity measures. The 6-to-3 result was the right decision, though the three dissenting judges...
Samuel Sey: Christian Nationalism In the United States

...Christian nationalism—as it’s defined by many evangelicals today—doesn’t mean what you probably think it means. According to some of its biggest critics, Christian nationalism isn’t merely a corrosive cultural...
Supreme Court Gives Democrats Free Rein To Transgender Public Schools

The Supreme Court has all but guaranteed the U.S. legal system will adopt an extremist view of transgender law.
Boy Scouts Lost Two Million Members Since Lifting Ban On Gay Youth

Eight years after lifting a ban on homosexual youth when it boasted more than 2.7 million members, the Boy Scouts of America now has just 762,000 members as it continues to grapple with some 82,000 sexual abuse claims from former Scouts, court records show.
Servants of Grace: The Dangers of a Life Lived Apart From the Bible’s Influence

...We all are actively and presently choosing darkness or light.
Desiring God: The Empty Tomb as the Hinge of History

It would be a sad day, should it ever come, when the resurrection of Jesus is passed over for other topics in the Christian life. Yet the temptation is familiar.
Matthew Hall: 13 Reasons We Need Church History

...Here are 13 principles for why studying church history is crucial.

Friday, July 2, 2021

For the Church: Vacationing To the Glory of God

...However, there is no such thing as a vacation, leave-of-absence, or sabbatical from your responsibilities as a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.