Pew Research has released a new study on church-going, including why people leave, how they choose a new congregation, and why people don’t attend. Read the study here. The reason lots of people have stopped going to church, it turns out, is not so much
Public opinion, government policy, and Supreme Court rulings about LGBT issues has been predicated on the notion that same-sex attraction and having a gender identity different from one’s biological sex are innate, fixed conditions. In the words of the Lady Gaga song, “I was born
The Associated Press, no less, has been investigating the Clinton Foundation. It reports that over half of the people Hillary Clinton met with as Secretary of State outside of the government were donors to the foundation. Meanwhile, as Clinton’s clandestine e-mails come out, more questionable details about
It is often said that Jews don’t believe in a life after death. In fact, Jews often say that. But, as Jeffrey Salkin says in a review of a new book on the subject, Judaism DOES believe in an afterlife and always has. (more…)
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (1993) is still the law of the land and can be a potent weapon in cases involving the conflict between religious liberty and LBGT issues. This was demonstrated in a case involving a Michigan funeral home that fired a male
As we blogged about (here and here), Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is dismissive of religious liberty, which he dismisses as a “black hole.” His running mate, Bill Weld, is weak on the 2nd Amendment liberty to own a firearm. Weld said that an AR-15 is a “weapon of
There have been about 120,000 same-sex marriages since they were legalized nation-wide last year. The total number of marriages in 2014 was 2.1 million. So, assuming similar stats for the previous year, the percentage of gay weddings would be just over 5%. How many pastors
Just in time for the new school year, a federal court has granted an injunction blocking the Obama administration’s decree that public schools must allow children to use whichever bathroom corresponds to their self-chosen gender identity, rather than their biological sex. The injunction will hold until
An investigation by USA Today says that there is more to the Ryan Lochte/US swim team robbery story than the Rio police have said. Reportedly, a uniformed security guard did point a gun and demand money. In his mind, he was telling the swimmers to pay
Are you familiar with GoodReads, a popular site for following authors, seeing what your friends are reading, and getting ideas for books that you might like? The site has a giveaway feature, with which you can sign up for a “drawing” that can give you free books. For
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