Identifying Hirsch’s False Teachings in “Redeeming Sex” Key to Discernment

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 3:25 pm By Bethany Blankley

Many books about homosexuality are hitting the shelves to coincide with upcoming U.S. Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage. Among them I reviewed Scott McKnight’s A Fellowship of Differents and now Debra Hirsch’s Redeeming Sex. Hirsch, a former lesbian-turned-heterosexual-married-self-describing-Christian, exemplifies the need and ability to discern false teaching presented as biblical. Many of her arguments appear to be based on false premises, which lead to false conclusions. Most disturbing is her approach that appears to distort and negate the person... Read more

McKnight’s Fellowship of Differents Exists in the local church

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 3:26 pm By Bethany Blankley

Good news exists in Christian communities ministering to gay communities. New Testament professor Scot McKnight highlights an approach I’ve experienced in every community I lived in both in the U.S. and abroad. In A Fellowship of Differents McKnight addresses how Christians biblically address “Sexual Bodies in a Church.” McKnight provides historical context to best understand Paul’s letters to new believers in his book explaining the common sexual practices of the day ranging from same-sex relations, orgies, and multiple partners. Only in... Read more

Is Oprah Teaching Subud?

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 3:27 pm By Bethany Blankley

Author, senior editor of Charisma News, and director of Awakening House of Prayer, Jennifer LeClaire describes Oprah’s recent advocacy of “spirituality” and prayer as deceptive. Many have questioned if Oprah is a Muslim who practices Subud because of her comments. At a recent Stanford University lecture “on a meaningful life,” Oprah’s interfaith message emphasized rhythm and vibration, and “inner transformation” rooted in an experienced-based belief. Many of which are hallmarks of Subud, a self-described interfaith movement of which its founder, leaders and... Read more

The Moral Depravity of America similar to Nazification of Germany

Last updated on: January 5, 2020 at 10:35 am By Bethany Blankley

A new day of insanity has dawned in America: methods to normalize murder unashamedly mirror Nazi practices. Toddlers are taught the virtue of killing babies for convenience, legislators advocate non-doctors can inject full-term babies’ hearts with poison, and gay men can enjoy “Spa Abortions,” are just a few examples. Walling Blackburn’s recently published e-book, Sister Apple, Sister Pig, reads like Nazi curriculum for children: “The Jewish Question in Classroom Instruction,” which taught children “Jews are our misfortune” who are cheaters... Read more

Dogs, Fleas, and Jeb Bush’s Evolution on Marriage

Last updated on: January 5, 2020 at 11:03 am By Bethany Blankley

God is back in the news with marriage and religious freedom debates and the 2016 presidential election underway. The Wall Street Journal first reported in January of a key adviser’s recommendation that Jeb Bush, a possible 2016 Republican presidential nominee, discuss his faith to better identify with white, born-again Christians. The demographic represents the majority of 2012 GOP primary voters (56 percent in Iowa, 64 percent in South Carolina) and would respond well to “faith talk.” Accordingly, Mr. Bush has... Read more

The People of the Cross to Muslims, ISIS: Jesus Saves, Brings Hope [video]

Last updated on: January 16, 2020 at 9:11 am By Bethany Blankley

Mighty.la’s video produced by Rise Media Missionaries, translates a letter from the People of the Cross to ISIS, Muslims and all non-Christians about the truth of Christianity. Unlike those who kill because of perceived insults to their prophet Muhammad, Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s humiliation, persecution and death—because he overcame it, for eternity. The church does not die even in death—it’s witness contagiously knows no bounds proclaiming what Christ Crucified actually means–including loving and praying for the very people who seek to kill them.... Read more

What is Genuine Christianity?

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 3:29 pm By Bethany Blankley

It’s easy to understand why nearly all non-Christians, secularists, and the media misunderstand Christianity. Today, words and their definitions are nearly meaningless because they are used interchangeably to support opposite agendas. Relativism and proof-texting are one means to this end, often justifying the terms people use about themselves and others. Division among denominations, churches, organizations, and even personalities, advocating their own version of truth certainly hinders non-believers from understanding Christianity. What is genuine Christianity? Genuine Christianity is rooted in the... Read more

The Marriage Conundrum

Last updated on: January 16, 2020 at 9:11 am By Bethany Blankley

Marriage has always been at the center of politics. In most of the world it is used to solve problems—to settle dynastic disputes, to distribute property, or to join one family to another. Within this construct, women in many countries still have no legal right or choice as to whom or when they marry. Historically, the struggle to control marriage has initiated civil wars, deposed monarchs and even created churches. Today, the issue of marriage bitterly divides Americans, most of... Read more

The First Amendment and Shari’a Law

Last updated on: January 5, 2020 at 11:30 am By Bethany Blankley

Under the guise of “religious freedom,” Islamic organizations reportedly linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, like the Islamic Circle of North America, the Association of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA), and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), have devoted millions of dollars and resources to a well-coordinated campaign to ensure American laws, including judicial proceedings and state constitutions, be Shar’ia compliant. Shari’a (“legislation”) is rooted in the Qur’an, the foundation of Islamic law, and non-compliance is punishable by death (3:85; 4:65).... Read more

Gay Mafia Targets Christian Pastors, Ignores Muslim Imams calling for their death

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 2:30 pm By Bethany Blankley

In 2015 America, faithful Christian pastors, not imams, are being targeted by gay-activists. No Christian pastor I know has ever proclaimed or financially supported the beheading of anyone, let alone homosexuals or lesbians. The “Gay Mafia,” as Bill Maher calls them, appear to be like fools flouting their own folly. They impose standards on others that they themselves don’t follow and discriminatory legal measures— but ignore imams who advocate for their death. No gays are protesting, subpoenaing, or demanding that Dr. Muzammil... Read more