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Manhattan Declaration Is The New Old Culture War

By Sarah Posner

…people have signed the Manhattan Declaration.) As evidenced by many of its signatories, who claimed to sign on behalf of themselves but not their organizations, the Manhattan Declaration is representative of the thinking of the Catholic Church and mainstream evangelicalism. Ron Sider, president of Evangelicals for Social Action, and once touted as a representative of that “broader agenda” that includes issues beyond the culture wars, announced his…

The Islamophobia Dodge of the Religious Freedom Pledge

By Sarah Posner

…rs talk about Islamophobia — by the very candidates it is trying to get to sign the pledge? The only candidate so far to sign the pledge is Rick Santorum, who just last week advocated for profiling of Muslims. Santorum has also maintained that “Christendom” is at civilizational war with “jihadis,” who include, in his mind, moderates like Imam Feisal Rauf. When I asked an Open Doors spokesperson, Jerry Dykstra, about Santorum’s endorsement of Musli…

The Christian Roots of the New Age: The Aquarian Gospel

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…bolized by the fish, as was the early Church itself, is a preeminent water sign; the past two thousand years, she noted, had been dominated by water and the connectivity that oceans provide. Among the papers Levi Dowling left at his death was one explaining his conviction that the Earth and our Sun were entering the Dispensation of Aquarius, a literal New Age. Aquarius is an air sign, he noted, and the triumphs of the twentieth century were destin…

Evangelicals and Newt: Love Him or Hate Him?

By Sarah Posner

…ey would use terms like “sanctity” and “traditional marriage” and “God’s design” and all that. Not that mushy “values we hold so dear.” It’s not just values we hold so dear — it’s God’s command, God’s plan, God’s design for men, women and the family. (Have the Iowans for Christian Leaders in Government read anything Vander Plaats has written?) Of course it’s possible that these Iowans want a differnet kind of Christian leader in government — one t…

A Valentine for the World…and for the Church I Left

By Carolyn S. Briggs

…n’t be more uncompromising than I was. I picketed abortion clinics and put signs in my own kids’ hands. I sent letters to the editor in which I railed against anti-Christian bigotry in newspapers and magazines. I even wrote to Oprah and told her to get on board with Christianity and to stop preaching her new age bullshit. Well, I put it a bit nicer than that, and she kindly wrote back thanking me for my constructive criticism before signing her na…

Gay Pride Weekend Draws Mormon Allies and Equality Supporters

By Joanna Brooks

…nt by former LDS bishop Kevin Kloosterman, marched as “Mormon Allies” with signs reading “God is Love,” “Love thy Neighbor,” and “All are Alike Unto God.” Marcher Mayra Diaz, who carried a sign that declared her support for marriage equality, expressed amazement at the “thank yous” the Mormon Allies received from the crowd. “I was so moved by them thanking us,” Diaz said, “when we had made such mistakes and rejections. They taught us a great lesso…

An Independence Day Sermonette

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ckers everywhere. Old Glory has become not only a sign of patriotism but a sign of God’s blessings upon America. Flags have been draped in the sanctuaries of churches around the country as a reminder to churchgoers that the United States is God’s chosen nation. In the wake of last week’s legal victories for LGBT rights, many Evangelical Christians are warning that God will soon reject us as His chosen nation. The American Family Association’s Tim…

Hurricane Sandy Spawns Right-Wing Theodicy

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ne is a huge bucket of vomit in America’s face during the election. What a sign from the holy God of Israel that American politics is an abomination to Him. A pro-homosexual Mormon along with a pro-abortion/homosexual, Muslim Brotherhood promoter, Hard Left Fascist are running for president. And there is no cry of repentance from God’s people! I see this storm as a warning from the LORD to call His church to repentance, This might be the last call…

Beck Fuels End-Times Hysteria Over Egypt

By Anthea Butler

…f Biblical prophecy there is only one lens: a sign of the end, a prophetic sign fulfilled, or the beginnings of the tribulation. Sites like Now the End Begins, Prophecy Today, and Calvary Prophecy Report are just a few of the blogs and websites referring to the events in Egypt as a sign of the end or — more ominously — the beginning of a new war. Conspiracy monger Glenn Beck has of course jumped with both feet into the fray, repeatedly referring i…

Global LGBT Recap: Culture War Claims More Victims

By Peter Montgomery

…rian President Goodluck Jonathan for his “courageous and wise decision” in signing the legislation. Kaigama said it would protect Nigeria “against the conspiracy of the developed world to make our country and continent, the dumping ground for the promotion of all immoral practices.” But, Gibson reports, an editorial in the Southern Cross, a newspaper run by the bishops of South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland, criticized the law, and called on the…