‘Ex-Gay’ Men Fight Back Against View That Homosexuality Can’t Be Changed
Ex-gay men are often closeted, fearing ridicule from gay advocates who accuse them of self-deception
“If I’d known about these therapies as a teen I could have avoided a lot of depression, self-hatred and suicidal thoughts,”…. He was tormented as a Christian teenager by his homosexual attractions, but now, after men’s retreats and an online course of reparative therapy, he says he feels glimmers of attraction for women and is... Continue Reading
Don’t Quit – Do your daily tasks to bring glory to God
The average American spends 100,000 hours working during five decades.
Our work is not merely a collection of tasks that bring in wages. Work is a means by which we can use our talents and abilities to develop godly character, communicate the gospel, and worship the Lord. I’m a fan of The Pacifier, the 2005 action comedy starring Vin Diesel as Shane Wolfe,... Continue Reading
America’s Religious Past Fades in a Secular Age
Unthinkable to the Founders: One in five Americans today has no religious affiliation
The eyes of all are still upon America, but it is a markedly different place. As the secularization of that city upon a hill continues, it is not hard to imagine a presidential race one day that involves candidates who practice no religion at all. A hypothetical Martian with a deep interest in... Continue Reading
Holy Change, Holy Sexuality
Christopher Yuan urges students to reach out with humility to those suffering from same-sex attraction
Rather than putting so much emphasis on homosexuality and heterosexuality, Christians should focus on “holy sexuality,”… Holy sexuality includes faithfulness to one’s spouse in marriage and in singleness, abstinence. This idea is not to act as a justification for homosexuals, but rather as a focus for Christians to humble themselves and pursue faithfulness to God.... Continue Reading
The Facebook Facade
Students say the social network designed to bring people together often leaves them feeling alone and dissatisfied
Many college students Hill sees say they feel very alone after reading Facebook posts, thinking everyone else is having a much better life than they are-an effect that many counselors refer to as “Facebook depression.” Like most other college students, Michael Anderson uses Facebook to keep up with family and friends. But reading... Continue Reading
What We Say About Our Religion, And What We Do
Americans report attending church more often than they actually do
It turns out only about 24 percent of Americans actually report attending religious services in the past week…What this suggests is that in actual religious practice, Americans might not be that different from people in Western Europe when it comes to what they do, but they might be very different for people in Western Europe... Continue Reading
How Could We Reinvent “College”? Fifteen Ideas
Shocker. An increasing number of intellectuals and major publications are questioning the value of America’s colleges
“What if the academic work force were made up primarily of two types of faculty members? One, a small proportion of tenure-track professors—those who earn doctoral degrees, do research, train graduate students, teach advanced seminars, and help administrators run the university. And two, a larger portion of full-time instructors…who teach undergraduates, help advise them, keep up with developments in the field by reading and attending conferences, but do no research.”
Enough of “Three Strikes”: Unjust and Expensive
For nearly two decades, California’s “three-strikes-you’re-out” law has ruined lives and hobbled the corrections system. It’s time for a change.
As a policy choice, California’s “three-strikes” measure has been a disaster. No one understood this better and sounded the alarm more clearly than Chuck Colson and Justice Fellowship, the criminal justice reform ministry he founded. In the months leading up to the ballot initiative, he warned anyone who would listen that measures like this one would do far more harm than good.
Why the IRS Has Stopped Auditing Churches—Even One that Calls President Obama a Muslim
Decision on who can authorize investigations of churches that influence voters is frozen for foreseeable future.
But most pastors don't need the IRS to stop them from offering voting advice from the pulpit. According to a recent LifeWay Research poll, almost 90 percent of Protestant pastors believe they should keep endorsements out of the pulpit—up from about 85 percent who felt that way last year
Study: Muslims and Hindus less likely to have premarital sex
94 percent of Jews in the nations they studied reported having premarital sex, compared to 79 percent of Christians, 65 percent of Buddhists, 43 percent of Muslims and 19 percent of Hindus.
With their “True Love Waits” jewelry, conferences and T-shirts, Christians may be the face of the abstinence movement, but Muslims and Hindus are more likely to abstain from premarital sex.
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