Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Interesting Links from December 2021

 

North Dakota man who attacked Republican US Senator's office with axe: ‘I am Antifa’ | The Post Millennial

 

Marcus Lamb, anti-COVID vaccine Christian broadcaster, dies at 64 (religionnews.com)

 

Progressive church groups spread misinformation on Rittenhouse | U.S. News (christianpost.com)

 

Appeals court lifts compelled speech order on Artur Pawlowski | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Ten Reasons Why Nursing Homes Are Great Places to Minister - CCW - Christian Communicators Worldwide (ccwtoday.org)

 

The Rev. Dr. William Barber II at BYU calls for a moral march on Washington - Deseret News (for information purposes)

 

Trump Tested Positive for COVID Before Biden Debate, Not After, Says Mark Meadows in New Book (thedailybeast.com)

 

Appeals court lifts compelled speech order on Artur Pawlowski | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Ten Reasons Why Nursing Homes Are Great Places to Minister - CCW - Christian Communicators Worldwide (ccwtoday.org)

 

Biden Family Christmas Stocking Photo Leaves Out Hunter Biden’s 3-Year-Old Daughter, Born Out Of Wedlock | The Daily Wire


December 2

 

'The Chosen' Christmas special: Authentic Jesus begins with the birth (usatoday.com)

 

Trump Tried to Kill Biden with COVID-19  - The Bulwark

 

America Without Abortion - The American Conservative

 

China's Attempt To Disappear Peng Shuai Fails Thanks To World Outcry (thefederalist.com)

 

Omicron COVID Variant Shows Time to End Restrictions | National Review

 

The End of Roe? - by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner (substack.com)

 

Died: Marcus Lamb, Daystar Founder Who Believed TV Opened ...... | News & Reporting | Christianity Today

 

The United States Should Defend Taiwan | National Review


December 6

 

Will Poland Prevail for Life and Family? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Keith Getty on dangers of modern worship movement, new album | Entertainment News (christianpost.com)

 

Microsoft rebuked by shareholders over sexual harassment and why | Analysis News (christianpost.com)

 

LGBTQ Concerns Prompt ELCA Lutheran Synod Move from Messiah University - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Final report on ILC-PCPCU conversations released - International Lutheran Council (ilc-online.org)

 

Engaging CT’s Piece on “Side B Christians” – Denny Burk

 

Is U.S. Christianity becoming two separate religions? | Richard Ostling (patheos.com)

 

America Hates You. Now Go Fight For Her - The American Conservative


December 7

 

RIP Bob Dole - The Stream

 

Pastor who appeared in drag on HBO's 'We're Here' forced to leave his church (religionnews.com)

 

"The communion of the queer-making Spirit be with you all" says ELCA transgender pastor - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Pondering Drag Queen Theology - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Sexual Assault Accuser Calls Out Liberal Network as 'Predator Protecting Machine' — Charisma News

 

Anti-Vax Christian TV Mogul Marcus Lamb Laid to Rest as His Daystar Network Airs COVID Lies (thedailybeast.com)


December 9

 

Canada's Conversion Therapy Ban (slowtowrite.com)

 

Progressive theology and pornography violate biblical boundaries | Voice (christianpost.com)

 

'Ve Haff Vays Of Making You Get Vaxxed' - The American Conservative

 

Haiti held hostage | WORLD (wng.org)

 

Dan Bongino Rips Dan Crenshaw Who Rips Marjorie Taylor Greene Who Rips Nancy Mace in Craziest ‘Apprentice’ Yet (thedailybeast.com)

 

UMC pastor relieved of duties after HBO drag queen performance | Church & Ministries News (christianpost.com)


December 12

 

Josh Duggar Found Guilty in Child Sex Abuse Materials Case...... | News & Reporting | Christianity Today

 

Josh Duggar found guilty of child porn possession | U.S. News (christianpost.com)

 

Dave Ramsey's daughter Rachel Cruze shares Christmas budget tips | Living News (christianpost.com)

 

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Reflections on the passage of Bill C-4 - The Gospel Coalition | Canada

 

‘Just Repackaged Misogyny’: Frank Schaeffer on ‘Real’ v. ‘Fake’ Family Values - Juicy Ecumenism (sad trajectory of the ultraliberal Frank Schaeffer)

 

The Democrats and Pundits Who Demanded 'Justice for Jussie!' | National Review

 

How ‘Progressive’ Can a Christian Get? | Desiring God

 

Pulpit panic: 1-in-2 mainline Protestant clerics looking for exits, survey reports - Washington Times

 

Former Concordia Portland campus sits in limbo as $300 million lawsuit advances - OPB

 

In Search of The Elusive Liberal Evangelicals – Religion in Public


December 13

 

A Fond Farewell to a Great Scientist and Friend: David Menton | Answers in Genesis

 

Feeding On Christ > Deconstructing Deconstructionism

 

Preaching in Drag at ELCA Churches Begins - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

The Science of Adam | Kenneth Kemp | First Things (for information purposes)

 

Cynical Political Moves Are Not the Best Way to Overturn Roe v. Wade - Current (currentpub.com)


December 14

 

SNL Nativity Includes 'Twerking' Baby Jesus, While Mary Swings on Stripper Pole and Joseph 'Pimp Walks' - Todd Starnes

 

You've heard of Handel's 'Messiah,' but do you know about Handel? | Voice (christianpost.com)

 

Vigilantes—Do Men Have a Right to Take the Law into Their Own Hands? (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Religious Freedom Advocates Upset as State Department Omits Nigeria, Vietnam - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Paula White Partners with Demonic ‘Moonies Cult’, Praises Founder and Prays for ‘Unification’ - Protestia


December 17

 

Missouri School District to Pay $4 Million to Transgender Student over Bathroom, Locker Room Policy | National Review

 

Methodist Church Replaces Stained Glass of Founding Fathers With Lesbian Bishop (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Are Trans Non-Binary Clergy The Church's Future? - The American Conservative Are Trans Non-Binary Clergy The Church's Future? - The American Conservative

 

Mark Meadows should face charges for stonewalling Congress | Raleigh News & Observer (newsobserver.com)

 

At the other Mars Hill church, new co-pastors hope to build a faithful future (religionnews.com)

 

‘Tear This Whole Thing Down’: United Church of Christ on Reforming or Abolishing Prisons - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Seminex in Print - Meet, Write, & Salutary: Conversation & Community for Lutheran Writers (maryjmoerbe.com) (they need to get beyond being spooked out by this group from almost 50 years ago and start living in the now)


December 19

 

Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan issues statement of advocacy and support for all people | WJMN - UPMatters.com

 

Two-year Shutdown: Draconian Lockdown Measures Didn’t Work, So Why Do We Keep Trying Them? | National Review

 

Why Are Men So Cowardly? - The American Conservative

 

Linguistic Violence | Carl R. Trueman | First Things

 

All I Want for Christmas Is a Song that Mentions ... | Christianity Today

 

The End of Roe v. Wade Won't Change Much for Me - The Stream

 

Lutheran Church Holds Blasphemous Drag Queen Story Hour - Protestia

 

Think pieces: Why are evangelicals evolving on doctrines linked to LGBTQ issues? — GetReligion

 

Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen Dead at 52 After Battling COVID-19 (thedailybeast.com)


December 21

 

Religious Left Mobilizes for War on the Gospel - Part 1 - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Open Doors USA applauds confirmation of Rashad Hussain as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (religionnews.com) (Mr. Hussain is a Muslim.)

 

What Josh Duggar trial means for family, TLC TV empire - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

 

What’s wrong with premarital sex and watching porn? | Living News (christianpost.com)

 

Huge Yikes! Lutheran Church Hosts Drag Queen Prayer Time For Children | Not the Bee

 

Is Swedish startup's COVID-19 hand implant 'mark of the beast'? | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Ex-SBC Beth Moore Joins Anglican Church - Protestia

 

Fervent prayers and a late-night escape in Haiti | WORLD (wng.org)


December 22

 

Are Your Loved Ones Suffering in Hell? (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Christmas in Revelation | Opinion News (christianpost.com)

 

“Christmas with The Chosen” breaks box office record | Baptist Press

 

Can The U.S. Military Still Protect Americans? (thefederalist.com)

 

Krampus Krashes Khristmas - The American Conservative


December 23

 

End the Covid-Zero Mentality | National Review

 

An Evangelical Icon Finds Salvation in West Hollywood (lamag.com)  (Religious progressive Rob Bell, who isn’t one, as defined by the words of Jesus, says, “F--- yeah!”, he’s a Christian.)

 

A Pandemic in Christendom | Answers in Genesis (William Lane Craig has gone of the rails but is supported by Christianity Today.  He has much support within the Evangelical Free Church of America as well.  Sad!)

 

Just Call Me Old-Fashioned (servantsofgrace.org)

 

The Religious Left Mobilizes for War on the Gospel - Part 2 - Juicy Ecumenism

 

US LGBTQ envoy promotes rights in world of 'mind-boggling' violence (usatoday.com)


December 24

 

Liberty Counsel Exposes Biden's Abuse of Military Members — Charisma News

 

TV's 'Chosen' Director Dallas Jenkins Butchers Gospel: 'Mormons Believe it' - Protestia

 

California's abortion sanctuary plans decried by Christian groups (religionnews.com)

 

Wary of omicron, churches shift Christmas services online (religionnews.com)

 

Omicron Outbreak Disproves Media’s Red-State Narrative | National Review

 

Know the Ideal Church. Commit to a Real Church. - The Average Churchman

 

Christian Congressman Madison Cawthorn is getting a divorce | Politics News (christianpost.com)


December 25

 

Welcoming 'Church Shoppers' in the Holiday Season (and Anytime) – The Lutheran Witness (lcms.org)

 

Bethlehem closed to foreign Christians again at Christmas | World News (christianpost.com)

 

Plastic's War on the Incarnation - The American Conservative

 

Celebrating Christmas While Doubting Christ’s Existence - The Stream

 

Christmas isn't about Santa or his elves. It's about God. (usatoday.com)


December 26

 

The Duggars might lose their show, but the toxic culture they promote persists - The Washington Post

 

Transgender man who gave birth slams docs who called him 'Mom' (nypost.com) (Dr. Michael L. Brown commented on Twitter, “A quick reality check: the reason that nurses in a hospital referred to a ‘transgender man’ as ‘mom’ (after the ‘man’ had just given birth) is because only women can be mothers. No man has ever gotten pregnant or birthed a child. Fact.”  A ridiculous story and how sad that the mother is not happy about being one.

 

A Party Embraces Vulgarity (substack.com)

 

Oregon father of four who told President Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ on Christmas Eve call said he meant it in jest - oregonlive.com

 

Desmond Tutu's long history of fighting for lesbian and gay rights (theconversation.com) (he “would rather go to hell than to a homophobic heaven”)


December 27


The Gospel of Donald Trump Jr. - The Atlantic

 

APOLOGIA: Canada’s conversion therapy ban commits six secular sins (apologiabyhendrikvanderbreggen.blogspot.com)

 

Christmas Is a Season, Not Just a Day | National Review

 

About That Time Saint Nick Punched a Heretic – Faithwire

 

Desmond Tutu, archbishop, activist and apartheid foe, is dead at 90 (religionnews.com)

 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Famed LGBTQ Ally, Dead at 90 - Protestia

 

Pro-Trump Group Liberty Center for God and Country Invented Voter Fraud Claims Months Before Election 2020 (thedailybeast.com)


December 28

 

TGC's 'Best Movies of 2021' Include Abortion and Sex Propaganda, Children Smoking Pot, and R-Rated Blasphemy (reformationcharlotte.org)

 

Twitter Bans Reformation Charlotte For Tweeting that Christ Will Destroy Islamic Idols

 

Men across America are getting vasectomies ‘as an act of love’ - The Washington Post (for information purposes)

 

Yes to Gay Identity, No to Gay Sex? The Concept Shaking the Foundations of the ACNA - Juicy Ecumenism (How solid, if at all, is the Anglican Church of North America?  Good question to ask and answer.)

 

Satanist TikTokker thanks progressive Christians | Voice (christianpost.com)

 

I Was the Fastest Girl in Connecticut. But Transgender Athletes Made it an Unfair Fight. | Alliance Defending Freedom (adflegal.org)

 

André Pratte: Quebec's radical rejection of Catholicism behind support for Bill 21 | National Post

 

Bishop Tutu, God & Democracy - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Antifa groups stepped away from street protests, not activism in 2021 (usatoday.com)

 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Endorses Hell Over 'A Homophobic Heaven' - Christian Newswire


December 30

 

Let's Pray for Brandon - The Stream (Brandan Robertson is indeed WAY off base.  He was critically mentioned years ago.  This article misspells the young liberal’s first name but otherwise is right on.  Brandan sadly and tragically has many supporters on the way out there left.)

 

‘He Rose From the Dead’: Justin Bieber’s ‘Christmas Wish’ Is a Gospel Message About Burial, Resurrection and Eternity – Faithwire (Good statement by the Biebs, who has been wildly inconsistent over the years.)

 

Not Satire: IRS Issues Guidance That Thieves and Looters Must Report Stolen Property as Income on Tax Return (reformationcharlotte.org)  (The IRS also notes, “If you receive a bribe, include it in your income.”)

 

21 House Republicans Want to Pass a "Transgender Rights" Bill (substack.com)

 

Inside the Heart of a Mother - The Stream

 

Frank Barker, founding pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church, is dead at 89 (religionnews.com)

 

Tutu's advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa (religionnews.com)

 

Biologically Male Trans ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Praised for Becoming ‘Woman with the Highest Overall Earnings in the Show’s History’ – Faithwire

 

The Very Bad Interview with the Very Unlikable Transgender Swimmer, and Why You Should Watch It Anyway - The Stream