Interesting Links from January 2023

 5 Myths about Porn | Crossway Articles

 

Pope Benedict XVI Dead at 95. Now Comes The Fiery Judgement (substack.com)

 

Twitter reinstates Christian Post after 9-month suspension | U.S. News

 

Statements from Ignatius Press and its authors on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (religionnews.com)

 

President Biden signs bill to honor Thomas Paine (religionnews.com) (for information – Mr. Paine was a skeptic)

1-3-23

Pray For Damar Hamlin (thefederalist.com)

1-5-23

 

Op-Ed: New York Times Throws Their Boy A Bone: David French To Join Times As Opinion Columnist (substack.com)

 

WaPo Activism Posing As Religion Journalism - The American Conservative

1-6-23

 

First Gay Immigrant Representative to Swear Oath to Constitution on Superman Comic - Valiant News

 

On the death of Benedict XVI - International Lutheran Council (ilc-online.org) (weak commentary)

 

Major scientific study confirms what we all knew about sex | Voice (christianpost.com)

1-7-23

 

The Satanic Temple Hosting ‘SatanCon 2023’, Billed as ‘The Largest Satanic Gathering in History’ (substack.com)

1-9-23

 

Jack Hayford, 'Pastor of Pastors,' Composer of 'Majesty,' Giant of the Faith, Passes Away - The Stream

 

The Curse Under Our Breath: What Grumbling Sounds Like to God | Desiring God

1-10-23

 

Pastor Jack Hayford is with the Lord (religionnews.com)

 

Jack Hayford, prominent Pentecostal pastor in Southern California, has died (religionnews.com)

 

Is Christianity Misogynistic? | Crossway Articles

 

The Incarnation and the Value of the Human Body - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Minnesota Will Soon Make Teachers Endorse Child Mutilation (thefederalist.com)

1-11-23

 

America, Tear Down This Flag - The American Conservative

 

What I Want From A Church | Tim Challies

 

When preachers fail to warn | Voice (christianpost.com)

1-12-23

 

Jack Hayford: In the Presence of ‘Majesty’ - The Stream

 

Minnesota To Ban Christians From Teaching In Public Schools (thefederalist.com)

1-13-23

 

Africa, the Prosperity Gospel, and the Problem of Unguarded Churches - TGC Africa (thegospelcoalition.org)

1-14-23

 

DeSantis Hammers NHL Over ‘Discriminatory’ Job Posting: ‘Not Welcome In The State Of Florida’ | The Daily Wire

 

Good News: Decatur County Sheriff Oversees Dozens of Inmate Baptisms (substack.com)

 

A historic meeting of Orthodox Christian scholars convenes to confront divisions and war (religionnews.com)

1-15-23

 

Learning to Hate for All the Right Reasons | Crossway Articles

 

What is Fornication? It's Biblical Meaning and Definition (christianity.com)

 

Bills QB Josh Allen describes his recent 'spiritual awakening' (sportsspectrum.com)

 

God Disciplines His Children — Like This Mom — Because He Loves Them - The Stream

 

How 'Respect for Marriage' Turned into Presidential Praise for the Opportunistic, Cult-Supporting, Child-Molesting Harvey Milk - The Stream

1-16-23

 

Beth Moore Attacks Jonathan Edwards for Being Direct About God's Indignation Toward Sinners (substack.com)

 

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Heresy, Denial of Christ's Deity and Physical Resurrection (substack.com)

 

It’s 2023 and We Need Blogs More Than Ever | Tim Challies

1-17-23

 

Norwegian Storting holds onto law that King must be Christian (cne.news)

 

Trump Turns On Evangelical Leaders For 'Disloyalty' In Angry New Rant (yahoo.com)

 

Don't Let A Bad Experience Keep You From Church (thefederalist.com)

1-18-23

 

Houses passes a resolution condemning attacks on anti-abortion facilities and groups - Current (currentpub.com)

 

TAPES: We Investigated a Suburban LGBTQ Pedophile Ring. Here's What We Found. (townhall.com)

 

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Statement from Dr. William M. Wilson, President of Oral Roberts University (religionnews.com)

 

Man wearing ‘Jesus Saves’ T-shirt asked to leave mall | U.S. News (christianpost.com)

 

Why United Methodist Tolerance of Conservatives Will Be Impossible - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Masculinity Isn't Toxic, Our Erasure Of It Is (thefederalist.com) (the Western Correspondent for The Federalist is a gay man)

1-19-23

 

Christian NHL player refuses to join team’s LGBT celebration | Sports News (christianpost.com)

 

Should We Call God Mother? - CBMW

 

‘I Respect Everyone’: Philadelphia Flyers’ Ivan Provorov Boycotts Pride Jersey Because of His Faith, LGBT Activists Furious – Faithwire

 

It Is Time to End the Pandemic Emergency - The American Conservative

 

1-21-23

 

Unglamorous grace | WORLD (wng.org)

'The Chosen’ Jesus actor calls abortion satanic | Entertainment News (christianpost.com)

 

‘We Are Under An Assault’: ‘The Chosen’ Star Jonathan Roumie Blasts ‘Media’ At ‘March For Life’ 2023 | The Daily Wire

1-22-23

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Tired of children?

1-23-23

 

After Disney Rejects The Divinity Of Jesus Christ During Their Candlelight Processional, Lutheran Leader Calls For Parents To Ditch Disney To Save Their Kids' Hearts And Minds - Bounding Into Comics

 

Tucker Carlson: Nixon Was Removed from Office Because He Knew CIA Was Involved in Kennedy Assassination - The Political Insider

 

Patrick Buchanan Retires: Consequential Conservative Voice | National Review

1-24-23

 

America Needs More Unapologetic Christians Like Tony Dungy (thefederalist.com)

 

State Religious Freedom Laws Vary, and Are Crucially Important - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Queer bars offer sacred space for LGBTQ community (religionnews.com) (for information purposes)

 

Stop Using the Bible to Dehumanize Transgender People | Opinion (newsweek.com) (for information purposes)

1-26-23

 

Churches Leaving Acts 29 Cite Issues with Financial and Organizational Transparency – MinistryWatch

 

Student wins right to wear ‘Jesus Loves Me’ face mask | U.S. News (christianpost.com)

 

Loving Your Neighbor: It Doesn't Mean What Most People Think It Means (substack.com)

 

Zelensky vs. the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - The American Conservative

1-27-23

 

Grace and Lies: A Mars Hill Story - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Andy Stanley: Gay churchgoers 'have more faith than a lot of you' | Church & Ministries News (christianpost.com)

 

Ivan Provorov and the Pressure to Punish LGBT+ Dissent (thegospelcoalition.org)

 

Why Birth Costs So Much - The American Conservative

 

Jonathan Merritt Calls Fundamentalist Christians ‘Gossipy, Gluttonous, Greedy Racists’ (substack.com)

1-29-23

 

Americans' views on 35 religious groups, organizations, and belief systems | YouGov (Democrats have some radical views)

 

Did Andy Stanley do a 'great disservice' with LGBT comments? | Church & Ministries News (christianpost.com)

 

How Does the Bible Define Sexual Immorality? - by Jeff (substack.com)

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Thoughts of Light. . .

 

Is Andy Stanley affirming? | WORLD (wng.org)