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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

THE CHRISTIAN POST: "Front Page" Tuesday April 17 2012 Nisan 25, 5772

Jack Graham, Mark Driscoll and T.D. Jakes appear at "The Elephant Room" 2012 roundtable on Jan. 25, 2012.
(Photo: The Elephant Room/Alyssa Armour)

Mark Driscoll Pokes Fun at Liberty University 'Kerfuffle'

By Alex Murashko

Mars Hill Church founding pastor Mark Driscoll responded to controversy over being chosen as a guest speaker at Liberty University in Virginia by poking fun at the apparent inaccuracy of a blogger who claimed the megachurch pastor was not welcome at the campus.

Gay Activists Call Obama 'Coward' Over Failure to Sign Executive Order

By Paul Stanley

Homosexual activists are outraged over President Obama's refusal to sign an executive order that would bar federal contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. A key activist called Obama a "coward" and plans to execute a "We Can't Wait" campaign to draw attention to the issue.

US

Planned Parenthood

Komen Announces Plans to Fund 17 Planned Parenthood Affiliates

By Paul Stanley

Earlier this year the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure announced they would no longer contribute to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, after it was revealed they were the subject of a government inquiry. But after caving to intense pressure, the group reversed their decision and now plans to financially support at least 17 PP affiliates in 2012.

A new translation of the Bible into English does not contain the name "Jesus Christ" nor the word "angel." It also prefers the word "emissary" over "apostle."

A Coca Cola subsidiary making a vitamin drink removed its four-story ad featuring a half-naked woman from a Manhattan hotel building after the pastor of a church across the street sent just four tweets to the company objecting to it.

Much of the media has been discussing Mitt Romney's "women voters problem." Polling expert and political analyst Stuart Rothenberg points out, though, that the media was selective in their choice of data. A more thorough analysis reveals that Romney may have a bigger problem with male voters than female ones.

Church & Ministries

David Platt

Pastor: Global Evangelism 'Tragically Neglected'

By Michael Gryboski

An evangelical pastor recently declared that global missionary work by American pastors has been "tragically neglected." David Platt that billions of people in the world have never heard of the Redeemer.

More than 400 churches and venues have signed up to host a live simulcast of Harvest America, an event that is still more than four months away and is the first effort of its kind by Greg Laurie and his ministry.

Fellowship Church pastor Ed Young, facing accusations of mistreating animals, including a lion during live sermons at his Grapevine, Texas church, has blasted a local news channel for allegedly reporting falsehoods in a video titled "Uncaging the truth."

Catholic Church Initiates Drive to Overturn Wash. Gay Marriage Law

Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain is urging ...

Liberal Christians Disagree With Paul Ryan: GOP Budget Not Biblical

As budget priorities have become a central focus ...

Judge Set to Rule on NASA Intelligent Design Case

Closing arguments are underway in the case involving a lawsuit filed by a former NASA mission specialist claiming he was demoted from the position of team leader and later fired because of his open beliefs in intelligent design. ...

Google, Oracle Begin Court Battle Over Java, Android; $1 Billion at Stake

Tech giants Google Inc. and Oracle Corp. began ...

Sarah Silverman's 'Abortion' Twitter Photo Deemed Distasteful

Comedian Sarah Silverman's recent tweet about her receiving a mock abortion, accompanied by "before" and "after" images, has created a firestorm of criticism, with many deeming her joke to be anything but humorous.

US House Candidate Tells Congress to Read the Bible, Not 'Obama's Book'

A U.S. House candidate in North Carolina, who is ...

Chuck Colson Talking, Showing Slow Progress After Surgery

Two weeks after brain surgery, evangelical leader ...

Houston Law Makes Food Giveaway a Crime?

Homeless activists and food-giveaway ministries ...

'Wordsower' Bible Teacher: Memorizing Scripture Vital for Evangelism

Bible teacher Tom Meyer, a member of Wordsower ...

Entertainment

Kirk Cameron sits at the kitchen window at the Boston Guildhall Museum in his new

Kirk Cameron's Biblical Beliefs on Homosexuality Attacked in Video Rant

By Katherine Weber

Attacks against child actor Kirk Cameron for expressing his religious beliefs on homosexuality have continued despite it being more than a month since the comments were made. The most recent attack comes in the form of a two-minute spoof video created by the comedy website "Funny or Die."

Tim Tebow, 24-year-old New York Jets quarterback, was booed by fans at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, while watching a game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.

Bubba Watson, first-time winner of a Masters Tournament who earned his green jacket on Easter Sunday, recently spoke about tweeting for God, the PGA Bible study he took part in and his newly adopted son.

World

orthodox easter

Thousands Witness 'Holy Fire' Miracle in Jerusalem

By Anugrah Kumar

Thousands of Christians from around the world gathered in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher Saturday to witness a flame that is believed to emerge miraculously from the tomb of Jesus a day before Easter, according the older Julian calendar, each year.

A U.K. school system has included the study of witchcraft and druidry on its official religious education syllabus for the first time, meaning pagan practices will be taught alongside contemporary religions, such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

New Zealand's historic 131-year-old Christchurch Cathedral, which was heavily damaged in Feb. 2011's 6.3-magnitude earthquake, will be commemorated by a Transitional cardboard church before construction on a new cathedral begins.

A nondenominational movement called the "4/14 Window" is mobilizing one million Christians from around the world to fast and pray for the 2.3 billion children on earth on Saturday to raise up a new generation to transform the world for Christ.

Time for US to Have Its 'Big Ben Minute' to Defeat Evil?

By Alex Murashko

The president of a Christian publishing company from Maryland points to Britain's "Big Ben Minute" during World War II as a catalyst in the defeat of Germany's Third Reich as a good reason for people in the U.S. to engage in a daily minute of prayer to defeat evil.

COLUMN

Law and Gospel: Part 3

Bible, Matt Chandler

A confusion of law and gospel is the main contributor to moralism in the church simply because the law gets softened into "helpful tips for practical living", instead of God's unwavering demand for absolute perfection.

OPINION

Get a Job!

Mitt and Ann Romney

Hillary Rosen's dismissive comments about Mrs. Romney indicate that the only value she assigns to women's work is the dollar value determined by the marketplace.

IMMIGRATION

Hispanic Leader Says Christians, Not Congress, Can Solve Immigration Crisis

Hispanic evangelical leader Samuel Rodriguez said Christians must realize the importance of dealing with the issue of illegal immigration, and urged them to rise up and apply biblical principles rather than leave it to "self-seeking" Republican and Democrat lawmakers.

PASTORS

John Piper: I'm 'Amazed' I'm Still a Christian

John Piper

When John Piper preached at the Together for the Gospel conference last week in Louisville, Ky., he reflected on some of the most difficult times in his life and ministry and said, "I'm amazed that I'm a Christian today."

OPINION

If Solomon Had Been Aboard the Titanic

Titanic

When the Titanic struck the iceberg, she kept sailing; if she had stopped, all her passengers would likely have been evacuated before she sank. Could it be that you and I are aboard our own Titanic this morning?

OPINIONS

Sweden Has Become the Manchester United of Giving on Overseas Aid

Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia

With Manchester United looking like winning the Premier League again, it seems business as usual in the football world. Yet in the international league table of Overseas Aid, an unexpected candidate has emerged.

POLITICS

Ron Sider: Obama, GOP Budgets Both Inadequate

Ron Sider

The federal budgets offered by both President Obama and House Republicans are inadequate at upholding biblical principles, according to evangelical author and theologian Ron Sider in an interview with The Christian Post.

THEOLOGY

After Death, Is There a Final Chance to Be Saved?

Casket, Coffin, funeral, death

There is no indication in the Bible that there's a purgatory or that there's a chance that God would let you be saved.

WORLD

North Korea: Persecution Watchdog Launches Prayer Event on 'Day of the Sun'

North Korea

As North Korea plans a national celebration for the 100th birthday of the late Kim Il-sung on Sunday, Open Doors, an international Christian ministry which serves persecuted believers, is mobilizing Christians around the world to participate in a day of prayer.

OPINION

America Is Living Like the Prodigal Son

The strong correlation between sexual immorality and overspending is beyond dispute. A perfect example in the Bible is the prodigal son in Luke 15. A perfect example in the world today is the United States.

OPINION

Obama, Romney: Self-Professed Christians Whom Many Christians Don't Believe Actually Are Christians

Mitt Romney

Now, the Presidential race is really on – and down to two candidates. But, it appears, that many Americans (and a strong majority of evangelicals) don't think either of them actually are Christians.

OPINIONS

Is Faith Believing What You Know Ain't So?

Code Orange, Elevation

Marilynne Robinson is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Gilead. Her latest collection of essays, titled "When I Was A Child I Read Books," calls mainline Protestants to task for "retreating from the cultivation and celebration of learning and beauty . . . as if people were less than God made them and in need of nothing so much as condescension."

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

CJ Mahaney: How Pastors Can Resist Losing Heart

C.J. Mahaney

Prominent evangelical pastor C.J. Mahaney knows a thing or two about losing heart, having just returned earlier this year after temporarily stepping down from leading Sovereign Grace Ministries over allegations of character flaws by former SGM leaders. Mahaney delivered an emotional message on the opening day of the Together for the Gospel conference during which he immersed the attendees in studying the letter of Apostle Paul to the church in Corinth about not losing heart.

SERIES

Inside Church Planting: Poor, Struggling, but Sold Out on the Vision (Part 2)

Bill Craig, a church planter and founder of Kaleomark Church, takes a photo of himself in front of his SUV, which is parked on the side of the road and covered in a banner to advertise the new church.

As the campus pastor of a church plant, I have heard funny, sad and inspiring stories about what it is like to be a part of a new church in its earliest stages of life. It can be a painful process at times, and church planters often work long hours for little pay in order to see the vision that God has given them fulfilled. Sometimes, it seems, vision is all they have, but in the tough times it can also be enough to get them by.

CHURCH

False Conversions Are the Suicide of the Church, Pastor Warns

mark dever

False conversions are a serious problem that could lead not only to the "suicide of the church" but also to the defaming of God's name, an evangelical pastor warned. Mark Dever fears there are thousands, if not millions, of people in churches who are not truly converted.

OPINION

Religion in the Public Square

flag, cross

I'm thrilled public schools are now teaching religion all over the country. But, you'll have to guess which country.

LIVING

Eight Wrong Reasons for Dating a Girl

perry noble

"She's Hot!" – So is hell! "I'm bored & lonely!" – So, because you want "entertainment" you are actually going allow yourself to play games with the heart of a woman

U.S.

NYT Columnist at Q Conference: Bad Religion, Not Atheism, Replacing Christianity

The New York Times' youngest-ever op-ed columnist and also one of the few conservative Christians at the esteemed newspaper, Ross Douthat, made the case at the Q Conference Tuesday evening that it is not atheism that is replacing American Christianity, but bad religion.

COLUMN

Angry Nerds

preach

Is it me or is there a growing number of theologically conservative preachers, teachers and seminary students who just seem ticked off all of the time?

OPINION

The Need for Strong Marriages

rings

If strong marriages are the foundation of a healthy society, we've got a lot of repair work to do.

COLUMN

Considering (and Surviving) Unhealthy Christian Organizations, Part 2

pews

If you do find yourself in an unhealthy Christian organization, I would encourage you to consider that God may want you to leave it. My own standard is this: will staying here hurt my walk with God or harm my family?

CP BLOG

Can You Be a 'Gay Christian?'

Matt Moore, formerly a practicing homosexual, is now a Christian who openly shares his testimony of how God rescued him from his partying lifestyle.

I receive multitudes of emails on a daily basis from people who encourage me to accept my homosexual feelings rather than turn from them. These people claim that they know Christ, and that His will is for them to pursue their homosexual preferences. In the video posted here I will expound on why this can't be true.

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