Approximately 500 years ago, Martin Luther sparked a “Reformation” within the Roman Catholic Church that shook Europe. Slumbering minds awoke. Controversy erupted. An unstoppable movement was born. The Pope trembled. When the dust settled, countless Catholics-Turned-Protestant had abandoned their church. Fast-forward to today. Interdenominational cooperation has become the norm. Differences are being minimized. Many Protestant Churches seek unity…
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Bruce Cameron: Luther, Life, and Law
“This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished, but it is going on, this is not the end, but it is…
Scott Fales: Luther’s Transformation of the West
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the doors of the Wittenberg church, it began a radical transformation of western thought and culture. But it wasn’t until the Bible was printed in the common languages that mainstream cultures began to embrace the radical truths presented in the Scriptures and the West was truly transformed. The historical effect…
Advocate Realities: Tips and Principles
By Shawn D’Abreu – Some suggestions for your life as an activist.
ReligiousLiberty.TV is now part of non-profit Founders First Freedom
Los Angeles, California – On September 19, 2017, the board of directors of Founders First Freedom, a non-profit organization that promotes religious liberty, voted to merge with ReligiousLiberty.TV, a website dedicated to celebrating liberty of conscience. Founders First Freedom was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2005 to carry forward the desire of John and…
Supreme Court may consolidate same-sex wedding cake and flower cases
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a same-sex wedding cake case in the next term and is considering whether to grant certiorari in a similar case involving a florist.
Newsbriefs: 7th Circuit Applies Title VII to Sexual Orientation
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trinity Lutheran. 7th Circuit holds Title VII applies to sexual orientation. Supreme Court hears ERISA case.
Op-Ed: Church in Recession – Is This Your End?
Is your church headed for a recession or worse, yet, depression? Should you stay or should you go? Here are suggestions to help you.
A Pastor’s Guide to Being Political on the Internet
“And on the eighth day God created the internet so that Christians could judge non-Christians and each other more openly, instantly, and publicly than ever before.” 2 Mark 3:16
Supreme Court to decide if religious hospital pensions are subject to ERISA
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear three cases involving whether the pension plans of religiously affiliated hospital systems are exempt from federal pension funding requirements.