Why being transgender is not a sin – Baptist News Global
网页2018年11月9日 · Cross-dressing is about finding pleasure in wearing certain clothes. Being transgender is about finding mental and spiritual peace by aligning outward presentation with inner being. Occasionally, people will point to Genesis 1:27 as a condemnation of transgender identity: “male and female he created them.”.
After 30 years, the NRSV gets an update: Here’s what that means
网页2022年3月15日 · The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, also known as NRSVue, currently is available for digital download and will be published in printed copies later this spring. The update is significant, in part, because the NRSV is a preferred translation for many biblical scholars, seminaries, and …
Faithful America inducts 12 more into its ‘false prophets’ hall of fame
网页2023年11月6日 · Two weeks into his new job, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives already has made the list. Although it’s a list he might not want to be on. Mike Johnson is one of 12 “false prophets” highlighted this year by Faithful America, the organization behind the “False Prophets Don’t Speak for Me” campaign. The 12 new inductees into the hall of fame for promoting Christian ...
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
网页2022年12月13日 · According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 posts on ...
10 things we’re learning about the LGBTQ debate in the church
网页2018年2月13日 · 4. It is important to discuss the actual issue and not use proxies for the issue. Because LGBTQ inclusion in the church is such a difficult topic, and because of the fears outlined above, the conversation sometimes falls to proxy debates to avoid the main difficult debate. These are diversionary tactics that must be labeled for what they are.
Pro-Trump ‘prophets’ are taking their show on the road
网页2024年2月9日 · A group of pro-Trump “prophets” who are 2020 election deniers are taking their show on the road with FlashPoint Live, which will visit seven cities before this year’s presidential election. As Religion News Service reported, FlashPoint Live is based on the FlashPoint TV show, debuted in September 2022 on the Victory Channel, owned by controversial Texas televangelist Kenneth Copeland.
More evangelical leaders on board Trump train for 2024
网页News Steve Rabey | January 24, 2024. Growing numbers of conservative evangelical leaders are on board the Trump train as the former president chugs his way toward the 2024 GOP nomination. And those numbers could increase more now that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the Republican primary race.
BJC announces 2024 class of BJC Fellows - Baptist News Global
网页Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has name eight young adults to its 2024 class of BJC Fellows. Now in its ninth year, the BJC Fellows program educates young leaders in the history and principles of religious liberty and engages them as advocates. With this year’s class, the number of BJC Fellows now stands at 86.
Looking for a religious exemption to a COVID vaccine mandate?
网页2021年9月16日 · Unless you’re a member of a Dutch Reformed church or a Christian Science church, making a claim for a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine as a Christian is going to be hard to prove.. According to research by Vanderbilt University, the Dutch Reformed, the Christian Scientists and a few lesser-known faith-healing groups are the only churches operating in the United States that have ...
Church ‘religious exemption’ letters against COVID vaccination …
网页2021年8月18日 · Churches in California and North Carolina are among those now offering congregants documentation for “religious exemptions” to the COVID-19 vaccine, a practice that is legally dubious and likely ineffective, according to labor lawyers.. The practice has arisen as more employers and schools issue mandates that employees and students must be vaccinated before returning to work or school.