Category: Commentary
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Study finds that most people will not date transgender people
Psychology Today ran an article this week titled “Are trans people excluded from the world of dating?” by Karen L. Blair, a psychologist from St. Francis Xavier University. In the article, she sites a survey she helped conduct which sought the dating preferences of almost 1,000 people. Specifically, it sought if a person would date…
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EFCA removes premillennialism from Statement of Faith
The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) had an historical event yesterday at their bi-annual EFCA One Conference. The churches voted to alter the Statement of Faith. The change comes to article nine, which previously stated: We believe in the personal, bodily and premillennial return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at…
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The sin of speaking for God
The Third Commandment “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. -Exodus 20:7 The third commandment involves more than just not using God’s name in profanities. That’s part of it but it’s not the whole picture.…
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Supreme Court vacates ruling against Christian baker
On Monday, the Supreme Court vacated a decision regarding a 2013 case of a Christian couple in Oregon who owned a bakery and refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. The matter was taken to a state agency who fined the bakery owners $135,000. It was said that the owners illegally discriminated based…
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Jon Stewart rips into congress. Shows some issues still transcend party lines
In a testimony that has gone viral this week, comedian Jon Stewart blasted the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday for the absence of many members regarding a hearing for the continuation of a fund for 9/11 first responders. In the testimony, Stewart points out that many 9/11 first responders (who are not ailing from 9/11…
Josh Benner 