Category: News
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Pope Francis decrees that capital punishment is an “attack on the dignity of the person” – The Bible disagrees
Pope Francis is reversing the teachings of the Catholic Church in saying that capital punishment is inadmissible. One of the significant differences between Catholics and Protestants is the approach to scripture and tradition. Tradition is weighted more heavily in Catholic than Protestant theology. Tradition is significant to dogma and interpreting the Bible. However this reversal…
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American pastor to remain in Turkish prison
Hopes dashed today. American missionary and pastor Andrew Brunson has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2016 for allegations of espionage and terrorism. Brunson is an innocent man who has served as a pastor and missionary in Turkey for 23 years. He is a hostage in a political game where the Turkish government is trying to…
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Challenges of the Thai soccer team’s rescue
It’s an incredible story. A group of 12 boys in Thailand, accompanied by their soccer coach are trapped in a cave. The boys ages range between 11-16. They had gone into a cave as part of a team initiation ritual. Then the waters came. The group was forced further into the cave. But the waters…
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SCOTUS gay marriage decision: 3 years later
It was only three years ago today that the Supreme Court which guaranteed the right to marry for same-sex couples. It feels a lot longer ago than three years. It’s amazing how fast it all happened. Many years ago, the argument for recognizing the legal validity of same-sex marriages and unions was the “what if…
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The Christian law school that wasn’t: Canadian Supreme Court rules against Trinity Western University
Today the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Trinity Western University, a Christian liberal arts college which has been trying to establish a law school. From the legal brief: The Law Societies of British Columbia and Ontario had the power to deny approval to a proposed law school that would have required students to follow…
Josh Benner 