Tag: news
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Colorado baker who refused to bake a same-sex wedding cake now has to defend himself for not baking a gender transition cake
Few people can say that they’ve had a case go to the Supreme Court. Jack Phillips can. He’s the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same sex couple in 2012. The couple took this to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission who ruled in favor of the couple. According to the…
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Is the media making truth harder to know?
With major news stories, does anyone else ever feel like it can be incredibly hard to even know what’s true? All of the media outlets have agenda, the spin that comes from both parties, facts getting twisted, intellectual dishonesty. I believe that truth is inherently worth knowing and pursuing and I feel like they…
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Politics in the religious arena: VP at Baptist meeting
Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this morning. The speech hit on some political themes. Newly elected SBC president J.D. Grear later took to Twitter and said: “I know that sent a terribly mixed signal. We are grateful for civic leaders who want to speak to our…
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Great American evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99
In an era when so many churches are rocked by sin and scandal, Billy Graham was respected by both Christians and non-christians for his integrity. In an era where sexual harassment is rampant in seemingly every sphere of life, Billy Graham vowed to never spend time alone with a woman who was not his wife,…
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Facebook ads extra layer of security
Facebook announced today that they are going to be unveiling a couple of new security features for the site. One of the features is becoming increasingly common with websites where users login and it will prompt additional infromation from users if Facebook believes a person may not be legitimately logging onto the site. Given that…
Josh Benner 