WASHINGTON (RNS) Christian musician Sean Feucht held a politically charged concert in front of thousands on the National Mall Sunday night (Oct. 25), framing his performance as a protest against restrictions on churches but also voicing opposition to abortion and celebrating the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Throngs of worshipers braved colder … [Read more...] about Sean Feucht’s ‘Finale’ Worship Protest on the National Mall Included More Politics Than Usual
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Died: Juan Stam, Missionary Who Defended ‘Radical Evangelicalism’
(Christianity Today) Juan Stam, a theologian who advocated for radical evangelicalism in Latin America, has died at the age of 92. A missionary to Costa Rica who once taught Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro about the Christian idea of apocalypse, Stam devoted his life to teaching the Bible, challenging both legalism and liberalism, and raising up and empowering local … [Read more...] about Died: Juan Stam, Missionary Who Defended ‘Radical Evangelicalism’
Kentucky School Under Fire for Allowing Student-Led Prayer at Graduation Ceremonies
(The Christian Post) A school superintendent in Kentucky has clarified that his school district has not agreed to stop students from praying at graduation ceremonies following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a prominent atheist group advocating for a strict separation of church and state. In July, FFRF sent Pikeville Independent Schools Superintendent … [Read more...] about Kentucky School Under Fire for Allowing Student-Led Prayer at Graduation Ceremonies
John Piper Gives His Thoughts on the Upcoming Election
Popular reformed theologian John Piper shared his thoughts on the upcoming election on his website Desiring God. “This article is probably as close as you will get to an answer on how I will vote in the upcoming presidential election,” Piper writes in an article titled Policies, Persons, and Paths to Ruin: Pondering the implications of the 2020 … [Read more...] about John Piper Gives His Thoughts on the Upcoming Election
Look to Scripture, Not the Pope, for God’s View on Sexuality, Southern Baptist Leaders Say
(Christian Headlines) Leaders of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination on Wednesday said Scripture – and not words from the pope – determine what is true about marriage and sexuality. Their comments came the same day news broke about a new documentary, Francesco, in which Pope Francis discussed homosexuality and same-sex civil unions. “Homosexuals have a right … [Read more...] about Look to Scripture, Not the Pope, for God’s View on Sexuality, Southern Baptist Leaders Say