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An Argument For Passage of Georgia’s Preservation of Religious Freedom Act

SamTeasleyOriginally published Peach Pundit by JON RICHARDS

In the 2015 Georgia legislative session, Rep. Sam Teasley and Sen. Josh McKoon are expected to reintroduce the Preservation of Religious Freedom Act. In 2014, Teasley’s version failed to get out of committee, while McKoon’s bill died on Crossover Day without having a vote in the full Senate.… Read the rest

Atlanta’s Fire Chief Suspended For Publicly Professing Christian Beliefs

Erick Erickson    November 25, 2014

Even in Atlanta you will be made to care. Atlanta’s Fire Chief, Kelvin Cochran, has been suspended for one month for writing a book in which he maintains orthodox Christian beliefs on sex and marriage.

According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle,

Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran is suspended for one month without pay after publishing a book that says homosexuality and having multiple sexual partners is “vile,” “vulgar”, and “inappropriate”.

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Three Ways You Can Help.

God led our family to take this step of faith with Citizen Impact in 2009, and we have seen Him bless our efforts and reward our faith. Since then, I have spoken in about 150 churches. Our Pastors & Ministry Leaders’ Day grew from about 40 in 2013 to nearly 100 this year.Read the rest

Atheists Strike Back: IRS Will Monitor Churches for ‘Electioneering’

7/22/2014   KIMBERLY WINSTON/RNS

The Internal Revenue Service said it will monitor churches and other houses of worship for electioneering in a settlement reached with an atheist group.

The settlement was reached Friday in federal court in Madison, Wis., where the initial lawsuit was filed in 2012 by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based atheist-advocacy group that claims 20,000 members nationwide.… Read the rest

Marriage: Where Do We Go From Here?

The pro-marriage case can win — if we don’t give up on it.
By Ryan T. Anderson
[originally published online here]


In the media’s portrayal, people defending marriage as the union of a man and woman have been getting routed ever since the Supreme Court decision last June — if not before.… Read the rest

Five myths about Christian engagement in the public square

By Daniel Darling
Dec 9, 2013
Daniel Darling is the Vice President for Communications for ERLC.

As they have in every generation, evangelicals are wrestling with their role in the larger culture. Today’s increasingly post-Christian America has added new urgency to the discussion.… Read the rest

Should we pull back from politics?

By Russell D. Moore, President of the ERLC
Oct 23, 2013

Don’t call it a pullback; we’ve been here for years.

The recent profile in the Wall Street Journal highlighted a generational change in terms of the way evangelicals approach cultural and political engagement: toward a gospel-centered approach that doesn’t back down on issues of importance, but sees our ultimate mission as one that applies the blood of Christ to the questions of the day.… Read the rest

George Washington Quote

“WE ARE PERSUADED THAT GOOD CHRISTIANS WILL ALWAYS BE GOOD CITIZENS, AND THAT WHERE RIGHTEOUSNESS PREVAILS AMONG INDIVIDUALS THE NATION WILL BE GREAT AND HAPPY. THUS WHILE JUST GOVERNMENT PROTECTS ALL IN THEIR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS, TRUE RELIGION AFFORDS TO GOVERNMENT IT’S SUREST SUPPORT.”

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