ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collected

Excellent.
The Gift of Freedom
by Brenna Kate Simonds
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”
I’d probably read that in my Bible a hundred times, but on one particularly difficult day, I found myself wondering how on earth it could be true. If Jesus had already set me free, then why did I feel so [...]

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While in DC, at a Pastor’s conference, I did a local debate regarding the APA silencing people holding the “ex-gay” viewpoint from speaking into a symposium they had scheduled and then canceled at the last minute.  Someone forwarded the transcript to me.  I phoned in to the local CBS affiliate there in town because it [...]

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Apparently so.
An article by AdvanceUSA, in which I interviewed for, was published today.  I will lift two quotes as something I think speaks to today’s decision.  The first quote does not address the decision directly but I hope it will speak to how I approach these type of public policy issues.  The second quote does [...]

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Las Cruces Sun-News:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A professional photographer who refused to take pictures of a gay couple’s commitment ceremony because of her religious beliefs violated New Mexico discrimination law, a human rights panel ruled.Vanessa Willock filed a complaint with the New Mexico Human Rights Commission in 2006, contending that Albuquerque photographer Elaine Huguenin told her she photographed [...]

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Former Exodus President Featured on Focus on the Family Broadcast
Orlando, FL- Tune in today and tomorrow to hear former Exodus International President Joe Dallas deliver a powerful message on how Christians should respond to the issue of homosexuality and to gay identified men and women.Alan Chambers’ new book God’s Grace & the Homosexual Next Door [...]

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Some brave people fought against the “modesty” police and kept them from abducting a young woman for not dressing appropriately. The following video is not great quality but Pajamas Media has a rundown of what you are seeing. The crowd is chanting “We don’t want Islamic Regime!” “We don’t want Dictatorship!” and “Death [...]

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From the Exodus Press Office:
World Magazine Reports Mainstreaming of Homosexuality is Helping Others Find Freedom From It
Orlando, FL- Leading Christian news publication WORLD magazine features Exodus International in a recent article “Good From Bad: The cultural mainstreaming of homosexuality is liberating those seeking to escape it.”
Lynn Vincent, a senior reporter for WORLD magazine, details some [...]

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Great video. Good job David.
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Early last week I wrote a post about the median income of gay identified households being $80-$83,000. Those statistics and the comparative stats came from the Census Bureau and a well established secular media research group. In all, it was the Census Bureau and the gay community themselves that provided the stats.
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Read CitizenLink: Commentary: A Time to Speak, A Time to Listen .  Stuart Shepard meets with a protesting Mother outside of the Indianapolis Love Won Out Conference.  Here are his concluding thoughts …
I wonder whether the mom on the side of the road had taken into account all that she was supporting by holding her [...]

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