The social network that you can wear
- LIFESTYLE
- February 6, 2015
When Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast last October, it did some damage to the Reverend Mark Lukens’ Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway, New York. Many property owners in the area need some assistance to rebuild. That doesn’t mean, however, that Lukens is expecting a government handout for his church. “It is bad for
READ MORESmart advertisers understand the value of tapping into the celebrity of famous sports and entertainment figures in order to build instant credibility and brand recognition. Athletic gear manufacturer Nike would slip off the radar screen without the purchased endorsement of legendary athletes like Michael Jordan, whose shoes made him fly. Would-be members of Congress solicit
READ MOREIllustration by Robert Hunt Love of country or harmful nationalism? National pride or idolatry? Amid all the political acrimony of recent years, no concept has been the target of more debate and fury than “Christian nationalism.” A steady stream of books and articles have blamed Christian nationalists for all manner of ills in America, ills
READ MOREOn October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his now-famous 95 theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg, Germany. In his theses Luther remonstrated against the use of relics, usury, simony, nepotism, and the sale of indulgences. Initiating what in later years was termed the Protestant Reformation, Luther questioned papal authority, the
READ MOREA state court resists an all-or-nothing approach. Controversy continues in courts across the nation over pronoun use for transgender students in public schools. It’s a controversy that state legislatures are increasingly engaged with as well. In April, for instance, Colorado adopted a law—which is certainly likely to be challenged—requiring teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns
READ MORE"As a statement of general principle Romans 13:1-7 has for centuries provided biblical validation for a theology of the state–as the secular arm of the one divinely ordered commonwealth (Corpus Christianum), or as an essential expression of the order of creation or of natural law in the overall scheme of things." It has also been
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