Penny Nance and Chelsen Vicari

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  Nov 6, 2014

  Is Government a Gift From God?

  November's midterm election results are being called "The Red Wedding," a hat tip to the title of an episode from HBO's hit show Game of Thrones in which an entire dynasty is trounced in one episode. But the excitement over the red tide sweeping the nation isn't felt by all

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  Oct 31, 2014

  Ex-Gay Therapist Responds to SBC's 'Reparative Therapy' Stance

  Did you know that September is ex-gay awareness month? Honestly, I did not realize such a commemoration took place either until last year. I received an invitation to attend the first annual Ex-Gay Awareness Month Conference hosted by Voice of the Voiceless, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays, and Equality And Justice For All.

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  Oct 29, 2014

  Did Russell Moore Really Denounce Reparative Therapy for Same-Sex Attraction?

  Reparative therapy is a hot button, cultural topic that stirs deep rooted emotions for those on both sides. So we must be cautious not to reduce what Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, says about it into a sound bite.

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  Oct 28, 2014

  Southern Baptists Surprising Tones Toward Sexuality

  Long before the start of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission's 2014 (ERLC 2014) conference on marriage, sexuality and homosexuality, the fiery darts were thrown. Cultural and religious analysts and Twitter pundits alike hurled their accusations of hatred and bigotry with the hopes Internet bullying would silence discussions of biblical sexuality.

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  Oct 23, 2014

  What Does Grandpa's Religion Teach Us? How to Talk About God and Jesus

  Concerning religious trends and surveys—especially among younger Evangelicals—continue to serve as doleful reminders that aggrieved outrage and resentful rebellion is en vogue, while faithful Christian discipleship is out of style.

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  Oct 16, 2014

  Does Islam Oppress Women? A Feminist Says No

  It's hard to believe that a young woman growing up in America's Deep South would choose to convert to Islam because she is a feminist. With bad news focusing on ISIS' enslavement and torture of women, Hamas' use of women and children as human shields, and Boko Haram kidnapping young Christian girls from their schoolyards all with the common quest to implement Sharia Law, Islam just isn't the religion that comes to mind when I think of women's rights and equality

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  Sep 17, 2014

  GAO's Abortion Findings Is a Wake-Up Call to Couch-Potato Christians

  Too often I hear faithful Christians say, "I'll stay out of the governments business if the government stays out of my business." Well, it's safe to say that the murder of innocent unborn babies, aided by our tax dollars, is our business.

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  Sep 4, 2014

  Beyond Beyonce': Feminism, Celebrities and the Church

  Let's see: twerking, stripper poles, and skimpy costumes. Another MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) show has come and gone. But unlike VMA 2013's Miley Cyrus spectacle that elicited national outrage, this year's Beyoncé gyrations to dirty song lyrics fetched supreme praise. Cue the double standards.

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  Aug 26, 2014

  Israel: As Seen Through the Eyes of an American Millennial

  "Zionist" is not a term I would use to describe myself, at least, not before last Tuesday. As I found myself huddled and shaking in a bomb shelter along the Israel/Gaza Strip border as missiles fired overhead, my perspective started to change.

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  Aug 6, 2014

  Social Justice Includes Defending Religious Liberty

  It may be that we are raising a generation of Evangelicals who resent self-sufficiency, upward mobility and success stories. I'm sorry to say these resentments, specifically among Millennials, is due in large part to an over-emphasis and misuse of "social justice" advocacy touted by the Left within our church sermons and Sunday school lessons.