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The Bible as a Historical Document – The Power of Archaeological Evidence
By: Brittany Raymer
Bring Your Bible to School Day (BYBTSD) is an amazing opportunity for students across the country to share their faith with friends and classmates. But sometimes schools and administrators aren’t that supportive. Some students have been told that they can’t bring their Bible to school, which is both unconstitutional and unfortunate. Not only is it a student’s right to express their faith, but the Bible is an incredibly important historical document. In honor of BYBTSD, here are some biblical archaeological discoveries that challenge the notion that the Bible is either just a religious text or filled with mythical fables.
In Southern Israel and Jordan, archaeologists recently announced that the ancient kingdom of Edom was more advanced and centralized than previously believed. An article described this discovery as confirmation that Edom was “just like it says in the Book of Genesis.” The archaeologists revealed this when they uncovered sophisticated copper production sites, which could only be achieved if a strong, centralized power structure existed. |
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Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
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By: Zachary Mettler
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According to some Americans, religion had no role to play in our country’s founding. They claim that every founding father was a deist, and the framers of the Constitution intended for religion to have no role in the governance of America.
I recently attended the Religious News Association’s annual conference where many believed this to be the case. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sponsored a panel informing journalists about the threat of “Christian nationalism.” They defined this as Christians who believe our laws should be informed by the Judeo-Christian understanding of morality. The FFRF panelists asserted that this toxic mixture of faith and politics was, “the greatest threat that America faces today.” According to them, only secular, enlightenment values played a role in our founding. |
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Colson Center Launches Video Project, “What Would You Say?”
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By: Jeff Johnston
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The Colson Center for Christian Worldview has launched a new series of web videos, called, “What Would You Say?” The project features short videos that answer questions Christians face about God, faith, family structure, life and gender identity.
The videos answer questions, such as “Does God Exist?”; “Does Human Life Really Begin at Conception?”; and “How Do Transgender Activists Think About Sex and Gender?” Each video runs about four or five minutes, and the organization plans to launch a new one each week. |
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| Supreme Court Will Take on State Religious Hostility Toward Private Schools |
| By: Bruce Hausknecht |
The U.S. Supreme Court will have many important cases to consider during the weeks and months following the opening of its 2019-20 term on Monday, October 7. Religious liberty figures prominently in cases the court has already agreed to hear.
One of those cases involves education and school choice. The nation’s courts are hopelessly confused and divided over how to deal with government programs that benefit private education. Many states exclude private religious education from government programs. What do the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution say about that? We will soon find out what the nation’s highest court thinks. |
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Planned Parenthood Secretly Builds a New “Mega” Abortion Facility in Illinois
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By: Brittany Raymer
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Its code name was “Alaska.” While that may seem like part of the latest spy thriller, it is actually the designation for Planned Parenthood’s newest facility in Southern Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri. It is the latest example of Planned Parenthood using subterfuge to expand without public interference.
It’s a deeply disturbing trend. Not only is the organization opening more clinics, but it is doing so under the names of shell corporations and each has been dubbed a “mega-clinic.” These locations are being built in Birmingham (AL), Richmond (VA), Charlotte(NC) and now in Fairview Heights, Illinois. |
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