Associated Press WASHINGTON- The White House says President Barack Obama will sign the repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members on Wednesday morning at a Department of Interior auditorium. With a stroke of his pen, the president will end the Pentagon’s 17-year, “don’t-ask, don’t tell” policy. In repealing the ban, Obama will … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Cecil Andrews of Take Heed wrote this article six years ago – perhaps it is more relevant today than when it was first written.* by Cecil Andrews Take Heed Ministries When you go into any modern ‘Christian’ bookstore it will be virtually impossible not to be confronted at some point by books written … [Read more…]
By Steve Doughty UK – Mail Online (couresy True Discernment) Street preacher: Anthony Rollins was detained by police after preaching from the Bible Police have been ordered to pay compensation to a Christian street preacher who was hauled off in handcuffs for saying that gays will go to hell. A judge condemned the arrest of … [Read more…]
The “Gay Christian Network” will be hosting their annual Mountain Top Experience conference in January 2011. According to their website, contemplative/emerging Christianity Today editor Philip Yancey will be this year’s key note speaker: (click here). Little needs to be said here, but as Roger Oakland pointed out in his book Faith Undone, one of the propensities … [Read more…]
By CHRISTOPHER WILLS – The Associated Press Out of house news story SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers took a step toward offering legal recognition to gay couples Tuesday when the House narrowly voted to create civil unions that would carry some of the benefits and obligations of marriage. Supporters presented it as an issue of basic … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Please also read our 2009 posting, Christian Organizations Falsely Labeled ‘Hate’ Groups Courtesy CrossTalk Blog with Ingrid Schlueter VISTA, Calif., Nov. 24, 2010 /Christian Newswire/ — The Southern Poverty Law Center has released a new list of “hate groups” that includes many highly regarded, mainstream Christian organizations because of their opposition to homosexuality. … [Read more…]
from Pew Forum on Religion an out-of-house news article, not intended as a promotion but rather for informational and research purposes only (RNS) A newly published compilation of guidelines used worldwide by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has softened the language about gay Mormons. The book, known as the Church … [Read more…]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— The Rev. Ted Haggard stood at a pulpit made from stacked buckets one recent Sunday and announced his resurrection. Mr. Haggard was forced to resign nearly four years ago as president of the politically powerful National Association of Evangelicals and to step down from the megachurch he founded, after admitting that he … [Read more…]
We are not responsible for the outcome, only to be obedient. We must stop having tea in the parlor while there’s a fire in the kitchen. Let’s turn and face what we must, and feel confidence knowing Who we have at our backs. by Linda Harvey Mission America American Christians are being led into homosexual … [Read more…]
By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily The openly homosexual federal judge in California who overturned the state’s constitutional limitation of marriage to one man and one woman ignored a warning from the state’s own Supreme Court about the coming chaos of polygamy and incest if same-sex “marriages” are established and now is the target of an impeachment … [Read more…]
Charlie Butts, Fred Jackson, and Chris Woodward – OneNewsNow On Wednesday, a judge struck down California’s same-sex “marriage” ban as a violation of the civil rights of homosexuals, but a pending appeal of the landmark ruling could prevent same-gender weddings from resuming in the state any time soon. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker … [Read more…]
(courtesy Linda Harvey, Mission America) COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – He hasn’t talked about it publicly until now. It was a decision that caused uproar in the Irmo community and made worldwide headlines. In May 2008, then Principal Eddie Walker announced he would retire because the school district forced him to allow a Gay-Straight Alliance at Irmo … [Read more…]
by OneNewsNow A counseling student has filed suit against a university in Georgia because she claims the school is forcing her to abandon her Christian beliefs in order to receive a degree. Jennifer Keeton, 24, is pursuing her master’s degree in counseling at Augusta State University. But after her professors learned of her biblical beliefs — … [Read more…]
MINNEAPOLIS– This week’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will consider redefining marriage to include same-sex couples and allowing ministers to perform same-sex weddings. Carmen Fowler, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, believes those sorts of initiatives are to blame for the denomination’s declining membership. Her group supports upholding the church’s traditional definition … [Read more…]
A Plea to Pastors and Christian Leaders By Linda P. Harvey Mission America The conflict in our culture over homosexuality is heating up at an astonishing pace. The battle now needs to be waged on many fronts simultaneously: in the media, in our schools, in the courts, on campus, and within the medical profession. Most … [Read more…]
The following news story is for informational and research purposes and is not necessarily an endorsement of this view. By Robert Barnes Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — A landmark federal trial that could lead to a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry ended Wednesday with competing views about the traditional role of marriage and … [Read more…]
by Bill Randles Believers in Grace Do you remember the social and moral revolution of the 1960s? The youth movement of the left was destined to break all the rules and liberate society from the dreary bondage of the past. They were going to show us how to do it the right way! As an … [Read more…]
(courtesy True Discernment) By ASSOCIATED PRESS LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Seven years after the Episcopal Church caused an uproar by consecrating its first openly gay bishop, it has done the same thing again — only this time with a woman. The Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool, of Baltimore, was ordained and consecrated on Saturday, making … [Read more…]
By Drew Zahn WorldNetDaily Now that the health-care fight has proven House Democrats can muscle through legislation without a drop of bipartisan support, plans are underway to resurrect a bill that would make employers susceptible to lawsuits for refusing to hire “gay” or transsexual employees. H.R. 3017, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, or ENDA, … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: In July 2008, Lighthouse Trails wrote an article titled “The New Age Comes to the Girl Scouts.” In that article, we showed that the Girl Scouts organization had formed a formal partnership with a very New Age group called “the Ashland Initiative.” If indeed Girl Scouts leaders have an agenda to emphasize immoral sexual conduct for … [Read more…]
Associated Press Washington, DC—A controversial candidate for bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church has received the necessary approval, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Following her December election, the Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool of Baltimore needed to obtain consent from a majority of bishops and diocesan standing committees. Glasspool will become the first … [Read more…]
Note: See related articles on this ongoing story below video. ABC News Lynchburg, VA – Friends of Lisa Miller say they don’t know where she and her seven-year-old daughter are, but they say they support her decision to leave. A Vermont court ordered Miller’s ex-partner Janet Jenkins custody of their daughter in May, and now … [Read more…]
from the Independent (UK) (courtesy of True Discernment blog) Gay men and women will finally be allowed to marry in churches after the House of Lords dramatically voted in favour of lifting the ban on religious premises holding same-sex partnerships. The amendment to the Equality Bill, which was tabled as a free vote by gay … [Read more…]
Associated Press @ OneNewsNow.com MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A new Lutheran denomination is being formed for congregations opposed to the homosexual-friendly policy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Last August, the ELCA national assembly voted to allow pastors in committed same-sex relationships. Opponents say the new policy contradicts scripture, and have announced plans to establish the … [Read more…]
By Peter J. Smith LifeSiteNews.com SAN FRANCISCO – The US Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Texas mother challenging her former lesbian partner’s claim to be the second parent of her daughter, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Kristina S. had conceived her now six-year-old daughter Amalia through artificial insemination during her domestic partnership … [Read more…]
by Allie Martin – OneNewsNow An official with the Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD) says it’s a sad sign of the times that a group of “faith leaders” in Iowa signed a document declaring their support for same-sex “marriage.” The letter, dated and made public on Tuesday, was signed by more than 160 faith leaders and … [Read more…]
“Jay Bakker given the silent treatment at church” from True Discernment Ministries Jay Bakker, son of Jim and the late Tammy Faye has made a name for himself primarily for being prohomosexual. As you’ll see in the video clip (see link below), he must have underestimated his audience at Grace Church where he was speaking. Its … [Read more…]
by Lisa Leff One News Now Lawyers representing two same-sex couples challenging the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage have rested their case. The move came Monday after the attorneys spent more than nine days presenting evidence on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion in shaping … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: In a January 4, 2010 article, “Mystical Spirituality Paradigm Saw Major Growth in 2009,” we made reference to the January 2010 issue of Charles Stanley’s popular magazine In Touch. In that issue was an article by a Joseph Bentz who highlighted the spiritual journeys of two women, whom Bentz claimed were both converted to … [Read more…]
Paul Elias Associated Press on OneNewsNow SAN FRANCISCO – An outspoken gay marriage opponent serving as an official litigant defending the state’s ban on same-sex weddings on Friday asked a judge to remove him from the lawsuit because he feared the trial would generate publicity that could endanger him and his family. Hak-Shing William Tam … [Read more…]
