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Safe and Legal Mission Trips
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Safe and Legal Mission Trips as you prepare to spread the Gospel this summer.
COMMENTARY
Boys in My Girl's Bathroom!?
May, 2015
On May 7, 2015, the school board of Fairfax County, VA, despite overwhelming parental opposition, voted 10-1 to allow anyone who self-identified at anytime as a boy into the girls' bathrooms. The school board decided that parental rights, privacy rights, and the best interests of little girls had to be sacrificed at the altar of self and state. Three days later the Washington Post ran an article shaming the parents who dared to assert their God-given rights and fulfill their God-give duties to stand up for their daughters. Read more from Noel W. Sterett.
IN THE NEWS
How Obergefell v. Hodges Could Affect Your Ministry
May, 2015
In response to my newsletter article last month describing the increased discrimination that Christians, and Christian ministries, might confront if the Supreme Court approves gay "marriage", we received a number of questions about how this might impact church and ministry tax exemptions and the ability of clergy to legally marry only opposite sex couples. These questions were triggered by a comment of the Solicitor-General, representing the United States, in oral argument on the case. Read more from Whitman H. Brisky.
CASE UPDATE
Religious Liberty Update
May, 2015
With the Supreme Court's term set to end within the next couple of weeks, many are eagerly anticipating a decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Generally referred to as "the gay marriage case," Hodges will significantly influence religious liberty and is sure to rival Roe v. Wade in societal impact. It is no surprise then that other important cases within the last few months have been largely overshadowed by Hodges. Read about three notable examples from Sorin A. Leahu.
