Barronelle Stutzman, the floral artist and grandmother who is being sued by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson because of her religious beliefs, will be in court for oral arguments today. Please keep her in your prayers. Oral arguments begin at 9AM PST.
Republican President-elect Donald Trump says he’s “fine” with the Supreme Court's same-sex "marriage" ruling. “It’s law,” he said in an interview with CBS on Sunday. “It was settled in the Supreme Court. I mean, it’s done. These cases have gone to the Supreme Court. They’ve been settled. And I’m — I’m fine with that,” he added.
On Monday, Sanctity of Marriage Alabama filed an ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Michael “Mike” Bolin of Jefferson County for blatantly disregarding the Canons of Judicial Ethics and failing to disqualify himself from proceedings in the case of Chief Justice Roy Moore.
In an apparent attempt to remove any personnel associated with Chief Justice Roy Moore, Acting Justice Lyn Stuart has terminated two additional employees of the Court. The Administrative Director of Courts and the Administrative Office of Courts’ legal counsel, who were hired by and previously worked for Chief Justice Moore during his first term, were fired without notice yesterday by Stuart, despite the pending appeal of the case.
Here's a really good article from John MacArthur on responding to the homosexual agenda: "What should be your response to the homosexual agenda? Make it a biblical response—confront it with the truth of Scripture that condemns homosexuality and promises eternal damnation for all who practice it. What should be your response to the homosexual? Make it a gospel response—confront him with the truth of Scripture that condemns him as a sinner, and point him to the hope of salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Stay faithful to the Lord as you respond to homosexuality by honoring His Word, and leave the results to Him."
In this must-read, Kevin DeYoung responds to Brandon Hatmaker on what the Bible says about homosexual behavior: "If we tug at the Bible’s teaching on sex, family, and marriage–the basics of which have been affirmed for two millennia and are still affirmed by almost all Christians outside the West—we will lose more than logical and hermeneutical consistency. We lose important elements of the gospel itself."
Barronelle Stutzman, the floral artist and grandmother who is being sued by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson because of her religious beliefs, will be in court for oral arguments on November 15th. If you can, please make plans to attend the arguments and the rally.
Dr. James White rights on the movement to make homosexuality an acceptable behavior in the church. "The believer who wishes to engage this darkened world and seek to be 'salt and light' needs to see this attack for what it is: a devastating assault that has to be met head-on. It cannot be ignored, it cannot be accepted. It is the very reason The Reformation Project exists, why Matthew Vines does what he does, why Brownson wrote his book, and so many others. To allow this argument to stand is to lose the war. It is that pernicious."
In a campaign mailer funded by the N.C. Republican Party, GOP state Rep. Chris Malone is calling for the “full repeal of HB2." Malone, a Wake Forest Republican, voted for the bill in March, but has since changed sides in the debate. "HB2 is costing Wake County and North Carolina too much,” Malone writes in the mailer. “I call for a full repeal of HB2 now. I also support adding anti-discrimination language to state laws." Here's our take on things: We will never support a man for public office who stops protecting our women once it gets too expensive.
Fact: Lyn Stuart is biased against Chief Justice Moore. When the Judicial Inquiry Commission files charges against a judge — nothing is over. You don’t rearrange things, you don’t clear the office computers, and you don’t move the executive assistant. If you do, you’re partial. When an illegal decision from the Court of the Judiciary is on appeal, you don’t act like it’s over, you don’t fire staff, you don’t ask the judge to clean house and hand over keys, and you don’t change the stationery — unless, of course, you’re blatantly partial.
Does the Bible reject transgender behavior? That seems like a question with a rather obvious answer, but that hasn't kept the Washington Post from publishing propaganda pieces on the subject. Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon has posted an excellent response to the WP. Here's a good quote: "It is lamentable that the Washington Post is more interested in propaganda for the 'transgender' cause than in credible scholarship. If they don’t like what the Judeo-Christian Scriptures have to say, then they should just say so rather than attempt to distort the witness of these texts in order to service their tainted ideological objectives. When the ends justify the means, all trust is lost in the integrity of the alleged journalism."
Here's a good article from Bryan Fischer on the Roy Moore case: "Stopping judicial tyranny is like the weather: everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. Nobody, that is, except for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. He is the last man standing against judicial tyranny."
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has filed an appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court of his suspension without pay through the remainder of his term. Moore was suspended by the politically-motivated Alabama Court of the Judiciary (COJ), which allegedly found him guilty on six charges of violating canons of judicial ethics. "The COJ's disparity in punishment and disdain for the law and the rules is a travesty," attorney Mat Staver said. "Liberty Counsel and Chief Justice Moore will continue to fight this battle to restore the rule of law. The case has already been appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court."
The same court that led the attack on marriage in the United States ruled Tuesday that a woman whose former same-sex partner gave birth to two children through artificial insemination can seek the same parental rights as their biological mother.
WOW. Did you watch this hard-hitting response to Chief Justice Roy Moore's effective removal? It's a message from the people of Alabama who elected Chief Justice Moore (twice) to the Court of the Judiciary.
Today, the Court of the Judiciary (COJ) issued a decision on the charges against Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, suspending him without pay for the remainder of his term, which runs through January 2019. When his term expires, he will be ineligible to run for election as judge again because of his age. So the suspension until the end of his term is a de facto removal from the bench.
Today, the Court of the Judiciary (COJ) issued a decision on the charges against Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, suspending him without pay for the remainder of his term, which runs through January 2019. When his term expires, he will be ineligible to run for election as judge again because of his age. So the suspension until the end of his term is a de facto removal from the bench.
Yesterday, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore went to trial. The group of about 200 people that gathered inside the courtroom was made up almost entirely of the Chief’s supporters, consisting mostly of parents with their children. When the Chief Justice finally took his seat with the defense, the entire courtroom erupted into a standing ovation. A decision by the court is expected within 10 days.
If you're not a lawyer (and even if you are sometimes), it can get pretty overwhelming trying to figure out what is going on with the courts. Many of you have probably felt this way about the Chief Justice Roy Moore case. Why is he in trouble? Did he do something wrong, or did he just get on the wrong side of some kind of political agenda? Sanctity of Marriage Alabama clears up these kinds of questions with this straightforward timeline of events. Well worth the read.
Here's a great article on the Bible and transgenderism from Kevin DeYoung. "Some would argue that the Bible says nothing about the explosion of the transgender phenomenon in the Western world," DeYoung says. "After all, there is no verse that says, 'Thou shalt not transition from a man to a woman.' . . . But that hardly means the Bible provides no guidance for Christians trying to make sense of our transgender moment. In fact, when it comes to transgenderism, the Bible actually has a lot to say—not by a prooftext here or there but by a rich and pervasive understanding of gender and sexual identity."
Here's a really Insightful post from Denny Burk. "The Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination issued a document last week titled 'Gender Identity Guidance,' " Burk says. "Among other things, it requires places of public accommodation to acknowledge and affirm transgender identities. . . . What does this mean? It means that the activists are not going to leave churches alone. They are coming for churches to make them conform or risk sanction by the state. It’s already happening in Massachusetts. I expect it to will spread to other states as well."
Churches in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts have grave concerns about a new anti-discrimination law that could force congregations to accommodate the "transgender community" – under the threat of fines and jail time. The law, which goes into effect in October, does not specifically mention churches or other houses of worship. However, Attorney General Maura Healey wrote that places of public accommodation include: “auditoriums, convention centers, lecture halls, houses of worship, and other places of public gathering.”
In what has to be a new low for the New York Times, the Gray Lady has published an op-ed piece titled “Is God Transgender?” by a New York rabbi named Mark Sameth. Sameth contends that “the Hebrew Bible, when read in its original language, offers a highly elastic view of gender.” He marshals many purported examples of gender fluidity in the Hebrew scriptures, including the preposterous claim that the God of Israel was worshipped originally as “a dual-gendered deity.” In this response to Sameth, Dr. Robert A. J. Gagnon demonstrates that "No historical evidence supports Sameth’s reading—only his own sex ideology."
On September 12, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced their intention to relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The decision was primarily due to North Carolina's HB2, which prevented the City of Charlotte from forcibly opening up all women's restrooms, showers, and locker rooms to men. "The line has now been drawn in the sand, first by Hollywood, now by the NBA and NCAA, either accept their ‘progressive sexual agenda’ or pay the price," NC Lt. Governor Dan Forest said in response to the NCAA's decision. "North Carolina will not play that game. We value our women too much to put a price tag on their heads."
Christians in America now face a moment of judgment at the hands of a secular culture that grows more intensely adversarial with each passing day. Churches, institutions, and individuals committed to the Christian church’s historic sexual ethic, held consistently over two millennia, now find themselves faced with a stark choice — join the sexual revolution or face the consequences.