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You might not think that Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson have anything in common. McMahon was known for being the “sidekick” for the king of late night, Fawcett was one of “Charlie’s Angels” and Jackson was the great “King of Pop.” At first glance these three iconic Hollywood figures do not really share any similarities. However they share quite a few similarities, just as we do with them also.
A headline recently caught my eye from Newsweek: “Abortion War Casualty”. It discussed the outrageous and terrible death of Dr. George Tiller who was murdered in his church. Having lived near Kansas, I knew of Dr. Tiller’s late-term abortion clinic as well as his weekly attendance in church. When the Bible says “Do not murder” in Exodus 20:13, the command is for both sides. The murder of unborn babies in our country is a blight, but so is the murder of a doctor who is performing a legal act.
Okay I was shocked to read this story at foxnews.com. The article here is about how two gay penguins are raising a baby chick that has hatched without a mother present. The article in its entirety can be found by clicking here. Now this leads me to ask the question what challenges will the church face in the upcoming years? What issues will the church deal with over the next 10 to 20 years?
As believers in Jesus Christ, many of us have hailed the decision of the California Supreme Court to uphold the state’s ban on gay marriage. It became law after a majority vote of the people of California, and I personally was pleasantly surprised to see the court uphold a statute that clearly had constitutional grounds. As is often the case, the victory appears short-lived. Gay leaders say they plan to put a new measure on next year’s ballot to overturn the ban. This reminds me of my home state of Missouri. Year after year Missouri voters would vote on new forms of riverboat gambling, and year after year the voters would say no. Every time the casinos lost, they simply tried again. And when they finally won the vote simply by wearing down the opposition’s willingness to fight anymore, it was a done deal. Those against gambling didn’t attempt another ballot measure, but instead gave up.
I ran across an interesting article on foxnews website yesterday. Here is the link to the full article. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/22/georgia-republican-wants-obama-make-year-bible/
Georgia Rep. Paul Broun has put forth a resolution that if signed by President Obama would make 2010 the year of the Bible. The reason for this is to recognize that much of our heritage as a country is based on Biblical values.
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