Faith News Network

On June 17th, the United States of America and the world were shocked when it was reported that nine people were massacred during their Bible Study and prayer session at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in Charleston, SC. The shooting and killing of nine African Americans from the ages of 26 to 87 inside the church that was founded during slavery, met in secret until the end of the Civil War and is known for its social justice work to ensure voting rights and civil rights for African Americans in South Carolina; reminded America and particularly members of the Christian faith, the Biblical principle ‘loving your neighbor as you love yourself’ is not practiced by all.

“Having had the opportunity to sleep with each of the contestants at least once, it was time for Kaitlyn to whittle the pool down to two.” So The Daily Beast describes a recent episode of The Bachelorette, in which Kaitlyn Bristowe has overnight dates with each of the three men left in the competition and then chooses two finalists.

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that state governments across the nation must issue and recognize same-sex marriages, some Christian colleges have begun to capitulate to the mounting pressure and change their policies regarding homosexuality.

Rev. Bill Keller, the world’s leading Internet Evangelist and the founder of Liveprayer.com with over 2.5 million subscribers worldwide reading the daily devotional he has written every morning for 16 years on the issues of the day from a Biblical worldview, has put together a petition drive demanding NBCUniversal apologize to “born-again Bible-believing Christians” for mocking and demeaning their faith beliefs.

Although I believed I was healthy and fit, by the time I reached my 22nd birthday, my 6-foot-2 frame had skyrocketed to 270 pounds and I was diagnosed with borderline hypoglycemia. My blood pressure and my cholesterol levels were high and my health was rapidly deteriorating.

Bishops and Deputies at the Episcopal Church’s 78th General Convention have authorized a gender-neutral marriage rite that officially brings same-sex marriage to the 1.8 million-member denomination.