Culture War

“Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink met with a few Muslim protestors to hear their objections to the ‘LGBTQ+ inclusive texts’ that school teachers would be using with their children.” - GetReligion

“we must be mindful that even a righteous political cause if pursued with intemperance while claiming His name, will discredit our cause and even His” - CPost

“if the church uses its time and energy and resources to steer a course toward a mission that the Lord never gave them, they are most likely neglecting or convoluting in some way their actual mission.” - P&D

“Advocates of the 7M mandate find their biblical warrant for retaking the culture in Revelation 17:8–10, a passage that describes a scarlet beast with seven heads which, John says, ‘are seven mountains’ (v. 9).” - TGC

“Reviewing Islam’s belief, the group states that ‘by a decree from God, sexual relations are permitted within the bounds of marriage, and marriage can only occur between a man and a woman,’ citing Quran 4:16, 7:80-83…” - GetReligion

“in commenting on the challenges posed by the cultural acceptance of transgender ideology, the letter could have done a better job in bringing to bear the kind of pastoral sensitivity this topic deserves.” - Nicholas Perrin

“Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a list of ‘divisive concepts,’ which, under a law passed last year, are prohibited from being taught on college campuses. …Especially at the college level, we need more discussion and serious debate of ideas, not less.” - Breakpoint

“Palm Beach Atlantic’s provost contends that the situation is a dustup over pedagogy, not censorship of racial justice education, according to an internal email.” - RNS

“While there were sharp political and theological differences between the Social Gospel and Christian right movements, their similarities are underappreciated and provide warnings about tying Christianity to a particular political platform.” - Providence

“as often happens with any culture war skirmish, judgment gets clouded and common sense gets abdicated. But in this case, there is really no excuse for believing this very bizarre rumor.” - Relevant