Archive for February, 2012

Take A Stand

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Take a Stand is an interesting read written by Nancy Bandusky about the loss of religious freedom in the US. The story really gets going after an openly gay man is killed by a man who claims he was only doing God’s work. The killer says he was motivated by his pastor and by reading the Bible. Soon after, Bibles are outlawed and only churches approved by the government can meet.

The question for the characters is do they take a stand or not. Many had observed how Christianity was becoming watered-down; many were disturbed by increasing hostility towards their faith. But most of them did not know what to do.

This is a timely novel, based on recent events in our country. And the question this book raises is a good one for all believers: how do we respond to the erosion of our religious freedom? Do we take a stand or not?

On Losing Liberty

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

“Freedom is like air,” said Boris Yeltsin. “You don’t notice it until it is gone.”

We’re hearing a lot about religious freedom and how we are losing it. Who would have believed that our government would make such a blatant attack on our right to worship and practice as we choose? And this is all in the guise of “women’s rights.” What about the right of women to enjoy religious liberty?

Chuck Colson has been following this debate closely.

His conclusion is spot on. We don’t want to live in a totalitarian dictatorship, ruled by people who think our rights come from the government.

We’ve seen the Russians many of the few freedoms they enjoyed for a brief while after the fall of communism.

Are we the next to let ours evaporate?