Posts by Kevin Schaal
Hashtag stirs debate over role of Christian schools in US
NEW YORK (AP) — For their supporters, the thousands of Christian schools across America are literally a blessing — a place where children can learn in accordance with biblical teachings, untainted by the secular norms of public schools.To critics, many of these Christian schools venture too often into indoctrination, with teachings that can misrepresent science…
Read MoreJudge says Tampa conversion therapy ban violates First Amendment free-speech rights – The Washington Post
A federal magistrate judge this week recommended that a ban on conversion therapy in Tampa be partially blocked, arguing it violates therapists’ free-speech rights under the First Amendment.A pair of licensed marriage and family therapists, along with a Christian ministry organization, sued the city of Tampa over an ordinance adopted in April 2017 that barred…
Read MoreVirginia Abortion Law Controversy: Pro-Choice Zealots Claim Moral Low Ground | National Review
The fight over a Virginia bill that would have legalized abortion past the point of fetal viability exposed the procedure’s most zealous fans for what they are.A bill proposed by Virginia state delegate Kathy Tran — ultimately voted down — would have made certain forms of baby killing legal. The proposed law would have reduced…
Read MoreOn the home-going of Beneth Peters Jones
It was with a great sense of joy and of loss that we received the news on Saturday of Beneth Jones’ heavenward journey. There is joy in knowing that she is now completely cancer free and in the bliss of her Savior’s presence. Heaven is real. It is not death’s consolation prize. It is…
Read MoreShould Christians Cremate Their Loved Ones? | Desiring God
I am very much in agreement with John Piper on this issue. (KSchaal) My proposal in this article is that Christian churches be willing to help families financially with simple, Christ-exalting funerals and burials, so that no Christian is drawn to cremation because it’s cheaper. I’m not thinking mainly of a line-item in the budget,…
Read MoreFB post from Dr. Bob Jones III about Beneth Jones’ cancer
Our prayers are with these dear people. (KSchaal) “My times are in His hands” (Psalm 31:15). When my wife’s oncologist told Beneth Thursday, January 31, 2019 that her lymphoma was raging and no longer treatable, she and I, along with our three children, Roxane, Bob and Stephen received great comfort to be reminded by this…
Read MoreWATCH: Democratic VA Governor Endorses Murder Of Born-Alive Infants | Daily Wire
On Wednesday, in a shocking revelation about the nature of the pro-abortion Democratic Party, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a supposed moderate, endorsed the notion that a woman should be able to let an infant, born alive, die on the table if she decided she did not want the child.Appearing on WTOP’s Ask The Governor, Northam…
Read MoreWhat Marie Kondo Doesn’t Tell You about ‘Tidying Up’
Overconsumption and materialism are the root of our problems. Every person featured on Tidying Up has one thing in common: their homes are overstuffed with stuff. They have more than what they need. I am not casting judgment; I struggle with this as well. Many of us do. Shopping is fun. Walking out of a store with…
Read MoreGuns and God: Growing number of churches want armed security
“Fifty years ago, you could say no guns should be allowed in church, but times have changed,” said a police chief who runs a volunteer church security team. Source: Guns and God: Growing number of churches want armed security
Read MoreNY Legalizes Abortion up to Moment of Birth, Defines Person as Someone ‘Who Has Been Born’ – Michael Foust
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Tuesday a bill that goes beyond Roe v. Wade by making abortion a “fundamental right” up to the day of birth and banning limitations on abortion that the Supreme Court has permitted. Source: NY Legalizes Abortion up to Moment of Birth, Defines Person as Someone ‘Who Has…
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