The five-second rule is a significant oversimplification of what actually happens when bacteria transfer from a surface to food.
Read moreChurch Prepares to Discuss Organizational Disunity at Fall Council
"No organizational unit has a right, unilaterally, to take decisions on important matters or depart from decisions taken by units at a higher level of structure with wider authority."
Read moreResults From NPUC Constituency Vote
In a vigorously contested NPUC constituency meeting in Portland Oregon, John Freedman was elected as president of the Union.
Read moreThis Day in History -- The Revolutionary Calendar
So is it only religious people that "seek to change times and laws," or can the secular, atheistic Left also change times and laws?
Read moreThe 'Discipleship Handbook' -- An Interview With Jim Howard
“The more we go through this Discipleship Handbook the more convinced we are that God had his hand directing this project. The topics and explanations are essential, succinct, and clear enough for any to understand.”
Read moreBaptist Pastor Banned from Africa
Sadly, the West, including the United States, is rapidly losing its traditional supportive view toward freedom of speech.
Read moreThe Kids Are Not Alright: A Lesbian’s Daughter Speaks Out
"Growing up without the presence of a man in my home damaged me personally. I yearned for the affection that my friends received from their dads."
Read moreOpen Letter From Churches to NPUC Delegates
No matter how sincere this individual, his role in the adoption of the Washington Conference policy makes him a symbol of defiance toward the General Conference.
Read more'Religious Liberty is Code Word for Intolerance'
In other words, Religious liberty is heading towards an inevitable train wreck with Licentious (or erotic) liberty.
Read moreMassachusetts Joins the LGBT Assault on Religious Liberty
Churches that don’t comply could be subject to punishment in the form of fines or imprisonment, or both.
Read moreThis Day in History -- The Gates of Vienna
On September 12, 1683, combined forces of the “Holy Roman Empire” and the Kingdom of Poland defeated the Turkish Muslim forces that were besieging Vienna.
Read moreHacksaw Ridge Receives 10-Minute Standing Ovation in Venice
Mel Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge" - about the first conscientious objector in U.S. history to be awarded the Medal of Honor - received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. That is something of a rarity.
Read moreLocal Churches in Washington Call for Delegates to Reject John Freedman as NPUC President
This is a most critical time in the history of our beloved church. We are distressed that the leader of the rebellion in the Washington Conference has been nominated to bring this same leadership to the North Pacific Union Conference.
Read more'Gay gene'? No Scientific Evidence for it
The culture is getting false information from liberal academics and liberal media that present the "gay gene" theory as truth when study after study confirms there's no such thing.
Read morePope Francis: Global Warming is a Sin
If our "ecological conversion" is real, Francis said, it will lead to concrete ways of thinking and acting that are more respectful of creation.
Read moreZika Virus Sexually Transmitted by Asymptomatic Men
Sexual transmission of Zika has been documented in six countries. What was not known with certainty until a few days ago is that Zika virus can be spread by sexual contact with men who are not yet showing symptoms.
Read morePacific Union Prepares to Forestall GC Discipline
The effect of this bylaw change could hardly be clearer. It is a shot across the bow of the General Conference regarding any attempt to discipline this rogue union by dissolving its corporation
Read moreFemale Pastor Says Single Christians Can Have Sex as Long as It's 'Mutually Pleasurable and Affirming'
Now we know why the church at Thyatira was properly rebuked for allowing a “woman Jezebel” to teach (didasko) and seduce God’s servants in Revelation.
Read morePresbyterian Church USA Prays to Allah, Calls Muhammad a Prophet
Later, at the conclusion of the session, Rev. Gradye Parsons offered an apology to anyone who was offended by the prayer.
Read moreThis Day in History -- Slaughter of the Huguenots
Very early on the morning of August 24, 1572, the bell of Paris' Church of St. Germain-L'Auxerrois began to toll, signalling the start of the greatest religious massacre in European history.
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